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the fraught history of women and swearing in Australia

  • Written by Amanda Laugesen, Director, Australian National Dictionary Centre, Australian National University
the fraught history of women and swearing in AustraliaKath and Kim (aka Jane Turner and Gina Riley): the suburban hornbags used swearing in clever ways in their 2002-2007 TV series.Riley Turner Productions

Women have had a fraught historical relationship to swearing. Long regarded as guardians of morality and respectability, their use of swear words has been policed and punished in various ways. Yet...

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