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For Flutherites 60 and over, in the 1950s and early 1960s, did people use vulgar language as much as they do today, and if they did use profanity, what sort of bad words did they use in those days?

Asked by MRSHINYSHOES (13996points) June 22nd, 2010

I have always wondered how people in the 1950s and early 1960s “swore” in everyday situations. Did they use the “f-word, the sh-word”, or any of the sexually explicit words that a lot of people (especially young people) commonly use today? If not, what sort of “bad words” did they use in those days? When I watch t.v. shows and movies from the 1950s and early 1960s, people seemed so “squeaky clean”, though I know that Hollywood did not present a totally clear picture of how people really were in those days.

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