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		dghughes on May 11, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Scunthorpe Sans – a self-censoring font I'm amazed at British TV shows even whimsical gameshows where everyone swears like a sailor. But when someone dares to say the "c word" it's bleeped and everyone gasps.

Chris2048 on May 11, 2020 [–]

I recall that the c-word used to be common too, then the idea that it was "the female n-word" was imported from the US.

IgorPartola on May 11, 2020 | [–]

As someone who has an Australian friend, the avoidance of that word is definitely not universal.

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