History of Swear Words

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 5, 2021
User Score
5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
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  1. Rayjaya
    Jan 16, 2021
    0
    It started out ok, but then episode 3 **** spends 10 minutes telling me I'm not allowed to use **** if I am not one of a certain race/gender/sexual orientation and proceeds to compare it to the N word. Its simply sucked all the comedy out of the show. Like I dknt know how I use the word **** ive been saying it for 35 years. After spending half the show while barely touching on itsIt started out ok, but then episode 3 **** spends 10 minutes telling me I'm not allowed to use **** if I am not one of a certain race/gender/sexual orientation and proceeds to compare it to the N word. Its simply sucked all the comedy out of the show. Like I dknt know how I use the word **** ive been saying it for 35 years. After spending half the show while barely touching on its historical roots it proceeds to slam the politely correct hammer down again. If you are like me and tired of things targeting straight white males as evil while ignoring any and all transgressions of everyone else i suggest you pass on this show, its only 6 episodes anyway.… Expand

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Metascore
62

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 14
  3. Negative: 2 out of 14
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Bob Strauss
    Mar 19, 2021
    75
    As a compendium of academic and popular thoughts on the subject, “History of Swear Words” is kind of “the” Super Helpful Important TV we could all use. Unless you’re a little female dog or a real kitty cat, that is.
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  2. Slate
    Reviewed by: Karen Han
    Jan 6, 2021
    80
    Cage is ultimately just the bait for the series, which, over the course of six 20-minute episodes, goes surprisingly deep into not only each epithet’s origins but the effects of racism and misogyny on what is or isn’t considered taboo, and what can or can’t be reclaimed. If anything, the only pity is that the series isn’t longer; the discussions are fascinating and unusually upfront, and beg a more detailed history than the brief overview can provide.
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Lorraine Ali
    Jan 6, 2021
    30
    The platform’s easiest trash-TV sell since “Tiger King” is an unimaginative snooze, a bland serving of salty language, an insult to creative cursers everywhere.
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