Re:Scunthorpe Sans – a self-censoring font
by umvi on Sunday May 10, 2020 @03:29PM
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Words are vulgar because they are overused.
It's the original definition of "vulgar" - "characteristic of or belonging to the masses." Hence, it became taboo for the upper classes to utter vulgarities, because it signaled lack of learning.
It's the original definition of "vulgar" - "characteristic of or belonging to the masses." Hence, it became taboo for the upper classes to utter vulgarities, because it signaled lack of learning.