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People who use profanity may be more honest than those who don't.
Frankly, We Do Give a Damn
The Relationship Between Profanity and Honesty
Gilad Feldman, Huiwen Lian, Michal Kosinski, David Stillwell
Abstract
There are two conflicting perspectives regarding the relationship between profanity and dishonesty. These two forms of norm-violating behavior share common causes and are often considered to be positively related. On the other hand, however, profanity is often used to express one’s genuine feelings and could therefore be negatively related to dishonesty. In three studies, we explored the relationship between profanity and honesty....
...We found a consistent positive relationship between profanity and honesty; profanity was associated with less lying and deception at the individual level and with higher integrity at the society level.
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http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1948550616681055
The Relationship Between Profanity and Honesty
Gilad Feldman, Huiwen Lian, Michal Kosinski, David Stillwell
Abstract
There are two conflicting perspectives regarding the relationship between profanity and dishonesty. These two forms of norm-violating behavior share common causes and are often considered to be positively related. On the other hand, however, profanity is often used to express one’s genuine feelings and could therefore be negatively related to dishonesty. In three studies, we explored the relationship between profanity and honesty....
...We found a consistent positive relationship between profanity and honesty; profanity was associated with less lying and deception at the individual level and with higher integrity at the society level.
--more--
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1948550616681055
Oh hell yes...
But uh oh... Does this mean dishonest people will start using more profanity to convince others they are being honest?
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I'm gonna tell Skinner.
I worked with a woman who did not allow swearing in her house at all, and had a zero tolerance for it. Did not allow her kids to watch any movie above a G rating (slight tolerance for PG), absolutely forbid her kids to watch Spongebob Squarepants, and the only music they could listen to was Kidz Bop. I won't give out specific details, but I found out she tried to screw the company over on a phony insurance claim. It was at that point I figured out that Kidz Bop an evil menace that must be destroyed. 
