🤬 Swearing on the rise

It’s Friday, March 15 — people are talking about Olivia Rodrigo distributing Plan B at her GUTS tour, the increase in swearing, and more.

As always, we’ve summarized and organized the different shades of perspective, so you can see the big picture quickly. Here at Shades we believe that seeing multiple points of view is the best way to stay informed.

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💊 Plan B at GUTS

Pop star Olivia Rodrigo's gave out Plan B and condoms at her Missouri concert.

💊 Pop star Olivia Rodrigo handed out free contraceptives, including Plan B and condoms, at her Missouri concert. NPR says it's the latest move in her reproductive rights advocacy.

💊 BuzzFeed News notes that many fans were into it: No performative activism here! Fans celebrate her as a “girl's girl” who “walks the walk” in supporting health freedom.

💊 Still, UNILAD called the move divisive: Some people took issue with Olivia passing out contraception to her younger fans in particular.

💊 And the Daily Wire was more critical: They described the move as “promoting abortion”.

🤬 Swearing on the rise

Some say swearing has shifted from taboo to mainstream. Is it stress, social shifts, or just a sign of the times?

🤬 Vox says just about everyone is cursing these days: Even the most shocking swear words are in people’s mainstream vocabulary now.

🤬 The Guardian agrees: We use swear words differently nowadays. They typically appear in casual conversations to express surprise or solidarity.

🤬 The WSJ blames the shift on something else, though: The stress from the Covid pandemic spiked people's swearing habits.

🤬 Deseret notes that not everyone is OK with colorful language. Older generations tend to take issue with swearing in public, while younger gens are unfazed.

Quick hits

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