Maureen Kademaunga|Political vulgarity can be extremely politically useful, it’s a crucial rhetorical weapon for the politically excluded because when crude obscenity is directed at figures of power, their prestige can be tarnished, even in the eyes of the most reverent of subjects. Malicious political japery has always been employed in revolutionary rhetoric.
In the build-up to the French revolution, the much despised Queen was nicknamed Austrichienne, meaning “Austrian bitch,” by the slanderers pamphlet- the Libelles.
Those on the left know this! That the crass, ugly dispensation of judgment with little to no regard for propriety, the rejection of the norms of civilized discourse; the flouting of implicit conventions that create our social decorum, the use of swears and shouts where reasoned discourse is called for is sometimes vital to convey the passion of messaging.
There are arguments to be made over who constitutes a valid target, an appropriate messenger (ideally a morally upright person with a willingness to be disgusting), and it must be a clear response to political circumstances!
To maintain its potency, vulgarity should certainly be the exception rather than the rule….it should be a selfless act and a clear response to political circumstances and never a tact to gain personal political expediency!.