Suzanne Harrington: What kind of English family stays up late to count Irish swears on The Traitors?

What the conversation around the Irish Traitors and swearing fails to acknowledge is class.
Suzanne Harrington: What kind of English family stays up late to count Irish swears on The Traitors?

'Potty mouths' and 'f-bombs' — or just people authentically denoting emphasis or conveying humour? 

The Traitors Ireland is being shown on the BBC and people are horrified. Specifically, English people are horrified at the swearing levels of Irish contestants — apparently there’s a lot of effing and jeffing on the Irish Traitors, presented from Slane Castle by the glorious Siobhan McSweeney, herself not adverse to four-lettering her words.

Trigger warning — swear words are present in the following article, written using their actual letters rather than those daft asterisks, so if you are of a sensitive disposition you may want to read this sitting down. 

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