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Curse Count

50 100 150 Fuck: 138 Shit: 71 Pussy: 0 Damn: 6 Goddamn: 13 Bitch: 1 Ass: 42 Motherfucker: 30 Fuck Shit Pussy Damn Goddamn Bitch Ass Motherfucker

The top three used curse words in the Pulp Fiction screenplay were fuck, shit, and ass.

Slur Count

50 100 150 Nigger: 14 Fag: 0 Cunt: 0 Bitch: 10 Sonsabitches: 0 Bastard: 1 Slut: 0 Jew: 0 Nigger Fag Cunt Bitch Sonsabitches Bastard Slut Jew

The slurs that were used in the Pulp Fiction were nigger, bitch, and bastard.

Men vs Women Curses

100 200 300 Men: 272 Women: 19 Men Women

Mev vs Women Slurs

100 200 300 Men: 24 Women: 0 Men Women
Analysis

There are 40 male characters and 21 female characters in the Pulp fiction screenplay. Male characters speak 90.2% and female characters speak 9.7%. There are 175 dialogues that contain curse words or slurs that are spoken by male characters and there are 13 dialogues that contain curse words or slurs that are spoken by female characters. The ratio of curse and slurs spoken by female characters to dialogues spoken by female characters is 1.46:1. The ratio of curse and slurs spoken by male characters to dialogues spoken by male characters is 1.69:1. This means that although male characters use significantly more curse words and slurs than female characters, the difference between the two ratio is not as significant as expected. Therefore, it can be concluded that male characters do not use significantly more curse words or slurs per dialogue than female characters because there is only a 0.20 difference between male and female characters.

Sex vs Sex Curses

100 200 300 Men to Men: 226 Men to Women: 29 Women to Men: 10 Women to Women: 1 M v M M v W W v M W v W

Sex vs Sex Slurs

100 200 300 Men to Men: 24 Men to Women: 0 Women to Men: 0 Women to Women: 0 M v M M v W W v M W v W
Analysis

Overall, male characters tend to use more curse words and slurs regardless of the other character's gender than female characters. However, female characters tend to use more curse words when speaking with another male character. Another interesting factor is that female characters only use curse words and do not use slurs. These patterns indicate there is a certain context in which curse words and slurs can be used. The frequency of curse words increases as more male characters are involved in the conversation whether they are the speaker or the listener. This data supports our hypothesis that male characters tend to increase the usage of curse words within the dialogue and female characters do not engage in as much profanity use as male characters.

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