{"id":13156,"date":"2010-03-01T19:03:13","date_gmt":"2010-03-02T03:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mehallo.com\/blog\/?p=13156"},"modified":"2010-03-01T16:44:34","modified_gmt":"2010-03-02T00:44:34","slug":"the-profanity-ban-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mehallo.com\/blog\/archives\/13156","title":{"rendered":"The profanity ban in California"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nFrom George Carlin: Again!<\/a> (1978)<\/em><\/p>\n

really??<\/strong>
\nThe California State Assembly recently passed a ‘cuss-free week’ resolution.<\/a> <\/p>\n

If it passes the Senate\/Governator, the first week of March will therefore be referred to as a Statewide Cuss Free Week.<\/p>\n

With State workers losing their jobs, all kinds of shit blowing their way, this is what our politicians are concentrating on. The evils, evils <\/em>of profanity. <\/p>\n

Supporters also have a website.<\/a> With stuff you can buy from them.<\/p>\n

the other side<\/strong>
\nIn protest of this silly declaration (note that is is a resolution,<\/em> not a law), an event on Facebook was created to celebrate the first week of March as ‘Fuck Week.’ No nastiness, no intimidation, just  . . .  swear as much as you like. Use your profanity for good. Not evil.<\/p>\n

my take<\/strong>
\nI don’t have a problem with ‘Dirty Words.’ Bullying, peer pressure, bad use<\/a> of the Trajan font – yeah, problematic. But profanity, no.<\/p>\n

I actually think it’s really weird that human beings have decided that certain words in the English language are soo unmentionable <\/em>that we must censor them for our own protection.<\/em> <\/p>\n

And those words’ meanings – aren’t so bad. Reproduction and bodily functions. Crude, but not bad. Murder, Genocide, Torture, HMOs Deciding Who Lives and Dies:<\/em> far worse.<\/p>\n


\nImage posted by Barb Hennelly to her Facebook group, ‘I drop F bombs in my status updates’<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

so<\/strong>
\nI’m going to do my part for Fuck Week by spreading a bit of silly profanity on my blog. Because – last I checked (the internets aren’t regulated as much as tee vee and radio be), I still fucking can.<\/p>\n

If you’re offended, that’s not my intent. Again, there’s a lot of other offensive non-profane<\/em> language and actions in the world. <\/p>\n

And you can catch that stuff – uncensored – on regular tee vee anytime you want.<\/p>\n\r\n\t

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