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defrogAfter I posted the FCC story last night, I came across a great example of why putting certain words beyond the pale – especially commonly used ones – isn’t such a great idea.
Witness this story from last year about a teenage girl who called 911 after her dad – three weeks out of the hospital after brain surgery – collapsed and had a seizure. When she couldn’t get through, she tried again, waited and waited and said in exasperation “What the fuck?” just as the police officer finally picked up the call – and admonished her for swearing on the 911 line.
And then hung up on her.
THREE TIMES.
Then when she went to the police station to complain, the officer arrested her for swearing on the 911 line. Which isn’t even illegal.
But then neither is saying “fuck” in a Wal-mart. And you can be arrested for that too. By an assistant fire marshal, even.
I’m not saying all of this is the FCC’s fault. I’m just saying they’re arguably setting a bad example by choosing to freak out anytime someone says “fuck” regardless of the context.
Get the fuck over it,
This is dF
Witness this story from last year about a teenage girl who called 911 after her dad – three weeks out of the hospital after brain surgery – collapsed and had a seizure. When she couldn’t get through, she tried again, waited and waited and said in exasperation “What the fuck?” just as the police officer finally picked up the call – and admonished her for swearing on the 911 line.
And then hung up on her.
THREE TIMES.
Then when she went to the police station to complain, the officer arrested her for swearing on the 911 line. Which isn’t even illegal.
But then neither is saying “fuck” in a Wal-mart. And you can be arrested for that too. By an assistant fire marshal, even.
I’m not saying all of this is the FCC’s fault. I’m just saying they’re arguably setting a bad example by choosing to freak out anytime someone says “fuck” regardless of the context.
Get the fuck over it,
This is dF
