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Fox News does not approve of my potty-mouth
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Fox News does not approve of my potty-mouth
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So, remember that post about The Roots doing the Obama rally I threw up this morning? In describing the awesomeness of The Roots, which is considerable, I used a certain bad word — a word so terrible that it is considered a âbomb,â and is deeply offensive to everyone who hears it, even though it is rather frequently used in our amoral society; this word also happens to be among the most flexible in the English language, and can be a noun, a verb or an adjective, or perhaps all three in one sentence (â[WORD] you, you [WORD]ing [WORD]â); a word that may date all the way back to ancient Germanic translations of the act of love (fiken) or the Swedish word for male genitalia (fock), perhaps even to the Latin fÅ«tuere or the Greek pephyka. And while I (and anyone with a modicum of decent musical taste) stand by my description of The Roots' awesomeness, which again, is considerable, that one little word seems to have cause quite a stir.
The Democratic National Committee, in making its official e-mail announcement about the event, including the text of my little blog post — which included the aforementioned naughty word. Fox News is on the DNC's e-mail list. You can see where this is going.
The Democratic National Committee is promoting an upcoming rally for President Obama by sending out a blog that touts the musical act preceding him as "f---ing awesome.â A DNC spokesman blasted out an e-mail alert Monday that included a post from the Philadelphia City Paper's website. The paper reported that hometown heroes The Roots would be performing at Obama's Oct. 10 rally in Philadelphia. "You heard it here first: Just got word from a Democratic source that The Roots, who campaigned for Obama in 2008 and are f---ing awesome, will perform next Sunday as part of President Obama's Move America Forward Rally," the City Paper reported without editing the explicit language.
Ugh. Sorry, Mom.
Anyway. Let's go to the comments, where I'm sure the superbly intelligent readers of Fox News' website will handle this very important "news" story (someone let me know this thing makes Hannity tonight) with characteristic grace, tact and not-racistness:
johndeagun: Obama playing to the bros cause no one else is stupid enough to vote for him..... pants on the floor
flicker66: Speaking of Obama "You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Right from the begining he has been uncouth, displayed the lack of refinement and demonstrated how ill mannered he really is.
velva: Another sad commentary on the morals of our times. When people use terms like this it just proves their ignorance and lack of vocabulary. When will we have a civil society again? I hope very soon, because the language being used in this day and age is sickening, to me. I was disgusted when Obama made jokes about Emanuel's cursing. I think it's a sign of ignorance and a lack of respect.
john_q_militia: You can put lipstick on a turd, but its still Obama.
sooner58: Yes, I agree.......Michelle looks no better in lipstick!!sunsu12: The rap group (roots) picked to perform at the bobo rally. I was going to post some of the lyrics from this "band" but I couldn't. Anyone want to guess why? Check them.....http://www.elyrics.net/song/r/roots-lyrics.htmlsooner58: Yes, this, so called band, is what the "New Democrat/Communist/Marxist/Socialist Party" loves to listen to. This is the kind of "DOPE AND CHANGE" that the Democrat Party is hoping to help get their "little Commie's" off their couch and out to vote.......
It was really, really sad more so for the fact that they were grasping at straws than anything else.
Not being a prude here, but I don't see the need for F-bombs and other inappropriate language in your articles, which has been a regular staple of your articles since you arrived.
Harmless emphasis; that's all it is. Everyone grow up. It's just a fucking word. ;)
More importantly, where can I get that t-shirt??
[...] The t-shirt in the photo on this post: http://citypaper.net/blogs/clog/2010/10/04/fox-news-does-not-approve-of-my-potty-mouth/ [...]
did you really just comment on your own article?? let the readers have their say.
Took me 1 minute of google searcing. ;) http://www.bant-shirts.com/fk-news-t-shirt.htm
I think cursing in an article is a bit immature. It adds no value to the story and only helps to offend people who are a little sensitive to such things. You might not thing it is a bad and offensive word, but many people do.
It's funny that the 'sensitive' posters on the FOX 'News' site have no aversion to racism. Why is cursing offensive when used to display a deeply held conviction? At times, it's effective, concise, and unabashedly honest. If only the detractors on the Fox site could be as honest about why they've taken offense.
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