Fuck: Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties is a 2009 nonfiction book by law professor Christopher M. Fairman about freedom of speech, the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, censorship, and use of the word fuck in society. Citing studies in social science, psychoanalysis, and linguistics, Fairman says that most of its current usages have connotations distinct from its meaning of sexual intercourse. The book discusses the efforts of American conservatives to censor the word from common parlance, and says that legal precedent regarding its use is unclear because of contradictory court decisions. The book, which was a follow-up by Fairman to an article in 2007 on the same topic, received mostly favorable reception from news sources and library trade publications. Library Journal described the book as a sincere analysis of the word and efforts to censor it, while Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries called it stimulating. After the book's release, Fairman was consulted by media sources including CNN and The New York Times, as well as the American Civil Liberties Union, on issues surrounding word taboo in society.
Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuck:_Word_Taboo_and_Protecting_Our_First_Amendment_Liberties
_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
687:
Sergius was elected pope, ending the last disputed sede vacante of the Byzantine Papacy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Sergius_I
1161:
Emperor Hailing of the Jin dynasty was assassinated in a military camp near the Yangtze River front during a campaign against the Southern Song. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Hailing_of_Jin
1864:
American Civil War: Union troops defeated the Army of Tennessee, one of the largest Confederate forces, at the Battle of Nashville. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Nashville
1939:
The American historical epic film Gone With the Wind (poster pictured), adapted from Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer-winning novel of the same name, made its premiere in Atlanta, Georgia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_with_the_Wind_(film)
1961:
Former Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death after being found guilty on fifteen criminal charges, including war crimes and crimes against humanity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Eichmann
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
think of the children: Suggesting moral panic. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/think_of_the_children
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
We stand, in a manner of speaking, midway between the unpredictability of atoms and the unpredictability of God. --Freeman Dyson https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Freeman_Dyson