Fuck

[Castigator]

...is the title of a legal article by Christopher Fairman, dealing with the infamous four-letter word in the USA.

At 80 pages it's not a quick read, but I found it to be nicely written and it does provide some nifty details about "fuck" I wasn't aware of.

If you despise the legal stuff, you can also just skip to some more general chapters, like for example "fuck history" which deals with the history of the word.

Anyways, enjoy!

Abstract:
This Article is as simple and provocative as its title suggests: it explores the legal implications of the word fuck. The intersection of the word fuck and the law is examined in four major areas: First Amendment, broadcast regulation, sexual harassment, and education. The legal implications from the use of fuck vary greatly with the context. To fully understand the legal power of fuck, the nonlegal sources of its power are tapped. Drawing upon the research of etymologists, linguists, lexicographers, psychoanalysts, and other social scientists, the visceral reaction to fuck can be explained by cultural taboo. Fuck is a taboo word. The taboo is so strong that it compels many to engage in self-censorship. This process of silence then enables small segments of the population to manipulate our rights under the guise of reflecting a greater community. Taboo is then institutionalized through law, yet at the same time is in tension with other identifiable legal rights. Understanding this relationship between law and taboo ultimately yields fuck jurisprudence.

Oh yeah, btw. It seems this guy still hasn't found a publisher for obvious reasons. But if you know someone go do some lobbying. I guess we all know the world needs to know about this.. right

[dak]

Wow...they actually did it. I can't believe it. I officially despise the word "fuck" now.

And on another, unrelated note. Dont you hate going to a thumb nail porn movie site and see something you like only to start it and have some faggot dude in the background rambling about "teen sluts" and how they should "take the whole thing" while asking if it "feels good". Shut the hell up already I am trying to masturbate here!

[Kallian]

Originally Posted by dak

And on another, unrelated note. Dont you hate going to a thumb nail porn movie site and see something you like only to start it and have some faggot dude in the background rambling about "teen sluts" and how they should "take the whole thing" while asking if it "feels good". Shut the hell up already I am trying to masturbate here!

Good game sir, good game.

[Asmadai]

Originally Posted by dak

Wow...they actually did it. I can't believe it. I officially despise the word "fuck" now.

And on another, unrelated note. Dont you hate going to a thumb nail porn movie site and see something you like only to start it and have some faggot dude in the background rambling about "teen sluts" and how they should "take the whole thing" while asking if it "feels good". Shut the hell up already I am trying to masturbate here!

I hate to laugh at this, as it implies that i've experienced that same thing, but...

lmao Good stuff.

[Proctor72521]

Originally Posted by dak

And on another, unrelated note. Dont you hate going to a thumb nail porn movie site and see something you like only to start it and have some faggot dude in the background rambling about "teen sluts" and how they should "take the whole thing" while asking if it "feels good". Shut the hell up already I am trying to masturbate here!

I don't think I've ever agreed with you in the past, nor will I probably ever agree with you again, but this is truth.

[Angry Amadeus]

I will say this: the most annoying thing on the internet is clicking a thumbnail on a thumbnail site, and getting redirected to another thumbnail site.

[Rezz]

AA speaks the truth. Seriously, links disguised as naked pictures is a travesty.

[Kevincheese]

amen sir

[Fammaden]

Originally Posted by Rezz

AA speaks the truth. Seriously, links disguised as naked pictures is a travesty.

Don't you ever just mouse over stuff like that first to be sure of what you are getting liinked too? I mean, really a thumbnail is sort of a link itself.

[Fammaden]

Originally Posted by dak

And on another, unrelated note. Dont you hate going to a thumb nail porn movie site and see something you like only to start it and have some faggot dude in the background rambling about "teen sluts" and how they should "take the whole thing" while asking if it "feels good". Shut the hell up already I am trying to masturbate here!

Not only yes, but hell yes. I'd almost rather watch solo/toy/girl on girl than hetero sex because there is so much male vocal performance. Half the time the guys have the most squeaky, shrill, grating loud mating calls too. I only even tolerate dudes in the frame because it does get me off seeing actual sex sometimes. But loud ass dudes moaning their faces off while getting a blow job is bad enough, when they are actually giving that horseshit running commentary I'm out of there.

And what the hell is with all the sites where the guy grabs the chick by the throat while he is fucking her or getting his dick sucked? That and the fishhook finger in the mouth shit, who the hell enjoys this stuff? I know there are people for every kind of fetish you can think of but I run into that crap way too often on amatuer porn sites. Then again, maybe I am not the target audience since (contrary to how this post might make me sound) I don't actaully pay for porn or stockpile and consume gigantic amounts of it. I don't mind admitting that I do enjoy porn as a supplement to my masturbatory habits though, and I would hope we can all be mature and honest enough to admit to such rather than saying repressed sheepish things such as:

Originally Posted by Asmadai

I hate to laugh at this, as it implies that i've experienced that same thing, but...

[Rune]

Dak is right on as usual, but I think the most money part of that link is the headline at the top:

SSRN = Tomorrow's research, today.

I know you were thinking OH THANK GOD, RESEARCH ON THE WORD FUCK. THIS IS TOTALLY AHEAD OF ITS TIME. WE'RE SAVED.

[AngryGerbil]

I found out that if you're at a thumbnail site, the thumbnail that features what appears to be the hottest girl on the site...is always a link and not a picture. =( IT'S LIKE THEY KNOW! "This chick is smoking hot, everyone will want to see her naked, quick, make that picture a link instead!"

God dammit.

[Asmadai]

Originally Posted by Fammaden

I don't mind admitting that I do enjoy porn as a supplement to my masturbatory habits though, and I would hope we can all be mature and honest enough to admit to such rather than saying repressed sheepish things such as:

Oh shut the hell up. You know exactly what I fucking meant. Excuse me if I don't feel like going into detail with what I do and what I look at when I have my dick in my hands.

Spare me the 'mature and honest' shit. You saw an opportunity to make a potshot at someone and you took it. Mature indeed.

[Jubee]

Originally Posted by Fammaden

But loud ass dudes moaning their faces off while getting a blow job is bad enough, when they are actually giving that horseshit running commentary I'm out of there.

Still not as bad as when your almost done, and then suddenly the camera cuts to a close up of the dude's face. We are watching porn here, why the fuck would we want to see the guy!?