Insect Conductivity - language?

From: John Allain <allain_at_panix.com>
Date: Tue Jul 27 12:40:04 2004

The first big TV bleep I saw was a 1970's Saturday Night Live skit
while I was doing summer work in what could be called a fundamentalist
area of the country. It was Chevy Chase doing "Church of the Confused".
They put up the "Experiencing Technical Difficulties" card and everything.
Just zapped the whole segment after the first five seconds.
Amusing more than shocking. I respected their choice and could live
with it even though I really liked the skit. I knew I could just move
elsewhere
if it was important to see it, and that it wasn't that important anyway.

Swearing was meant to offend, that's how it came into being. The reason
some people get offended by swearing is probably the same reason some
people get offended by censorship. Polite people get their word heard by
both types of people, sounds like a plan.

John A.
Received on Tue Jul 27 2004 - 12:40:04 BST