I try not to use bad language too frequently in my blog...in stark contrast to my real life, where I sound like an extra from Scarface most of the time. I'm trying to clean that up, because I don't want to get the blame the first time my niece or nephew comes up with a shocking explative in front of a grandparent or a nun. And it's not terribly professional or dignified...not that I'm either, but I'm trying to improve.
I'm not shocked or offended by Dick Cheney (or John Kerry, or anyone else) swearing. I'm just amused by the way the press has to dance around the direct quotes, since there are still some words you aren't supposed to say on television or print in a "family" paper.
It made me smile this morning to hear the radio newscasters saying "the F word." (I started substituting other F-words..."Frog yourself!" "Frappe yourself!") And I was beside myself with delight to see that the Washington Post has made journalism history by printing, without dashes, the direct Cheney quote. That's accuracy in media!
Interestingly, in the same article the Post censored George Bush's quote about Adam Clymer, saying "major-league [expletive]" instead of "asshole." Does that rearrange the hierarchy of bad words, or will direct quotes of an unseemly nature only be reported from this day forward?
Posted by Nic at June 25, 2004 07:42 AM