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    28 Sep 2009

    funnyordie: thedailywhat: A Note on Fucking: So Jenny Slate said the word “fucking” in her very first SNL appearance last night. To quote the great Stephen Dorff: “So fucking what?” Here are the facts: The minced oath “frickin” was being tossed around so frequently during the infamous skit that the cast members might as well have been saying “fuckin,” and certainly could not be faulted for slipping up. The skit aired at 12:40AM. Any “impressionable kid” still awake to watch it is most likely the progeny of parents who couldn’t care less if he/she hears swear words on TV. Canada, where the word “fuck” is permitted on air between the hours of 9PM and 6AM, is just one of the many countries presently laughing their free-speechin’ head off at this total non-issue. The single, unintentional utterance of the holiest of curses, in between a minefield of euphemisms, follows a monologue with shopped porn, a skit with a buck-naked Transformer, and the noun adjunct “penis slot.” C’MON! And all this without even getting to the heart of this silliness: IT’S A GODDAMN WORD! Is Jenny Slate’s continued employment really in question over four fleeting letters? Unconscionable. Maybe instead of vilifying a comedian for entertaining us we should use this opportunity to rid ourselves once and for all of this misguided, goodthink-enforcing policy that serves no purpose but to instill in us a debilitating fear of being who we are — flaws, fucks, and all. [screencap via.] We say fuck all the time. Just saying. Word.

    funnyordie:

    thedailywhat:

    A Note on Fucking:

    So Jenny Slate said the word “fucking” in her very first SNL appearance last night. To quote the great Stephen Dorff: “So fucking what?”

    Here are the facts:

    1. The minced oath “frickin” was being tossed around so frequently during the infamous skit that the cast members might as well have been saying “fuckin,” and certainly could not be faulted for slipping up.
    2. The skit aired at 12:40AM. Any “impressionable kid” still awake to watch it is most likely the progeny of parents who couldn’t care less if he/she hears swear words on TV.
    3. Canada, where the word “fuck” is permitted on air between the hours of 9PM and 6AM, is just one of the many countries presently laughing their free-speechin’ head off at this total non-issue.
    4. The single, unintentional utterance of the holiest of curses, in between a minefield of euphemisms, follows a monologue with shopped porn, a skit with a buck-naked Transformer, and the noun adjunct “penis slot.” C’MON!

    And all this without even getting to the heart of this silliness: IT’S A GODDAMN WORD! Is Jenny Slate’s continued employment really in question over four fleeting letters? Unconscionable.

    Maybe instead of vilifying a comedian for entertaining us we should use this opportunity to rid ourselves once and for all of this misguided, goodthink-enforcing policy that serves no purpose but to instill in us a debilitating fear of being who we are — flaws, fucks, and all.

    [screencap via.]

    We say fuck all the time. Just saying.

    Word.

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    1. stefny reblogged this from funnyordie
    2. k8gosselinisemo reblogged this from thedame and added:
      i noticed it and didn’t notice it all at the same time… it wasn’t a big deal.
    3. thedame reblogged this from patreeeek
    4. hellafilthy reblogged this from funnyordie and added:
      i fuckin’ love you for that
    5. patreeeek reblogged this from funnyordie
    6. smashton reblogged this from funnyordie and added:
      Well, FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. I like how the audience didn’t even realize it happened.
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    10. sandinosaur reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
      believe what I just heard. 3....Fucking awesome.
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    12. funnyordie reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
      time. Just saying.
    13. raritsjeff reblogged this from thedailywhat
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    15. withoutane reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
      Apparently our free speech isn’t so free, huh. This actually reminds me a lot of...issues...
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    18. dirigiblehate reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
      Hell, Australia has a watershed comparable...except we don’t actually give
    19. nadiaamenta reblogged this from sheema
    20. popculturebrain reblogged this from witticismparadise and added:
      Forget all this, the real non-issue at hand: The skit tanked. It was awful and it died a slow painful death. Nothing...
    21. oswingpercent reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
      FUCK YEAH CANADA
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    25. thepickle reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
      She’s hilarious, everyone’s heard...bigger deal about it than it needs
    26. eveblume reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
      FCC won’t let me be, or let me
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    32. iloveyoursoul reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
      Omg America, shit a brick why don’t you.
    33. parkland reblogged this from thedailywhat
    34. doublecufflove reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
      Personally, I think...so ridiculous. But then again,...went...
    35. johnztownsend reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
      YEAH! Jesus christ....extremely talented. I hope she doesn’t get fucked
    36. hangthesilver reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
      THIS. America, you can really suck it sometimes.
    37. ljarvz reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
      stupid skit, anyways.
    38. chartier reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
      “fuck” during her first appearance as...new SNL cast member.
    39. stuffterryfound reblogged this from thedailywhat
    40. thefiercelife reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
      THIS WAS FUCKING HILARIOUS.
    41. girloffscript reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
      ya know, I hope my speech students saw this, because...day discussing verbal taboos.
    42. nicegirlswithguns reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
      WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL ABOUT THE WORD FUCK?! For fuck’s sake! It’s not worse than any other curse
    43. stevenebowman reblogged this from thedailywhat
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    45. brothersport reblogged this from sheema and added:
      It never ceases to amaze me and I can’t understand how the american society gets scandalized by the word ‘fuck’ or a...
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    48. blogteresa reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
      FUCK YES. YOU GO JENNY SLATE
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    52. rmidd reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
      common discussion ongoing with me...neighborhood kids. thedailywhat:
    53. schweddyballs reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
      I just want her fired because I really don’t want...SNL. She always annoyed
    54. theprayerbones reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
      I figgen KNEW is :3
    55. sarahmary reblogged this from thedailywhat
    56. subterraneans reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
      so stupid I can’t
    57. jd5 reblogged this from whisperoftheshot
    58. the-blind-literatus reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
      time (except, you know,...small children),...big deal? i...
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    60. areminder reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
      be watching an early feed...were totally thrown when we heard
    61. halinanewberrygrant reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
      infantilization of america. can’t grown ups...a “big bad scary four letter word” really a...
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    65. mkhall reblogged this from ruip and added:
      I agree with all of this except the word “entertaining.”
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    68. naturalnumber reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
      Wait, people are caring about this?
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    72. sodomandgonorrhea reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
      exact same thing…..
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