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>
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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>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
think of the children:
Suggesting moral panic.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/think_of_the_children>
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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>
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