[lit-ideas] Re: Revisiting Judy's World
- From: Robert Paul <rpaul@xxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:53:07 -0700
Walter wrote
Profanity is rarely to be condoned, and not in this case.
The Villge Grammarian, while granting that 'profanity' is now used to
describe any coarse or vulgar speech or writing, suggests that members
of lit-ideas should be held to a higher standard and restrict their use
of that term to speech or writing that profane sacred things, i.e.,
words or expressions that 'express a disregard or contempt' for them,
and are 'irreverent, blasphemous, and impious.'
Thus, while 'God damn it,' is profane, 'Fuck you,' is not
Mr. Geary, although strongly cautioned, is found not guilty. Professor
Okshevsky is to pay court costs of one Canadian five-cent piece, on
which a beaver is shown buggering a rock.
Robert Paul
The Reed Institute
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