Doing some web searching this morning and I came across a couple of articles about the late George Carlin. As an avid George fan way back in the 70's and 80's I lost 30 minutes or so reading articles including the Washington Post regarding a posthumous Twain prize awarded to Carlin last night (US time).
'Irony on irony' is the result of bleeping out the Seven Words You Can't Say on Television!
The stupidity for me is that the Carlin skit was first aired circa 1970 (I have not checked but I think this is right) and in the ensuing 38 years have seen the appearance of all bar one that I am aware of, and that one may well have been used just not in my hearing.
So why on earth would you censor a comedy skit that simply plays on the words and their common usage and questions why we use some of these words to hurt each other. We use them on TV already.... or maybe Australian censorship laws are more relaxed and the US made movies and shows that we see get a different soundtrack to what is played at home in the US. Maybe the irony is that the only people that don't hear the words are those to whom George was directing them.
Regardless, I am sure it's true that Carlin was simply way ahead of his time.
R.I.P George.
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