F-word at Brave New Filmshttp://bravenewfilms.org/topics/f-word2008-10-06T12:47:53ZCNN's Self-Masturbationhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/51037-cnn-s-self-masturbation2008-10-06T12:47:53ZHotPotatoMash
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<p><p>Proverbs 27:2 - Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips. </p><p>"The advantage of doing one's praising for oneself is that one can lay it on so thick and exactly in the right places." - Samuel Butler</p></p>
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Fox thinks "f**k" is hilarious, "goddamn" is appallinghttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/13311-fox-thinks-f-k-is-hilarious-goddamn-is-appalling2008-01-12T20:21:35ZGottaLaff
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<p><p><a href="http://cliffschecter.bravenewfilms.org/blog/13296-fox-attacks-goddamn-sally-field">Cliff </a>has given me the perfect segue into something that struck me last night. </p><p>Fox's <a href="http://www.fox.com/backtoyou/">Back to You</a> premiered last night, and as sit-coms go, it wasn't bad. But that's not my point. Here is my point:</p><p>As a vehicle to get a guaranteed laugh, they appeared to copy The Daily Show's technique of letting F-bombs drop like crazy, making it obvious that f**k is being said by allowing the F and a nano-second of the K to be audible, but bleeping the U and the C. </p><p>Kelsey Grammer's character must have shouted "F**k!" 4 times in about 5 seconds. And you could read his lips. There was absolutely no doubt about what he was saying, and that he and the audience were relishing every monosyllablic outburst. </p><p>Sally Field said "Goddamn" and not only got silenced, but the cameras cut away completely, leaving us to wonder what the f**k happened. Her entire message was mangled. Kelsey Grammer's wasn't. We knew exactly what he was saying and that it was designed to evoke laughter. </p><p>The moral of Fox's Faux morals:</p><p>"F**k" is funny, but, goddamnit, bringing our troops home is worthy of censorship. </p></p>
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