Fuck: Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties - Softcover

Christopher Fairman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1572487119 ISBN 13: 9781572487116

Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc, 2009

Synopsis

This entertaining read is about the word F@"k, the law, and the taboo. Whether you shout it out in the street or whisper it in the bedroom, deliberately plan a protest, or spontaneously blurt it out, if you say F@"k; someone wants to silence you, either with a dirty look across the room or by making a rule that you cannot say the word. When it's the government trying to cleanse your language, though, you should worry. Words are ideas. If the government controls the words we use, it can control what we think. To protect this liberty, we must first understand why the law's treatment of F@"k; puts that freedom at risk. This book examines the law surrounding the word and reveals both inconsistencies in its treatment and tension with other identifiable legal rights that the law simply doesn't answer. This book provides the framework to understand these uncertainties. It also explains why attempts to curtail the use of F@"k; through law are doomed to fail. Fundamentally, it persists because it is taboo; not in spite of it.

About this title

About the Author

Christopher M. Fairman is a Professor of Law at Moritz College of Law at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. He is a leading national expert in civil procedure, legal ethics, and the word f@"k. He is a gifted teacher with awards and recognition at the high school, college, and university level.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1572487119
• ISBN 13: 9781572487116
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272