Word: carlinized
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Other students have added the "seven dirty words" of George Carlin's comedy sketch to the signatures included at the end of their messages, following an off-the-cuff suggestion made some months ago by Simons as a way of combating Internet censorship...
...First Amendment. The right of Americans to say and write what they please, in whatever way they please, has been affirmed by a long series of judicial decisions. The courts have also ruled, however, that in broadcast media like radio and TV, some forms of expression (George Carlin's famous seven dirty words, for example) may be unsuitable for part or all of the broadcast...
That might not be a bad idea, says Carlin Meyer, a professor at New York Law School whose Georgetown essay takes a far less apocalyptic view than MacKinnon's. She argues that if you don't like the images of sex the pornographers offer, the appropriate response is not to suppress them but to overwhelm them with healthier, more realistic ones. Sex on the Internet, she maintains, might actually be good for young people. "[Cyberspace] is a safe space in which to explore the forbidden and the taboo," she writes. "It offers the possibility for genuine, unembarrassed conversations about accurate...
University Art Museums. An evening ofpiano music played by Seth Carlin. Adolphus BuschHall, 29 Kirkland St., 8 p.m. $10 for students.Call 423-2808 for tickets and more information...
...Though the water has been declared dangerous for use in homes and in some kinds of agriculture, farmers continue to irrigate their fields with it. ``We've warned them, but they say they will be dying of starvation while we continue to worry about the ducks,'' says Roberto Avina Carlin, a local environmental activist...