Words
I am probably going to be thought racist for this post.
But I heard on the radio today that one of the Wayans brothers performed at the Laugh Factory this weekend and said the “N” word 18 times during his routine. The Laugh Factory is going to fine him $20.00 for everytime that he said it.
I was shocked. Not that he used the word, which is very offensive and I do not excuse the behaviour, but that he would be fined for using it. He was probably using it to get some publicity from the stunt. Hoping to have his video posted all over the internet, hoping to shock the nation. I think that we are going to find that the more this word gets used the less shocking it is going to be.
What really bothers me is that people freak out about using that word, when their everyday vernacular includes so many other offensive words such as the “F” word and taking the Lords name in vain.
If people were fined for everytime they used the “F” word during a comedy routine there would be no other words to use, and they would be fined thousands of dollars. It is like they start the timer and see how many times they can get it into their 5-minutes of alloted time. I also don’t understand how this word has become basically the adjective of choice for all other words. “What an “F”ing idiot!” “Isn’t the sky “F”ing gorgeous!” Are there no other words in the english language that could possibly describe what you are seeing and feeling.
And how is it that taking the Lords name in vain is common, everyday practice. When Martha Stewart came onto tv after her breif prison sentence she said it all the time about basically everything. She has since changed to “Oh, my gosh.” Which is fine with me, but maybe it shouldn’t be ok with me, because we all know where it came from and what it is substituting.