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i cuss gratuitously. subject matter is another story. this is gonna be a good show. are there any subjects that are never appropriate for humor? people say a good comedian doesn t have to cuss. and i thought, now that s [bleep] rubbish. how dirty is too dirty? why is all that so funny? i don t know. what you re about to hear is going to shock and disgust you. if you choose to go blue, you ve got to do it right. dirty for the sake of dirty, there s nothing worse than that. you must promise me something. you won t get me in any trouble on the show tonight. [ cheers and applause ] listen, i will be cussing tonight. now, just so s you know. no, i will. i will. don t [bleep] oh me. not allowing an artist to use the word [bleep] is like not allowing a guitarist to use the chord e. it s possible to play the instrument, but why the [bleep] would you bother? now don t wave your finger at me! you knew when you got here there d be cussing. the last th ....
Wbai played it in the context of a program they were doing in the mid-afternoon about contemporary language and attitudes toward language. the fcc took issue with wbai based on a complaint by a listener who was in his automobile at the time with his son, and he claimed that it was indecent. he claimed that it was an invasion of his privacy, and that his son shouldn t be subjected to that. jillette: the 7 words you can t say on television don t exist before george carlin. those are not seven words you can t say on television. he put those words together because of the rhythm, because of the way they sounded, and for the routine. and then instantly, it goes into the court record, and the fcc, and everybody pretends that these are the actual words. he created the very battle that was fought against him. reporter: the federal communications commission said that new york s wbai was wrong in playing the record, though the fcc imposed no punishment immediately, and the supreme court agreed. ....
Almost lyrical language to show you how ridiculous it is. [bleep] [bleep] [bleep] [bleep] tits. [bleep] [bleep] tits. [bleep] [bleep] tits. [bleep] [bleep] tits. lopez: all the seven words are beautiful ingredients to a great melody. a great way to start an orchestra. peters: i got carlin records, and i remember, my dad was listening to it with me, and my dad was an english major, so anything with wordplay and language, he was always into it. despite the language, he would still let me hear it. man: the united states supreme court has ruled that the government can act against broadcasters who present offensive material. the 5-4 decision upheld the government reprimand of a radio station that broadcast a record by comedian george carlin. carlin: wbai played a cut from an album. the cut is called filthy words, and it s a follow-up to an earlier album piece i did called the 7 words you can never say on television. ....
Government reprimand of a radio station that broadcast a record by comedian george carlin. wbai played a cut from an album. the cut is called filthy words. and it s a follow-up to an earlier album piece i did called the seven words you can never say on television. wbai played it in the context of a program they were doing in the mid-afternoon about contemporary language and attitudes toward language. the fcc took issue with wbai based on a complaint by a listener who was in his automobile at the time with his son. and he claimed that it was indecent. claimed that it was an invasion of his privacy and that his son shouldn t be subjected to that. the seven words you can t say on television don t exist before george carlin. those are not seven words you can t say on television. he put those words together because of the rhythm, because of the way they sounded and for the routine. and then instantly it goes into the court record. and the fcc and everybody pretends that these are the ac ....
Was fought against him. the federal communications commission said that new york s wbai was wrong in playing the record, though, the fcc imposed no punishment immediately and the supreme court agreed. i was raised in a time where using bad language was associated with people of low intelligence. and he helped break that stereotype for me. carlin, even has a bit, there s no such thing as bad words. there s bad intentions but there s not bad words, you know? so i that, that was freedom. as soon as something is desensitized, then it becomes normal. and then when it becomes the normal, then it doesn t become offensive. then when something isn t offensive then we re not afraid of it anymore. everything george carlin said was basically him looking at the world going, grow up. grow up. grow up. [bleep] and [bleep] now that was the original list. we ve added a few words since then. we ve added fart, turd, and [bleep] and i know there are some other words that many of you are ....