Subject: Re:
From: Lisa M. Rabey (lisar@net-link.net)
Date: Sat Mar 08 1997 - 12:51:01 GMT
At 10:15 PM 3/7/97 -0800, you wrote:
>>- --AK
>>
>>
>>p.s. Whoa, did I not breath one curse word in this post? I must be a
>>virtuous one. I love it, I really do, when supposed Salingerians complain
>>about foul language. Isn't that, shall we say, lovely? Seriously. I always
>>like to wonder if these same people were the people lobbying for the ban of
>>CITR in classrooms and unfortunately succeeding, in many cases.
>
>May I suggest, Andrew, that you re-read the section of CITR in which Holden
>is rubbing out "Fuck You"'s. This is not to say that everyone who reads
>salinger must abhor swearing. But you certainly don't have to worship at the
>altar of the word "Fuck". Also, did you notice that when there was a
>sprinkling of "goddamn"s in a post, no one complained. it's a matter of
>usage levels and decency. I have been known to use the "f-word" a bit
>myself, but please don't attack people for *not* using it and being
>relatively offended when you do.
>You still have the right to curse, but don't attack people for objecting.
>
>
>Celestia
If you had a million years to do it in, you couldn't rub out even
half the "Fuck you" signs in the world. It's impossible.
-Holden Caulfield "Catcher in the Rye"
I believe that Holden was talking about all the graffiti that is on the
streets. I once mentioned this quote to someone. They said if we dropped a
nuclear bomb, that all the "fuck yous" would be gone. Interesting thought.
ttfn.
Lisa
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