Comments on: Babyfucker http://nickm.com/post/2009/10/babyfucker/ Nick Montfort Wed, 02 May 2012 22:12:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Deft Reading of Snare Hits – A Sprawling Post « Deviant Forms http://nickm.com/post/2009/10/babyfucker/comment-page-1/#comment-1058 Deft Reading of Snare Hits – A Sprawling Post « Deviant Forms Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:41:42 +0000 http://nickm.com/post/?p=460#comment-1058 <p>[...] Fig blog. There are a large number of presses publishing interesting and important books (sometimes taboo challenging works).  To name a few: FC2, New Directions, Chiasmus Press, Starcherone, Tarpaulin Sky, Nightboat Books [...]</p> [...] Fig blog. There are a large number of presses publishing interesting and important books (sometimes taboo challenging works).  To name a few: FC2, New Directions, Chiasmus Press, Starcherone, Tarpaulin Sky, Nightboat Books [...]

]]> By: SPD http://nickm.com/post/2009/10/babyfucker/comment-page-1/#comment-860 SPD Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:50:58 +0000 http://nickm.com/post/?p=460#comment-860 <p>We (SPD) will do a status update on Facebook once it arrives. It's expected early.</p> <p>http://www.facebook.com/smallpressdistribution</p> We (SPD) will do a status update on Facebook once it arrives. It’s expected early.

http://www.facebook.com/smallpressdistribution

]]> By: Nick Montfort http://nickm.com/post/2009/10/babyfucker/comment-page-1/#comment-857 Nick Montfort Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:04:23 +0000 http://nickm.com/post/?p=460#comment-857 <p>Jason: The book is apparently not yet available online. When it is, however, you'll be able to get it from <a href="http://www.spdbooks.org/Producte/9781934254165/babyfucker.aspx" rel="nofollow">Small Press Distribution.</a></p> <p>Andy: Excellent point. I never thought of "the n word" as being worse than "nigger" (which, I believe, is the most offensive word in the English language), but you and Louis C.K. present an interesting case. Nevertheless: Try typing those two phrases into a comment or blog post and see which one makes you flinch.</p> Jason: The book is apparently not yet available online. When it is, however, you’ll be able to get it from Small Press Distribution.

Andy: Excellent point. I never thought of “the n word” as being worse than “nigger” (which, I believe, is the most offensive word in the English language), but you and Louis C.K. present an interesting case. Nevertheless: Try typing those two phrases into a comment or blog post and see which one makes you flinch.

]]> By: Andy Baio http://nickm.com/post/2009/10/babyfucker/comment-page-1/#comment-856 Andy Baio Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:59:00 +0000 http://nickm.com/post/?p=460#comment-856 <p>Sounds intense. Reminds me of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqwj--wGEgY" rel="nofollow">this bit</a> by comedian Louis C.K., observing that newscasters saying sanitized profanities (e.g. "the f word," "the n word") is worse than the profanity itself, because it forces the listener to say the uncensored word clearly and internally.</p> <p>(By the way, you're now the #3 search result for "babyfucker." Now, how do I explain to my wife why it's in my search history?)</p> Sounds intense. Reminds me of this bit by comedian Louis C.K., observing that newscasters saying sanitized profanities (e.g. “the f word,” “the n word”) is worse than the profanity itself, because it forces the listener to say the uncensored word clearly and internally.

(By the way, you’re now the #3 search result for “babyfucker.” Now, how do I explain to my wife why it’s in my search history?)

]]> By: Jason Scott http://nickm.com/post/2009/10/babyfucker/comment-page-1/#comment-855 Jason Scott Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:56:50 +0000 http://nickm.com/post/?p=460#comment-855 <p>Where's the amazon link!</p> Where’s the amazon link!

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