thedailywhat:

A Note on Fucking:

So Jenny Slate said the word “fucking” in her very first SNL appearance last night. To quote the great Stephen Dorff: “So fucking what?”

Here are the facts:

1. The minced oath “frickin” was being tossed around so frequently during the infamous skit that the cast members might as well have been saying “fuckin,” and certainly could not be faulted for slipping up.
2. The skit aired at 12:40AM. Any “impressionable kid” still awake to watch it is most likely the progeny of parents who couldn’t care less if he/she hears swear words on TV.
3. Canada, where the word “fuck” is permitted on air between the hours of 9PM and 6AM, is just one of the many countries presently laughing their free-speechin’ head off at this total non-issue.
4. The single, unintentional utterance of the holiest of curses, in between a minefield of euphemisms, follows a monologue with shopped porn, a skit with a buck-naked Transformer, and the noun adjunct “penis slot.” C’MON!

And all this without even getting to the heart of this silliness: IT’S A GODDAMN WORD! Is Jenny Slate’s continued employment really in question over four fleeting letters? Unconscionable.

Maybe instead of vilifying a comedian for entertaining us we should use this opportunity to rid ourselves once and for all of this misguided, goodthink-enforcing policy that serves no purpose but to instill in us a debilitating fear of being who we are — flaws, fucks, and all.

[screencap via.]