Comments on: Blogging and profanity http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/01/blogging_and_pr.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:22:46 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Laura Heymann http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/01/blogging_and_pr.html/comment-page-1#comment-60641 Laura Heymann Wed, 25 Jan 2006 18:40:11 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/01/blogging-and-profanity.html#comment-60641 It is a term of art, of sorts: The oft-cited source for the phrase Dan Markel used is Anne Lamott (in her book <i>Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life</i>). It is a term of art, of sorts: The oft-cited source for the phrase Dan Markel used is Anne Lamott (in her book Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life).

]]> By: Simon http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/01/blogging_and_pr.html/comment-page-1#comment-60640 Simon Wed, 25 Jan 2006 18:30:46 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/01/blogging-and-profanity.html#comment-60640 I think the important thing is that blogs are a written medium, and so it's harder to justify profanity as just being part of the unconscious brain-to-mouth connection. So when you read a profanity-laded post, it usually means that the author is having problems expressing themselves in a written medium, and it just looks inelegant. Swearing is fine to really underline a point (I think I have sworn in the Althouse comments section a grand total of twice, and in both instances it was to underline the point, for example, that a particular thing was not just terrible, but <i>really</i> f------ terrible). It has its place, but really, when you run across a poster who just can't seem to control him or herself, it hardly encourages one to follow that blog. I think the important thing is that blogs are a written medium, and so it’s harder to justify profanity as just being part of the unconscious brain-to-mouth connection. So when you read a profanity-laded post, it usually means that the author is having problems expressing themselves in a written medium, and it just looks inelegant. Swearing is fine to really underline a point (I think I have sworn in the Althouse comments section a grand total of twice, and in both instances it was to underline the point, for example, that a particular thing was not just terrible, but really f—— terrible).

It has its place, but really, when you run across a poster who just can’t seem to control him or herself, it hardly encourages one to follow that blog.

]]> By: Dan Markel http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/01/blogging_and_pr.html/comment-page-1#comment-60639 Dan Markel Wed, 25 Jan 2006 18:26:28 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/01/blogging-and-profanity.html#comment-60639 Dan, you noticed that "shitty first draft" was in quotes. I hope that suggests it's a Term of Art...and not simply my being foul-mouthed. Indeed, I think I heard the term in question at a AALS rookies' conference--on a panel! Dan, you noticed that “shitty first draft” was in quotes. I hope that suggests it’s a Term of Art…and not simply my being foul-mouthed. Indeed, I think I heard the term in question at a AALS rookies’ conference–on a panel!

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