In praise of “Fuck!”: Maybe the most useful word ever.

Much has been said about the silliness of the obscenity  rules and definitions of the FCC . Particularly ridiculous is the way it handles  word censorship. But this week, in the new ruling by the Supreme Court  that upheld a previous obscenity ruling,  Justice Scalia rationalized his incedibly archaic opinion by saying, in part,   “Cher metaphorically suggested a sexual act as a means of expressing hostility to her critics. ” He is referring to the fact that Cher said  “Fuck ‘em.” in response to