Seven Dirty Words
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Seven Dirty Words is George Carlin’s famous stand-up comedy routine that satirically examines censorship and taboo language, becoming a landmark in debates over free speech and broadcast regulation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Seven dirty words | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
comedy bit
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spoken word performance ⓘ stand-up comedy routine ⓘ |
| associatedCourtCase | FCC v. Pacifica Foundation ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
First Amendment issues
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Federal Communications Commission ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Federal Communications Commission
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | George Carlin ⓘ |
| describedAs |
landmark in broadcast regulation history
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landmark in free speech debates ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| genre |
satire
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social commentary ⓘ stand-up comedy ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
expanded public discussion of what can be said on radio and television
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inspired later comedians to challenge language taboos ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
debates over free speech in mass media
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stand-up comedy about censorship ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cocksucker
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cunt ⓘ fuck ⓘ motherfucker ⓘ piss ⓘ shit ⓘ tits ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
arbitrariness of taboo words
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cultural hypocrisy about obscenity ⓘ government regulation of language ⓘ |
| influenced | U.S. broadcast indecency policy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
broadcast regulation
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censorship ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ taboo language ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversy over indecency on U.S. broadcast media
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influence on U.S. Supreme Court case FCC v. Pacifica Foundation ⓘ |
| partOf | Class Clown ⓘ |
| performedBy | George Carlin ⓘ |
| performer | George Carlin ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | comedy album ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Class Clown ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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irreverent ⓘ provocative ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
George Carlin
this entity surface form:
Seven dirty words