The 7 dirty words

1. The 7 Dirty Words George Carlin’s Disclaimer: Some of these words are offensive and I will be saying them and showing video clips. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

2. Background O n Carlin Born May 12 th 1937. Born and raised in Manhattan and grew up on West 121 st street ( M orningside Heights, or as he called it “ White Harlem” ). At the age of 15 Carlin involuntarily left Cardinal Hayes High School. Joined the Air Force and became a Radar Technician. During this he was a disk jockey at KJOE in Shreveport.

3. First Bat With The Law He was court marshaled 3 times while in the Air Force. Also had many disciplinary punishments Charges: Insubordination, Inappropriate Conduct, not specified.

4. After The Air Force 1959 Carlin and Jack Burns became a team. Worked at KXOL in Fort Worth. 1 960 the team Moved to California. They worked together for many years, then separated mutually.

5. Second Bat With The Law Arrested along with Lenny Bruce in the late 1960’s. The police asked him for his ID and he said he did not believe in Government issued IDs. He was then arrested and taken with Bruce to the station in the Car. The officers later said best ride back they ever had.

6. The 7 Dirty Words Sketch originated in 1972 CD “Class Clown” . The words are: Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, Cocksucker, Motherfucker, and Tits. Arrested at Summerfest in Milwaukee.

7. FCC vs. Pacifica Foundation John Douglas, Mortality in Media, claimed he heard Carlin’s monologue on WBAI with his 15 year old son. He complained to the FCC that the material was not appropriate for the time of day.

8. FCC vs. Pacifica Continued WBAI received a notice that if more complaints came they would be sanctioned against by the FCC. WBAI appealed the notice and won in the United States Court of Appeals by a 2-1 vote. The ruling stated the FCC’s ruling on indecency was overbroad and vague. The FCC then appealed the ruling in the Supreme Court, and named Pacifica Radio Foundation as the plaintiff.

9. Supreme Court The Department of Justice actually supported Pacifica not the FCC saying it was against the 1 st and 5 th amendment, because it was to vague to support criminal charges.

10. Supreme Court Continued In 1978 The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against Pacifica and the DOJ. They said The FCC’s ruling did not violate either the 1 st or the 5 th amendment. They did however rule that it pertained to the specific broadcast not the FCC’s Indecency rules. The Supreme Court went further saying ; “…since the FCC had not imposed an penalty on Pacifica for the broadcast of words that came within the FCC's definition of "indecent," it did not need to reach the question as to whether the definition was too vague to satisfy the due process requirements of the Fifth Amendment .”

11. Video Time! http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgQPCa4JjCA Start at 3:20 Stop at 3:43

12. Video Time 2! http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgQPCa4JjCA Start at 4:15 Stop at 5:26

13. Video Time 3! http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrD6k8PDr1o Start at 1:19 Stop at 2:46