No Cussing Goes to the City Council

Despite the air of pleasantry, there is something grotesque about the whole thing; something that hearkens back to the a Geneva-esque legislative moralism. Ironically, precisely at a time when psychoanalysis takes off in the contemporary world, legistlative "proclamations" of prohibition such as these perpetuate repressive behavior, which is far worse than the letting loose of a four-letter word. Indeed, is makes for good business! Here is part of the msnbc article


"California community declares itself a cuss-free zone

SOUTH PASADENA, Calif. - This tranquil community on the edge of Los Angeles has become a cursing-free zone.

Under a City Council proclamation approved Wednesday, those who use profanity or make rude gestures could find themselves shamed into better behavior by the unsettling glances of South Pasedena residents who take their reputation for civility seriously.

"That's one of the purposes of this," Mayor Michael Cacciotti said of his city's proclamation designating the first week of March as No Cussing Week. "It provides us a reminder to be more civil, to elevate the level of discourse."