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Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Frak or F***
We started watching the new and improved Battlestar Galatica last night (via Tivo of course). First off, I like it a lot. Good story and a cool take on the old show.I however noticed the frequent use of the word, "frak" instead of another famous f word. What a clever way around the censors, I thought! The intention and meaning is the same as the often censored version. Yet, no one would bat an eye at work if I used, "frak". Seems silly to me to get upset over one word and not the other if the meaning and intent is the same, don't you think? I know, what a weird thing to pick up on, but is foul language really obscene? It's just a certain configuration of syllables. The meaning and intent should be more important and that is what should be offensive. We should ban talking mean and shouting, instead of picking on just certain words. So, FRAK OFF! (just kidding of course)
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I've noticed the same thing on "Scrubs", one of the characters uses the word "frick" continuosly...
Spotted this only reading the scripts of the show, to my untrained ears (not a native speaker) seemed a fully different word. =)
By Andrea, at 6:47 AM