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Event Date(s): 10/13/1994 | Event Location(s): Today New York Studio;Raritan;Bethel;New Jersey;New York State | Description: LANGUAGE EXPERT& MAYOR OF NJ TOWN DISCUSS USE OF OBSCENITIES& PROPOSED BAN AGAINST THEM (GUMBEL INTRO :57) CLIPS OF STANDUP COMEDIANS SAYING YOU SON OF A ...; USING THE WORD JERK;& TALKING TO AUDIENCE MEMBERS SEEN. B&W COUNTDOWN GRAPHIC SEEN. CLIP FROM GONE WITH THE WIND 1939 FILM OF ACTOR CLARK GABLE TELLING ACTRESS VIVIEN LEIGH FRANKLY MY DEAR I DONT GIVE A DAMN SEEN. B&W CLIPS FROM TV SHOW LEAVE IT TO BEAVER FEATURING ACTOR SHOUTING WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON HERE& STARS BARBARA BILLINGSLEY; HUGH BEAUMONT; JERRY MATHERS;& TONY DOW SEEN. AT WOODSTOCK IN 8-69 HIPPIE GIRL WRAPPED IN BLANKET WITH GUY SMOKING IN CROWD SEEN AS MAN IN VO SHOUTS GIMME A F! CAMERA ZOOMS OVER LARGE HIPPIE CROWD AT WOODSTOCK. B&W& COLOR CLIPS OF COMEDIANS LENNY BRUCE; RICHARD PRYOR;& GEORGE CARLIN SEEN. B&W COUNTDOWN GRAPHIC SEEN. ACTORS PAUL NEWMAN& ROBERT REDFORD JUMP OFF A CLIFF& YELL SHIT IN SCENE FROM 1969 MOVIE BUTCH CASSIDY& THE SUNDANCE KID. (8:09:42) GRAPHIC RANDOM HOUSE HISTORICAL DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN SLANG SEEN. LIVE IN STUDIO INTERVIEW DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN SLANG EDITOR JESSE SHEIDLOWER EXPLAINS SLANG IS A SUBSET OF A VOCABULARY THAT ITSELF IS HARD TO DEFINE BUT MAINLY ITS A NON-STANDARD VOCABULARY THAT HAS TO PACK SOME SORT OF RHETORICAL PUNCH; WHERE AS AN OBSCENITY OR VULGARITY IS REALLY UP TO WHO YOURE TALKING TO& CHANGES CONSTANTLY. HE NOTES ON HOW THERES NO MORAL EQUATION FOR THIS. IN LIVE OUTDOOR REMOTE INTERVIEW FROM RARITAN; NEW JERSEY MAYOR ANTHONY DECICCO SAYS THEYRE TRYING TO PROVIDE CIVILITY IN THEIR SMALL BOROUGH BY BANNING USE OF OBSCENITIES IN PUBLIC; SAYS THEY DONT WANT GANGS OF YOUNG ADULTS HANGING AROUND BUSINESSES INSULTING PEOPLE WITH RUDE LANGUAGE& BEING OBSCENE& VULGAR; NOTES YOUNG ADULTS ARE THE ONES CREATING PROBLEMS THERE; HOPES POLICE CHIEF WILL RECONSIDER HIS POSITION AFTER IT BECOMES LAW (SAYS HE WONT ENFORCE BAN ON OBSCENITIES IF ITS PASSED); COMMENTS ON HOW THEY WANT POLICE TO WORK WITH THE TOWN FATHERS IN PROVIDING SAFETY FOR THEIR COMMUNITY;& NOTES ONE CAN INSIGHT SOMEBODY INTO CONFRONTATION BY BEING VULGAR.SHEIDLOWER SAYS ISSUE IN THE TOWN IS NOT OF LANGUAGE BUT OF FEELING THREATENED;& THINKS LANGUAGE IS ONLY THE SYMPTOM& BAN WONT SUCCEED. TA; EJ=:57 Producers: NBC