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Monday, March 6, 2006 12:00 AM

Oscar castrates himself

The Academy celebrates niceness, bleeps out "bitch" and pats itself on the back for good behavior. And what did they do to poor Jon Stewart?
By Cintra Wilson

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  • Monday, March 6, 2006 06:56 AM

    Funny

    Because I think swearing for the sake of swearing, being scandalous for the sake of being scandalous, and shocking people for sock's sake is kind of boring. After a while my eyes glaze over and I tune out, and I get an inner monologue that's like, "Yes, yes, you're swearing, oh yes, I'm horribly shocked, yes you are oh-so-shocking". Ugh.

    Swearing is the uncreative way of making a point.

    —Nicole Shields

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