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All About ***: Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties
***: Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties is a nonfiction book written by law professor Christopher M
Fairman about freedom of speech, the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, censorship, and use of the word "***" in society
The book was first published in 2009 by Sphinx as a follow-up on the author's article "***"
It cites studies from academics in social science, psychoanalysis, and linguistics
The author establishes that most current usages of *** have connotations distinct from its meaning of *** intercourse
*** discusses the efforts of conservatives in the United States to censor the word from common parlance in the country.
Fairman wrote his original article "***" in 2006 and made it available on the Social Science Research Network
He had trouble finding a publisher for the article; it was rejected by the Kansas Law Review less than half an hour after submission
His article was published in 2007 in the Cardozo Law Review
Both the paper and subsequent book received favorable reception from news sources and library trade publications
Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries described the book as a sincere analysis of the word and its history of censorship
After the book's release, Fairman was consulted by media sources including CNN and The New York Times, as well as the American Civil Liberties Union, on issues surrounding word taboo in society.