What's The F*****g Deal With The Times' Profanity Policy?
The New York Times‘ internal style guide has some glaring inconsistencies when it comes to profanity… and it took a punk rock band from Canada to prove it.
A Kelefa Sanneh-penned review of a show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg by a band called “Fucked Up” referred to the band only as “********” (no spaces involved, no F*****d Up, no nothing), with the following disclaimer:
Pink Eyes is the lead roarer in a ferocious band from Toronto.
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