We Did What?!: Offensive and Inappropriate Behavior in American History

487 Pages·2016·4.695 MB·English

by  Timothy B. Jay

We Did What?!
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We Did What?!
Offensive and Inappropriate Behavior
in American History
Timothy B. Jay, Editor
Copyright © 2017 by ABC-CLIO, LLC
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Jay, Timothy, editor.
Title: We did what?! : offensive and inappropriate behavior in American
history / Timothy B. Jay, editor.
Description: Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, 2017. | Includes
bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016027615 (print) | LCCN 2016045696 (ebook) |
ISBN 9781440837722 (hardback) | ISBN 9781440837739 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: United States·Social conditions·Encyclopedias. |
United States·Social life and customs·Encyclopedias. |
Social change·United States·Encyclopedias. | Social history·
Encyclopedias.
Classification: LCC HN57 .W359 2016 (print) | LCC HN57 (ebook) |
DDC 306.0973·dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016027615
ISBN: 978-1-4408-3772-2
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Some text has been adapted with permission from Jay, T.B. (2009). Do offensive words
harm people? Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 15, 81(cid:259)101. Copyright © 2009 by
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Contents
Alphabetical List of Entries , vii
Preface , xi
Introduction , xiii
Guide to Related Topics , xxiii
A–Z Entries , 1
Selected Bibliography , 423
Index , 429
About the Editor and Contributors , 457
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Alphabetical List of Entries
Abortion Campus Censorship
Acne and Skin Blemishes Cannibalism
Advertising That Offends Carlin, George (1937(cid:259)2008)
Alcohol and Prohibition Censorship
Animals We Cannot Eat Child Pornography
Antisocial Personalities Cigarette Smoking in Public
Art That Offends Circumcision
Circus Sideshows
Bad Breath and Bad Teeth Clear and Present Danger
Bad Table Manners College Athlete Profanity
Bank Robbers and Bad Men Misconduct
Bank Scandals: Sub-Prime Comic Books
Mortgage Lending and Currency Coming Out of the Closet
Manipulation Compulsive Swearing or Coprolalia
Bathing Suits and Swimming Trunks Comstockery and Offensive Mail
Bedbugs Corporal Punishment
Belching and Burping Cursing and Wishing Harm
Birth Control
Blacklisting Date Rape
Blood Taboos Death and Funerals
Blue Laws, Sundays, and Sundaes Deliberate Self-Harm
Body Modification DevilÊs Night
Body Odor Dirty Dancing
Book Banning Disorderly Conduct
Bra Burning Domestic Violence
Breastfeeding in Public Down Is Bad, Up Is Good
„Broken Windows‰ Policing Draft Card Burning
Bruce, Lenny (1925(cid:259)1966) Drought Shaming
Bullying Dumpster Diving
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viii | Alphabetical List of Entries
Eating Disorders Internet Offenses
Erectile Dysfunction Interracial Marriage
Ethnic, Racial, and Gender Slurs Invasion of Privacy
Euphemisms
Euthanasia Kleptomania
Ku Klux Klan
Farting in Public
Feces and Bowel Problems Lady ChatterleyÊs Lover
Fighting Words Libel and Slander
Finger, The Littering and Vandalism
Flag and Cross Burning
Flashing Mascots and Nicknames That Offend
Flynt, Larry Claxton, Jr. Masturbation
Four-Letter Words Menstruation
Mental Illness
Gay Marriage Movie Censorship and Ratings
Gays in the Military Museum of Sex
Gender Inequality and Title IX Music Lyrics That Offend
Government Surveillance
Graffiti Name Calling
Necrophilia
Hair Problems
Hat Etiquette Obesity
Hate Speech and Hate Crimes Obscene Phone Calls
Hays Code Obscenity
Hazing Offensiveness versus Offendedness
Hoarding Organized Crime
Homelessness Overstimulation by Food and Drink
Homosexuality
Human Genetic Modification Performance Art
Human Trafficking Personal Space Invasions
Hustler Magazine Police Misconduct
Polygamy
Illegal Drugs Ponzi and Pyramid Schemes
Immigrants Population Control
Immorality Pornography and Erotica
Impoliteness Poverty
Incest Profanity and Blasphemy
Income Tax Cheating Professional Athlete Misconduct
Indecency Prostitution
Alphabetical List of Entries | ix
Protests and Demonstrations That Taboo Words for Children
Turned Bad Teaching Evolution and Creationism
Pryor, Richard Franklin Lennox Tee Shirts That Offend
(1940(cid:259)2005) Television Censorship
Public Display of Affection Telling Dirty Jokes and Stories
Public Library Censorship Textbook Censorship
Public Nudity and Indecent Exposure Theater That Offends
Torture
Racism Trail of Tears
Radio Censorship Trolling
Rivers, Joan (1933(cid:259)2014)
Road Rage Ulysses
Underwear
School Dress Codes Urban Dictionary
Segregation Urine and Incontinence
Sexism
Sexual Fetish Vampires
Sexual Harassment Verbal Abuse
Sexuality Education Verbal Insults: Idiots, Morons, and
Sexually Transmitted Infections Dummies
Sign Language That Offends Video Games That Offend
Slang Voyeurism
Slavery Vulgarity and Class
Sneezing in Public
Spitting in Public West, Mae (1893(cid:259)1980)
Sports FansÊ Misbehavior Witchcraft
Sticks and Stones: Bad Words versus
Bad Deeds Xenophobia
Stigmatizing Illness: AIDS and Ebola
Suburban Sprawl Zombies