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Exploring the F-word
Documentary on infamous word brings large crowds to Davies
Nicole Strittmater
Issue date: 2/11/08 Section: News
One word.
Four simple letters.
It's what projectionist Liz Hirschmann said drew the largest crowd she's ever seen in Davies Theatre Friday night.
Forty-five people gathered to watch "F*ck," a provocative documentary examining all sides of the infamous word, with interviews from comedians, porn stars, rappers, politicians and more.
And some of its insights got a lot of laughter:
"It's actually an acronym for Fornicate Under Command of the King.
"If someone steps on your foot, and they weigh like 350 pounds and broke your toe that would be when you use the F-word.
"I feel better after I say it. I say 'Fuck!' I feel better after that."
Through interviews, film and television clips, music and original animation, this 90-minute, unrated film examines how the word impacts today's society, while scholars and linguists examine the history of the word and the constitutional right to free speech.
Because the film is unrated, the campus didn't have to card people to get in, Hirschmann said, something the University Activities Commission and the International Film Society intentionally chose to do.
"The word 'fuck' is in the title of the movie," she said, adding she thinks there was a lot more shock about "Shortbus" because theoretically people might not have known what they were getting into. "The people who are going to be offended by this movie aren't going to see it and are … just going to walk away."
UAC advisor Jim Brockpahler said he hasn't heard any negative remarks about the campus' screening.
"(UAC and IFS) thought it looked like a fairly entertaining documentary of sorts just from the history of a word," he said.
Non-traditional freshman Jessie Otradovec said she's glad she went Friday.
"I was proud of Eau Claire for even showing that on campus," she said. "It is a factual documentary that has cultural implications and if people don't want to see it, they have a choice not to."
Four simple letters.
It's what projectionist Liz Hirschmann said drew the largest crowd she's ever seen in Davies Theatre Friday night.
Forty-five people gathered to watch "F*ck," a provocative documentary examining all sides of the infamous word, with interviews from comedians, porn stars, rappers, politicians and more.
And some of its insights got a lot of laughter:
"It's actually an acronym for Fornicate Under Command of the King.
"If someone steps on your foot, and they weigh like 350 pounds and broke your toe that would be when you use the F-word.
"I feel better after I say it. I say 'Fuck!' I feel better after that."
Through interviews, film and television clips, music and original animation, this 90-minute, unrated film examines how the word impacts today's society, while scholars and linguists examine the history of the word and the constitutional right to free speech.
Because the film is unrated, the campus didn't have to card people to get in, Hirschmann said, something the University Activities Commission and the International Film Society intentionally chose to do.
"The word 'fuck' is in the title of the movie," she said, adding she thinks there was a lot more shock about "Shortbus" because theoretically people might not have known what they were getting into. "The people who are going to be offended by this movie aren't going to see it and are … just going to walk away."
UAC advisor Jim Brockpahler said he hasn't heard any negative remarks about the campus' screening.
"(UAC and IFS) thought it looked like a fairly entertaining documentary of sorts just from the history of a word," he said.
Non-traditional freshman Jessie Otradovec said she's glad she went Friday.
"I was proud of Eau Claire for even showing that on campus," she said. "It is a factual documentary that has cultural implications and if people don't want to see it, they have a choice not to."
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