Vulgarity is a topic that many of us find ourselves not only intimidated by, but also unable to define. Is it simply a particular group of words that shouldn't be said in polite company, or is it drastically more complicated? Over the past 60 years, the American population has found itself spinning in what many consider a downward spiral with the question of morality. In the following pages I will discuss what I consider the definition of vulgarity, providing an overview of the now infamous "SevenYou Can Never Say on Television" monologue performed and written by George Carlin. I will also discuss Lenny Bruce's ideology and the public and legal persecution that both groundbreaking comedians and First Amendment advocates faced. I will show how through the actions of these men we now have more freedom, and their influence on the definition of profane behavior in the mainstream media, and also that the idea of ​​profaneness is a farce that should be buried alongside slavery, war and servitude . marriage between a man and a woman is on the list of human ideas that simply don't make any sense. I love words. Thank you for listening to my words. I want to tell you something about words that I think is important. … They are my job, they are my game, they are my passion. They're all we really have. We have thoughts, but thoughts are fluid. …And then we assign a word to a thought, and we get stuck with that word for that thought. So pay attention to the words. … The same words that hurt can heal. It's a matter of how you choose them. When discussing something like words and ideas, it seems much easier to let someone who has done both for a living do it for you. This quote, quite succinctly, sums up the language and... middle of the paper... Internet.Carlin, George. Seven dirty words. {http://www.erenkrantz.com/Humor/SevenDirtyWords.shtml/}. More quotes. {http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/g/george_carlin.html/}. Internet.Merriam-Webster. Indecent. {http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indecent/}. Profane. {http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profane?show=0&t=1301257435/}. Internet.People VS Lenny Bruce. {http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/bruce/brucemonologues.html/}. Internet.Wikipedia. Seven dirty words. {http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_dirty_words/}. Classy clown. {http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_Clown/}. Giorgio Carlin. {http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Carlin/}. Lenny Bruce. {http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Bruce/}. Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy. {http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVIII_halftime_show_controversy/}. Internet.