tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post6949229882201952773..comments2023-08-12T07:11:53.806-06:00Comments on Elusive Abstractions: Politically Incorrect FockersRoberta Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-11378121397281229692011-01-18T14:22:49.149-07:002011-01-18T14:22:49.149-07:00Thank you Alan. I am glad you jumped in here and w...Thank you Alan. I am glad you jumped in here and with great enthusiasm I say to your observations..."Amen, and Amen."Roberta Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-24892614398880625732011-01-18T14:19:28.107-07:002011-01-18T14:19:28.107-07:00Yes, Joared, I am referring to the movies you ment...Yes, Joared, I am referring to the movies you mention. And I agree the choice of word with one vowel altered was absolutely deliberate. It shows a sick attempt at comedy through ridicule whether the show be about wee babes or grown offspring, or anyone else for that matter.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by. I always look forward to your perspectives.Roberta Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-23764101220690834152011-01-18T05:44:45.005-07:002011-01-18T05:44:45.005-07:00I have wanted to give my two-cents worth on this s...I have wanted to give my two-cents worth on this subject for a time now so thanks for the opportunity...<br /><br />I have seen several advertisements on this particular movie and yes, there are children portraying characters in the film. There is no doubt that this was an intentional euphemism which takes the orginal euphemism, The Fockers, up another level. It's simply a play on words.<br /><br />It is treated as humor, children and young folks see it viewed as humor, and so the word to which it is directed becomes less and less offensive within society.<br /><br />First mistake with regard to this particular word was it becoming common place to publically refer to it as the "F-word". If a word is deemed unacceptable language within a society or culture, you don't create an acronym for it instead.Alan Ghttp://www.writingtomyself.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-10322097146251850552011-01-17T22:38:50.052-07:002011-01-17T22:38:50.052-07:00Not sure if you're referring to that comedy se...Not sure if you're referring to that comedy series of Focker movies that began as "Meet The Parents." I saw the first movie in the series and don't recall it being about little children, but grown adult children. I guess what struck me most about the surname was that it was one vowel away from another word used quite freely by some in the younger generation but repellent to the spoken vocabulary of many others. Am sure the vowel choice was deliberate and expect a "Fackers" or "Feckers" surname was rejected.joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.com