Trump’s seven banned words are a stunning leap forward toward a brave new Orwellian future. For those of us familiar with “1984” it’s hard not to think of the novel’s main character Winston re-writing history. Sure, it’s tempting to embrace our bumbling dystopian overlord Donald John Trump, but why do that, when there is a much more obvious connection to a previous list of seven banned words— the seven words you can’t say on television, made popular by George Carlin.
If only there was an artist who could make the connection more clear... Luckily there was one who took to the task in West Hollywood early this morning with a 24 foot wide banner displaying both sets of seven words. Stunned motorists, drove by snapping photos with their cell-phones, but sadly it didn’t last, since the people from the billboard company came along to remove the work around 7:30 AM.
For those unfamiliar, the original set of words by Carlin was shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, tits. It’s a set of words that I do my best not to use— but since they spew forth from Trump’s mouth on a regular basis, it somehow seems appropriate— so it’s interesting to see how they stack up.
Trump’s list is: vulnerable, diversity, entitlement, transgender, fetus, science-based, evidence-based.
So… How do you think Donny did?
By the way— here’s a short video regarding the making of the Trump-Carlin West Hollywood banner.
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