Today, Jen Doll covered the New York Times' justification for not printing STFU Parents, the name of a popular anti-baby blog. But, as one commenter noted, the paper contradicts itself by printing LMFAO. The implied f-word was reason enough to write around "STFU," but the paper seems just fine with the implied f-bomb in LMFAO, the name of the group responsible for "Party Rock Anthem."
Evan G. writes:
Hmm...they don't seem to have any problem with this band's name, which has the same F as STFU, Parents:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/17/arts/music/lmfao-speaks-about-influences.html?_r=1
Good catch, Evan. They'll even mention the band's name right in the lede.
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