ABSTRACT During a televised ceremony celebrating the Boston Marathon bombing heroes, Red Sox star David Ortiz used profanity in his unscripted message of support for the city. The rhetorical significance of this incident lies not just with his language, but also the reactions to it. That many deemed Ortiz's profanity inoffensive—even appropriate—prompts a reconsideration of profanity's role in civic rhetoric. This essay examines the public engagements with Ortiz's language and argues for a reconsideration of appropriate rhetorical responses to extraordinary situations.

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发自内心的亵渎作为特殊的公民修辞

摘要 在庆祝波士顿马拉松爆炸案英雄的电视转播仪式上，红袜队球星大卫·奥尔蒂斯 (David Ortiz) 在他对这座城市的支持的无脚本信息中使用了亵渎神灵。这一事件的修辞意义不仅在于他的语言，还在于对它的反应。许多人认为奥尔蒂斯的亵渎无礼——甚至是恰当的——促使人们重新考虑亵渎在公民言论中的作用。本文考察了公众对奥尔蒂斯语言的参与，并主张重新考虑对特殊情况的适当修辞反应。