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Mr. or Mrs. Censorship

News   March 15, 2010 at 2:08 pm Josh Feit

A King County District judge signed off on a petition last Friday from a person whose legal name was “Fuck Censorship” for a name change.

Their new name? “Fuck the Drug War.”

According to  Mr. or Mrs. Censorship’s petition, they changed their  name to Mr. War (their middle name will be “The Drug”) because:

“We’re in two wars, at least, that I strongly oppose, but cannot currently stop”


  • ap

    so his or her name will be mr or ms fuck the drug war, not mr drug war, as you wrote, right? also, don't you think you should at least redact the person's address?

  • Josh Feit

    Thank you. I thought I had clipped that off. It's gone now.
    The way I read the petition, their first name is Fuck, their middle name is the Drug, and their last name is War. So, as I wrote, Mr. or Mrs. War.

  • 98101

    Dominic Holden?

  • brainiac

    It's like Feit, Josh. Fuck, The Drug War. I think.

  • ap

    That's better. Although I'm still looking at third paragraph, beginning of second line, “Mr. War”.

  • mathewrenndawgrenner

    What a couple of idiots. If I should be blesses with kids I could never let them meet, I would not allow that language around them. What ever happened to polite society.

  • Mike T

    At least Mr. or Ms. War is making their stance on the two ongoing wars known in a manner that will be seen every time the name written. It may be hard to get a job or a loan or be introduced to the future love interests family. I do applaud the judge for allowing the name change though.

  • guest

    I actually met Mr Fuck the Drug War when he was Mr Fuck Censorship at the Pike Fish Fry. He came in, paid the tab for the couple in front of him, explained to the 6 or 8 people present that their personal freedoms were at risk and that 'we should all fuck censorship', thanked everyone for their time, and left. I wish we had more polite society like him, f-bomb or no f-bomb.

  • Fuck name changes

    Good Ol David Hedges