"'Kicking ass' is acceptable vulgarity, " says Michael Adams, professor of English language at Indiana University-Bloomington and author of Slang: The People's Poetry.

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For white boys, "regardless of what show you're watching ... things in life are pretty good for you, " Martins, an assistant professor of telecommunications at Indiana University Bloomington, said in a statement.

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In another law review article, Leandra Lederman, a professor at the Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington, argues that different virtual games should in fact be treated differently.

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