TV swearing 'rising in US'


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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3131508.stm

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A study of the major broadcast networks by the Parents Television Council found a jump in profanity on "virtually every network".

The study examined ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, WB and UPN.

During the so-called "family hour" from 8pm - 9pm, it found that "foul" language increased by 94.8% between 1998 and 2002. It rose by 109% during the hour from 2100.

ABC and Fox declined to comment on the findings.

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[sarcasm]i like swear words. Its very colorful. Children should learn more words.[/sarcasm]

haha thats great.. i have noticed it too... i mean remember when "damn" was bad?... now they can say almost everything but the f-word..... who knows whats next... porn? :D

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not surprising news.. i dont watch much network television myself, but i have noticed young children using profanity a lot more than kids did when i was that age

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to me they are just words. we just grew up with the fact that sociaity pick out these words and listed them as 'bad'.

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Did you know the Pilgrims called cattails **** weeds? Yeah, think about THAT ONE.

They're just words people, get over it. Racist slurs, that's one thing, but "dirtier" words for sex and poo ... big whoop.

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TV over here is so tame compared to the UK or Germany. Uk shows have WAY more language than any US show.

same with in canada.

I wont watch a movie on an american channel simply because they edit/chop out and dub over so much, that it simply ruins the movie. Canadian TV is much more liberal and less controlling of their viewers...if you don't want swearing, flip on the disney channel. :yes:

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I think anybody who's watch TV has noticed the increase.

I'm fine with it when it's a series that fits the language, but when Barney drops the f-bomb that's a bit much.

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same with in canada.

I wont watch a movie on an american channel simply because they edit/chop out and dub over so much, that it simply ruins the movie. Canadian TV is much more liberal and less controlling of their viewers...if you don't want swearing, flip on the disney channel. :yes:

bahahah I know exactly what you mean! I'd much rather watch a movie on City TV where they hardly cut any swearing (if at all), rather than TBS superstation. god i tried watching Die Hard on TBS once.. if you suffered the pain, you'll recognize this "yippe ki yay mr. falcon"

OMG .. mr. falcon?! hahahahaha ok maybe that ones valid because mother****er is a bad one but still. City TV cuts next to no language provided its on after 8pm

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whats the difference between kids watching tv and hearing swears, then hearing it on the streets or from there parents NONE WHAT SO EVER so like who cares if there's swearing on tv.

oh and you know whats the best is when CTV does not censor The Osborns :woot: gotta love all the ****ing swears from that show

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same with in canada.

I wont watch a movie on an american channel simply because they edit/chop out and dub over so much, that it simply ruins the movie. Canadian TV is much more liberal and less controlling of their viewers...if you don't want swearing, flip on the disney channel.  :yes:

bahahah I know exactly what you mean! I'd much rather watch a movie on City TV where they hardly cut any swearing (if at all), rather than TBS superstation. god i tried watching Die Hard on TBS once.. if you suffered the pain, you'll recognize this "yippe ki yay mr. falcon"

OMG .. mr. falcon?! hahahahaha ok maybe that ones valid because mother****er is a bad one but still. City TV cuts next to no language provided its on after 8pm

I KNOW!!! AHHAHAHAHAHAHAH silly american broadcasting. :rolleyes:

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i don't think there is anything wrong with cussing if it fits in with the show....i know i couldn't imagine "the shield" with them saying shoot. poo, gosh darn it, and stuff like that

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When I watch the comedy network in Canada it makes me proud to be Canadian because they can say whatever they want :) I still remember when I watched Austin Power: International Man of Mystery on TBS and when he says, "I never forget a ######... Cat.", they changed it to, "I never forget a Kitty.. Cat." I still laugh when I think about it.

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has anyone else noticed that they censor stupid words too? like in rush hour they change chris tuckers like from, "the iraqis cant even get this" to "the dominicans cant even get this". and even better, they censor all of jim carreys farts in the mask. but then of course they can say gaylord focker on USA in meet the parents because its spelled different right :whistle: . ill never understand censors like those.

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in Malaysia, they do the same like Canada, change the language. Like in sex and the city, when the girls say f*ck, they change frog. Sometimes, they change it to fly like in one episode, this guy is shouting "You f*cking b*tch, u f*cking ######!" it comes out "Yuo flying b*tch, u flying ######!"

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in Malaysia, they do the same like Canada, change the language. Like in sex and the city, when the girls say f*ck, they change frog. Sometimes, they change it to fly like in one episode, this guy is shouting "You f*cking b*tch, u f*cking ######!" it comes out "Yuo flying b*tch, u flying ######!"

uh.. same like canada? i've never seen a censored sex and the city episode here. perhaps you meant malaysia does the same as the US

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uh they never censor show slike sex and city and my fav sopranos cuz its HBO and showtime we pay for uncensorship lol i hate when they censor them out cuz cussing actully ads comedy to it like in any movie with samual L jackson when he says MF it comes out as poetry lol and watching britsh movies i ahte when they censor the stuff exspecially gore

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uh they never censor show slike sex and city and my fav sopranos cuz its HBO and showtime we pay for uncensorship lol i hate when they censor them out cuz cussing actully ads comedy to it like in any movie with samual L jackson when he says MF it comes out as poetry lol and watching britsh movies i ahte when they censor the stuff exspecially gore

uh...english? :huh: :blink: :wacko: :cry:

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