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Rude Language in Local TV Programs

I was thinking expletives (or curse words), but you may post about stations that allowed other rude words, phrases, and abbreviations too.
 
I live in the ever-so-liberal Bay Area, but I've never heard curse words (profanity) on any local programming, with the possible exception of somebody saying something obscene on a live remote during the news, or something. Any profanity would be bleeped in pre-recorded programs.
 
mohawk82 said:
I think the phrase was "STFU" that the commentator read.
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Oh...that may be rude, but it doesn't count as a curse word unless the "f--k" is actually uttered. It's like saying "the F word." It's not considered obscene if you just make reference to a curse word.
 
I believe abbreviations for rude phrases and words can be just as offensive as the full versions of them.
 
Mario500 said:
I believe abbreviations for rude phrases and words can be just as offensive as the full versions of them.
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Indeed they do. Just the other day I heard someone on the radio say the word "leg" instead of the more polite and seemly "limb". That gave me the vapors. I now must join AKA and fan myself and bemoan the decay of western society.
 
AKA said:
Oh, my. Why, this gives me the vapors. I now must fan myself and bemoan the decay of western society.
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Avid Listener said:
Indeed they do. Just the other day I heard someone on the radio say the word "leg" instead of the more polite and seemly "limb". That gave me the vapors. I now must join AKA and fan myself and bemoan the decay of western society.
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crackedscreen said:
Does it make you just want to curl up and cry? Poor thing. :(
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Were all of you making fun of the topic (I found the mockery immature)? If so, why?
 
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Mario500 said:
Were all of you making fun of the topic? If so, why (it's immature)?
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I cannot speak for the others, but I was mocking the zeal with which hearing someone over reacted about saying something "rude" on the radio. Such over reaction to the occasional "rude" comment on the air deserves to be mocked, but I wouldn't call such over reaction "immature". It's just plain ridiculous. There are many, many things going out over the air waves truly worthy of getting into high dudgeon about. Worrying about an occasional "rude" comment isn't one of them.
 
I was actually referring to the act of making fun of the topic as immature? I edited my previous message to make that clear.
 
Mario500 said:
I believe abbreviations for rude phrases and words can be just as offensive as the full versions of them.
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Do you stay indoors, or do you walk down the street where you live? Perhaps there are more "polite" cities than mine, but pretty much anytime I'm out where people are, I will here a f**k utterred by somebody, or that word as a suffix attached to the word "mother." This isn't the 1950s. People no longer censor their profanities in public.

While I do think that people who are offended by such language ought to be able to watch TV without hearing those words, I think it's silly to get offended by abbreviations and illusions to profanity.

I apologize if my censored "F" word offended you.
 
Getting back on topic...

I was watching a weather subchannel once which was simulcasting with the main channel severe weather coverage with the expectation they'd be going straight through the hour until the event passed into a newscast. However it seems that the producer on duty called for them to wrap it up and cut back to Dr. Phil on the main channel. They did so...

...But forgot to on the subchannel, as one of the two meteorologists on the event had an angry tirade for the producer on duty he thought was just a self-rant to burn off steam. He went on about how they should just stick with it rather than 'GD'ed Dr. Phil', that it was management's decision to do severe weather and 'the idiot' was over-ruling them, and 'F***' the producer (radar was on-screen with audio only, not the person themselves). This went on awkwardly for another minute or so until upstairs called the other meteorologist on duty on the phone and told him that they were still on the air on the subbie.

Suddenly...'Um, you gotta turn that off.' 'Oh, shi*"...cut back to the automated loop without the mic on.

I did record it but the DVR died before I could ever transfer it, and I wouldn't ID them now because they're nice and seriously, I did agree that they should've just stuck to the severe weather coverage rather than the Dr. Phil repeat.
 
Mario500 said:
I was actually referring to the act of making fun of the topic as immature? I edited my previous message to make that clear.
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Too late. I responded before you changed it. That's why it's important to get it right the first time.

But if mocking a mockworthy topic is "immature", what would you suggest is an appropriately mature response to such a petty tempest in a teacup? How should a "mature" person react to such a trivial, ludicrous topic? Instead of whining at our responses, perhaps you might attempt to post a reasoned response to demonstrate how you think such responses should be.
 
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