Charles Payne Drops The F-Bomb Live On Fox Business Network
Fox Business Network's Charles Payne got a little too enthusiastic during an appearance on Varney & Company discussing a teen job program proposed by President Obama.
This Happened: Apple’s Siri Tells 12-Year-Old Boy To Shut The F*** Up
Curious 12-year-old Charlie Le Quesne just innocently wanted to know how many people there were in the world when he happened to be chewed out profanely by the iPhone app Siri in a Tesco --a British superstore, similar to Target-- located in Coventry. "Shut the f*** up, you ugly tw*t!" exclaimed the foul-mouthed app.
Changing Media Landscape Could Topple FCC’s Indecency Rules
Since the 1970s, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has regulated indecency in broadcast programming. It has enforced laws that prohibit broadcasters from airing, at least during certain hours, any "patently offensive" sexual or e...
Parents Television Council: Prime Time Profanity Increasing Rapidly
It was once a big deal for primetime viewers to hear the word 'shit' on network television. It seems those times are no more: the Parents Television Council has released a report that finds that the past five years have seen a 69.3% increase in primetime profanity. The f-word, for instance, showed up 111 times...
Link by Link: A Hit Song on YouTube, Unnameable on the Radio
Cee Lo’s single is unusual in that the crude phrase is the title, chorus and punch line to the song.
F.C.C. Expletives Policy Ruled Unconstitutional
A federal appeals court struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s “fleeting expletives” policy on broadcasts, saying its vagueness could inhibit free speech.
Court Rules To End FCC’s “Fleeting Profanity” Policy
Well, holy sh*t. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled today that the FCC can no longer fine broadcasters for airing profanity that relates to "sex, sexual organs, or excretion" (presumably meaning the F and S words) as the policy was unconstitutional. The policy was created in 2003 after U2 singer Bono...
Advertising: Bleeped or Not, Bold Language Appears Here to Stay
The use of more coarse language is intended to appeal to younger consumers, who are less likely to be offended by the words.
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Cat-and-Mouse for a Trashy Trailer
A trailer for the forthcoming film “Kick-Ass” is igniting debate about how Hollywood advertises its R-rated films on the Web.
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NBC Microphones Pick Up More Than They Hoped For
Television microphones treated viewers to an intimate conversation between a victorious Lindsey Vonn and her husband, but also picked up expletives from Shaun White’s coaches.
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More Than Ever, You Can Say That on Television
Research has shown that vulgarities are being used more often, and in earlier hours, on prime-time broadcast television.
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CIA Director Creates Headlines with “Salty Language”
The release of an internal report on CIA torture practices in 2004, followed by a memo from the Agency's director Leon Panetta to its employees, are sparked headlines about a hostile Panetta threatening to leave his position. The buzz, however, seems to hover over an alleged "profanity-laced screaming match" between Panetta and...
