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Opinion: Why the @#$% Is There So Much Profanity on Network TV?

(Nov. 16) -- When a federal court ruled in July that the government didn't have the authority to enforce decency laws on broadcast TV, the networks told viewers not to worry. Sure, networks could "air uncut R-rated movies after 10 p.m. -- or have Letterman and Leno dropping f-bombs," a spokesman for the National...

Strange Days: Fla. Governor May Pardon Jim Morrison

(Nov. 8) -- The music is just about over for Gov. Charlie Crist, but he may have one more noteworthy task left before leaving office: a pardon of fellow Floridian Jim Morrison for indecent exposure charges during a concert 41 years ago. "Candidly, it's something that I haven't given a lot of thought to, but it's something...

Bidding Good Riddance to FCC Indecency Rules

(July 14) -- In a big win for television and radio broadcasters, a federal appeals court has deemed the Federal Communication Commission's policing of "patently offensive" language unconstitutionally vague. In the last decade, the FCC and Congress clamped down on broadcasters, issuing fines and penalties following...

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F*ck, Marry, Kill: Rock. Paper. Scissors.

Editors Jennifer Wright and Ashley Cardiff are very fond of the bar game "Fuck, Marry, Kill," in which they must choose one fate for each of three given subjects.

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Tales From the Middle of Nowhere (Vol. 2): The Next One Was Fully Booked Leaving Me Stranded!

Lots to tell so let's go all the way back to Vegas.

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06/01/12 "big hairy squarish balls man, tripping in them! - Source: Action Trip Holy crap, there are actually surprise announcements at the E3 this year.
05/25/12 'Chinaman' is not derogatory in life Source: FT.com From Sir David Tang. Sir, It happens about every 10 years that somebody challenges a newspaper or a correspondent's use of the word "Chinaman" ("A racial slur against the Chinese", Letters, May 19).
05/23/12 THIS BAND TAUGHT ME A NEW WORD Source: Metal Sucks So this morning I saw the headline Vaginal Penetration Of An Amelus With A Musty Carrot Posts Teaser For New EP "In Involuntary Abortion We Trust" on Metal Underground , and once I Googled the band to make sure I wasn't just being trolled, I had to look up the word "amelus."
05/23/12 Words We Can't Print in D Magazine Source: Frontburner Mike, Zac, and I got into a discussion about words that you just can't print (the words, not the discussion).
05/22/12 F*ck, Marry, Kill: Rock. Paper. Scissors. Source: Splendicity Editors Jennifer Wright and Ashley Cardiff are very fond of the bar game "Fuck, Marry, Kill," in which they must choose one fate for each of three given subjects.

Background on profanity

Profanity, also known as swearing, cursing, foul speech, strong language, dirty words, cussing, bad words, bad language, adult language, or simply language, is pejorative language that shows disrespect, desecration or debasement.

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