Re: What's with all the swearing?
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Re: What's with all the swearing?         

Group: alt.tv.amazingrace · Group Profile
Author: alooo
Date: Sep 18, 2008 23:47

"Rich Piehl" NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote
> alooo wrote:
>> "Martin Phipps" yahoo.com> wrote
>>> There were a few teams that were awfully weak on yesterday's TARA and
>>> a few teams that seemed pretty strong. One of the things that
>>> surprised me was the swearing: the words were beeped but we could hear
>>> "f**k" and "f**king" and "s**t" a lot. I know it was a tough race
>>> but, boys and girls, please watch the language because everybody knows
>>> what you're saying. The cameramen are there to catch drama after all
>>> and aren't going to look away when you have a hissy fit! TARA is
>>> different from TAR because people are representing their respective
>>> countries. You'd think that would be enough for them to behave with a
>>> degree of decorum!
>>
>>
>> You gotta be kidding. Now there are complaints about words that were
>> bleeped??? They're just fucking words. They won't kill anybody.
>
> Maybe they are just words to you but children do watch the show. Some
> people like to have a little control over what their children hear.
>
> Take care,
> Rich

For starters, I addressed a complaint against words that were already
bleeped out. But even if they weren't bleeped, exclamations like shit! fuck!
and damn! all mean the exact same thing as shoot! fudge! or darn! I just
think people would be better off showing their kids common sense rather than
freaking out about letter placement.
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