You often hear characters on television (prime time) swearing horribly in foreig!


Question: You often hear characters on television (prime time) swearing horribly in foreign languages, is this legal!?
Why can Radek Zelenka on Stargate swear in Czech or the crew of firefly swear in Chinese but not be censured!? I heard an italian cook swear disgustingly on midday television without anyone noticing!. Is this just some weird loophole in the ratings laws!?Www@Enter-QA@Com


Answers:
How do you know they're swearing!? (They could be saying "your feet stink!!") Do you actually speak all those languages!? Which -*WOW*- color me impressed!
(I speak 'some' spanish badly, italian even worse, and my french is truly lame -- but I keep trying!.)

Don't forget they also say "FRAK!" right out loud and quite frequently on Battlestar Gallactica and they never got tired of yelling "GORRAM this and GORRAM that on Firefly, right!?
Do you wonder why they allow that!? (Oh, wait - maybe it's because they're populating OTHER GALAXIES IN OUTER SPACE!.!.!.)

I dunno!. I've watched The Sopranos and my ears didn't start bleeding!. I got bored with all the english expletives myself, however - and oddly enough - I found the Italian profanity quite entertaining!

In any case, (and I'm respecting your opinions/views 100%), let's fall back on the old adage: if it makes you that uncomfortable, change the channel!. Don't watch!. Turn it off!. Losing viewers is how shows go off the air!.

I'm sure the tv censoring Powers That Be figure: "artistic license being what it is and what the hay, Americans don't bother learning other languages so they won't know any better - let the swear words fly (as long as they're not in english !.!.!.or from any known universe)!"

Thanks for the great (and legitimate) question and allowing my two-pence worth!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

If the censor is not a linguist who is to know till it is too late!?
They just let that go because they know most Americans; unlike Europeans and Asians are monolingual!.
If you understand the quotes and are offended then it is your duty to report it!. Otherwise people like me with only a smattering of other languages because we are not exposed to them will live on in ignorance and you will continue to be offended!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

I believe something would have been done about it if it were illegal!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

Swearing is not illegal!. They are just words!.Www@Enter-QA@Com



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