FCC approves the "F" word? Is this true?

DavidMatthews · Nov 15, 2003

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The Federal Communications Commission has approved the use of the "F" word for use on any TV show or radio program, ANYTIME DAY OR NIGHT! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Link: http://capwiz.com/afanet/mail/oneclick_compose/?alertid=4124576

PatrickMcIrish · Nov 15, 2003

Fvck if I know.

drunkguy · Nov 17, 2003

First off, at least for radio, you could always use whatever words you wanted between certain times (10 PM to 5 AM I think). Not sure if the same rule applies to TV.

But even so, the reason you never hear it is that no reasonable program exec is going to allow it to be used on "regular" (non-cable) TV. Too much of a PR disaster.

So, I think regardless of the rule, nothing will change

tuleythetout · Nov 17, 2003

The FCC made no such ruling (it only ruled that Bono's use of "this is really, really, ****ing brilliant" during the 2003 Golden Globe Awards was permissible for broadcast because the f-word was not used in a sexual context).

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/f-word.asp

Railbird · Nov 18, 2003

The war like this one and the one in Iraq are about powers and principalities. I would like to see all profanity banned from this site, profanity adds nothing and is disgusting.