US TV decency

[MrsGorilla]

Is such a reaction over a common phrase commonplace?

Not really, but that isn't a common phrase over here which is probably why it's raising such a fuss. I guess that people haven't figured out yet that the more coverage they give something the more attention it gets. If no one had mentioned anything about the comment it would have slipped off into oblivion by now.

 

[ColinEssex]

No need to tell me, I'm not usually the one who hijacks.

and who said you did??? I was merely pointing out yet another example (to add to Rich's) of a sensible discussion.

Col

 

[MrsGorilla]

and who said you did??? I was merely pointing out yet another example (to add to Rich's) of a sensible discussion.

Col

So far.

Given some time, I'm sure it will degenerate. I hope I'm proven wrong.

 

[Matt Greatorex]

Whats the US show with Ian McShane (Lovejoy to me) that has the word cocksucker every few minutes?

'Deadwood'

It's currently being shown on the History channel, over here (complete with a misspelled warning about the swearing, violence, etc. at the end of each commercial break).

 

[ColinEssex]

So far.

Given some time, I'm sure it will degenerate. I hope I'm proven wrong.

a change of direction is not necessarily a degeneration. anyway, its you that keeps trying to deviate this thread at the moment

Col

 

[Len Boorman]

Talking of deviation which we wern't I would have thought that since Helen Mirren had been depicting the Queen some alternative description more aligned to her station in life would have been more appropriate

Base over Apex (For engineers)
Orb over Crown ?
Spurs over Coronet
Earl over Baron
Bush over Blair (sorry ...the brain just went)

Any others ?

L
edited a bit

 

[ColinEssex]

as it was in America, don't they say

easy over eggs or something?

Col

 

[Bodisathva]

"a$$ over tin-cup"

...but I don't think the censors would like that one either

 

[Mile-O]

Crown Over Throne.

I know, I know. It's a bad pun.

 

[Len Boorman]

Crown Over Throne.

I know, I know. It's a bad pun.

but your thinking and who knows what that will bring

how about

Prawn over Barbie


L

 

[ColinEssex]

has this thread been hijacked?

Col

 

[Len Boorman]

has this thread been hijacked?

Col

just veered of a little on a valid expansion of an element of the original post.

That's not hijacking ...is it?.

anyway I was(am) bored

L

 

[ColinEssex]

anyway I was(am) bored

so am I. I'm off home soon

Col

 

[Len Boorman]

so am I. I'm off home soon

Col

Got 36 minutes yet



L

 

[Idjit]

Talking of deviation which we wern't I would have thought that since Helen Mirren had been depicting the Queen some alternative description more aligned to her station in life would have been more appropriate

Base over Apex (For engineers)
Orb over Crown ?
Spurs over Coronet
Earl over Baron
Bush over Blair (sorry ...the brain just went)

Any others ?

L
edited a bit

I've always been partial to "Ass over teakettle".

Me, I think the uproar about using the word "tit" is udderly ridiculous. But yes, a significant portion of the American population is (or do I mean are?) puritanical. Are little kids who could be traumatized by mention of the word actually interested in watching the Emmys? I don't think so. But parent groups like this will milk the controversy for all it's worth. I try to keep abreast of current events, but when I hear this sort of thing I despair.

Anyway, here's another example of this kind of thinking:

http://www.thevillagenews.com/story.asp?story_ID=16833

 

[Mile-O]

I try to keep abreast of current events, but when I hear this sort of thing I despair.

Just as well you said 'breast' rather than 'tit' or this site would have erupted.

 

[MrsGorilla]

I've always been partial to "Ass over teakettle".

Me, I think the uproar about using the word "tit" is udderly ridiculous. But yes, a significant portion of the American population is (or do I mean are?) puritanical. Are little kids who could be traumatized by mention of the word actually interested in watching the Emmys? I don't think so. But parent groups like this will milk the controversy for all it's worth. I try to keep abreast of current events, but when I hear this sort of thing I despair.

Anyway, here's another example of this kind of thinking:

http://www.thevillagenews.com/story.asp?story_ID=16833

I agree. Like I said earlier, if that phrase were more common over here, it wouldn't be getting near this amount of attention.

 

[Adeptus]

She was clearly talking about a relative of the donkey, and a species of bird...

"I nearly went donkey over bird"


oh, and you Brits can't complain too loudly... remember Australian Tourism's "Where the bloody hell are you?" ads

 

[TessB]

I have no idea what list of words censors use these days to deem anything "inappropriate"

I think "tit" was on George Carlin's list of 7 dirty words though.... lol... maybe that's what they're still using.

http://www.erenkrantz.com/Humor/SevenDirtyWords.shtml

Don't click the link if you're "language sensitive"

 

[Rich]

oh, and you Brits can't complain too loudly... remember Australian Tourism's "Where the bloody hell are you?" ads

Quite right too, an absolutely bloody disgusting thing to say!