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Is There Too Much Profanity On TV?

by Brett Singer, Posted Nov 11th 2010 10:17AM

Foul language is filling up prime time TV. Credit: Getty Images
The Parents Television Council is at it again. The watchdog group says that use of profanity on television has increased 69 percent from 2005 to 2010. This includes words that are ...
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Say What?! ParentDish Team Comes Clean on Cursing

by Honey Berk, Posted Jul 14th 2010 1:00PM

You kiss your mother with that mouth? Illustration by Christopher Healy
Recently, we met a woman who revealed to us her best-kept parenting secret: For 30 minutes each week, in the privacy of her home, she lets her 8- and 11-year-old kids use ...
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Opinion: Hollywood Needs to Clean Up Its Language

by Christopher Healy, Posted Apr 19th 2010 4:30PM

The movie may be rated R, but what's the title rated? Illustration: Christopher Healy
I remember a time, not so long ago, when a parent could take a child to the movies and only have to worry about any profanity or objectionable material in ...
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Britney Spears Seeks to End "Amy" Controversy

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Jan 19th 2009 11:00AM

"If U Seek Amy," Britney' Spears's new single, is about to be released. Catchy little tune -- and if you say the title fast enough, it sounds just like she's saying F--- me. This, of course, could present a problem for radio stations that want to ...
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Teen Threatened for Not Swearing

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Jan 18th 2009 1:00PM

I try not to swear. I say things like "shoot" or "fiddlesticks", but my kids have indeed heard my say things I couldn't say on television. Especially when doing battle with Microsoft products. Still, we do try to set a good example and we don't hang ...
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A-Rod's wife sports obscene tank top at game

by Heather Craven, Posted Jul 3rd 2007 2:00PM

I am a firm believer that foul language, be it written or verbal, has its place. If I break a glass or stub my toe I have been known to let an f-bomb fly out of my mouth. But I rarely use profanity in front of my kids and I would never wear a shirt ...
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What does a G rating really mean?

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Jul 3rd 2007 12:31PM

Reader Stephanie wrote to ask about movie ratings, specifically the G rating given to Ratatouille, the latest animated film from Pixar. She writes: We took our young son to see Ratatouille this weekend. Most of the content was ok, except a scene in ...
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Profanity filter for the internet

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted Jan 13th 2007 10:02AM

Anyone who's read my personal blog knows that I'm prone to cursing like a sailor. When it comes to my 2 1/2 year-old, however, I try and curb my tendency to blaspheme, and prefer others would, too. For those of you whose kids are a little older and ...
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Jared's first swear word

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Jan 12th 2007 9:05AM

Okay, so maybe it wasn't exactly his first, but I'm pretty sure it was the first time he used one intentionally and in a contextually correct way. We had just got home from our usual Thursday evening at the Jewish Home and he jumped out of the car ...
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Oh, FIDDLESTICKS!

by Karen Walrond, Posted Feb 5th 2006 1:05PM

Confession time:  I used to curse like a sailor.  I mean, seriously curse.   It was truly impressive the images I could evoke with my well-crafted profanity.  When I was really going, sailors would cringe, they were so ...
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