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I don't think we're anywhere as near strict about swaring on British TV. Saccerzd 18:14, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

There are parts of this I know are wrong. For example, the FCC may not maintain a list of the seven dirty words, but I had to take a test on them (called "Not for Air" or "NFA" words) before I could be licensed to operate the radio station at my college. Those seven words are: Shit, Fuck, Cunt, Cock, Tits, Asshole, and Goddamn. Piss can be used in the sense of "pissed off", for example.

I highly doubt the accuracy of this article, pure and simple. First of all, I can name many PG-13 movies that use the word "shit" more than once. Also, what about words like "cock" or "bitch" or "pussy"?? Surely they're worse than "piss".

Someone, please offer proof that this is indeed FCC (and MPAA) regulations!

Hmmm, are we sure about this? I'm not disputing this, I'd just like references...

When I googled this in the past, the only thing I could find the FCC having ruled was that it was inappropriate for the radio station to have played George Carlin's "Seven Dirty Words" sketch at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.

I have a horrible suspicion that the idea that the FCC has ruled these seven words unaccpetable for broadcast is one of those persistent myths.

Note that the subject of the sketch is the set of words that George Carlin imagines would be unacceptable to broadcast, and I imagine that this is the source of the confusion. I'd be highly surprised if the FCC had simply adopted George Carlin's list (which was, after all, compiled in jest).

Roy Badami 01:26, 5 Feb 2004 (UTC)

This is a bunch of shit with Atheists and Cults.If we could make it mandatory to be of a Religous group existing before 1850 or from another culture, or have no Beliefs at all.-User:Z.Spy

Why is there a warning of obscenity on this page, but not on others where these words occur? Is there a policy on this? I suggest to remove the warning, or insert it with consistency where these words appear. The Fellowship of the Troll 02:30, 5 Feb 2004 (UTC)


"In the 2000s, tits and piss are generally no longer prohibited from broadcast over public airwaves in the United States, with shit often allowed as well."

Shit is allowed?? Since when?

There was that one South Park episode, where the entire purpose was to see how many times they could use the word "shit". It was >150, if I remember correctly... 68.203.193.250 03:14, 10 Jul 2004 (UTC)

South Park is on Comedy Central, a cable channel. Cable channels are not regulated by the FCC, but they do regulate themselves voluntarily to keep their advertisers happy. Pay cable channels, such as HBO, do not have advertisers and rely on subscriptions, so they're free to do as they please. And for the record, South Park said "shit" 162 times. A few weeks earlier, ABC gave NYPD Blue permission to say "shit" in an episode, and this caused a stir in the public. South Park wanted to parody that.

As a former FM radio station General Manager in Chicago, I can tell you that the seven words banned by the FCC are indeed the ones listed here. It is, unfortunately, no myth. However, during off-peak hours, aka "Safe Harbour" hours, you are allowed to air those words, depending on the kind of broadcasting license you have.