The Religious Right's influence on my TV
Have you ever noticed that when a character on network television uses the phrase "God Damn" that it's the "god" that gets bleeped, not the "damn?" ("(Bleep) Damnit.")
I assume that censorship stems from the third commandment, "Thou shall not take the name of the lord your God in vain."
I always found that odd, because to me, it would seem the "damn" is far more offensive.
(Just filling space between pictures.)
I assume that censorship stems from the third commandment, "Thou shall not take the name of the lord your God in vain."
I always found that odd, because to me, it would seem the "damn" is far more offensive.
(Just filling space between pictures.)
posted by mikevotes at
1:15 PM
4 Comments:
what I don't get is why there's a *bleep* sound. It's as though the censor wants to call attention to the fact that there's a naughty word at that point. Why don't they just make the spot silent?
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Anonymous, at 6:51 PM
That's a really good point. I've seen things where they've done that and it's really disjointed.
Strangely, the bleep gives an emphasis similar to the use of the word.
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mikevotes, at 9:20 PM
One of the late night show, I think Jimmy Kimmel, does a bit called "Unnecessary Censorship" where they *bleep* perfectly clean words and end up creating an hilariously filthy-by-innuendo clip! If you haven't seen it, it's worth checking The Google...
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-epm, at 9:45 PM
Yeah, the bleep has power.
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mikevotes, at 8:25 AM
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