Fox and Profanity

Parent's Television Council writes:

On the Thursday, November 20th episode of Fox's Kitchen Nightmares, during a conversation with another individual, one man said to another, "We have Mr. Gordon on our f****** side." This use of the f-word was not bleeped, and aired at approximately 8:15 p.m. ET – only 7:15 in the Central and Mountain time zones, the very heart of the Family Hour.

Fox has sued the Federal Communications Commission for enforcing broadcast decency laws, claiming that the f-word is just a "fleeting profanity." The network is claiming it has a "First Amendment right" to air whatever language it wants, whenever it wants, no matter how many children are in the audience. But even after a hearing before the Supreme Court, Fox is not changing its behavior.

In addition to the unbleeped f-word, there were literally dozens of other partially-bleeped f-words and other profanities present in the episode. This eliminates any notion that the show's profanity is "fleeting."

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