what was the first censored word on tv?
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I know that in the old "I Love Lucy" shows from the 1950-1960, they were not allowed to use the word "pregnant" when Lucy was pregnant with Little Ricky. Don't know if that was the first censored word, but TV has made a lot about that fact.
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It started with people who didn't like to be blasphemous by saying "For Christ's sake . . ." or "For God's sake . . .", so they would say anything else that started with the same first two syllables and that would give the idea without actually saying it.  So we get "For cry . . . ing out loud" and "for go . . . sh sakes".  Etymologists and dictionaries call this a "minced oath".
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Yes, you can say the word "moron" on the radio.  Words you have to avoid using are those cited by George Carlin's "Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television."  However, I have heard one of those words used frequently nowadays, so I guess the standards have relaxed a little.
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doesn't it suck that you have to *** out the word ***** ?  it's such a beautiful word, censorship sucks!
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antidisestablishmentarianism:  The longest word in the dictionary.
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http://www.rockthevote.org/censorship/cen_history.php
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they r just words. society puts taboos on certains ones. some words have more power than others, ppl react differently to them and should only be used in certain places.
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This is not the answer that you're looking for.\n\nI just have a major bee in my bonnet about the abhorrent standard of English used in this media.\n\nThanks. I have got it off my chest now !
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I could see if you were being vulger or using a lot of profanity, just for the fact that there are some very young people who use this site, however, the question that you had on here that was censored was not of any distaste. It was certainly retarded, and it had no relevence to anything, but it was not something that needed to be censored. We live in a country that was at one time "Free". It has now become so politically correct you cant say or do anything without offending someone.
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vulgar curse words in the 1st century  were invented by the French. the f word comes from focation with means intercouse
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I hear (I forget where I heard it) there is a movement in congress seeking to start impeachment proceedings...\n\nOn the Dick conundrum...if you use a capital 'd', a lowercase 'L', and a capital 'c' and 'k', you can beat the censor....viola!...DlCK!
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I think that the idea of business decisions inadvertently leading to censorship is interesting. The broadcasters decide to play things that cannot possibly be deemed acceptable.  What does the FCC say about censoring, what are their guidelines for acceptable broadcasting?  Why is the FCC legal if it censors?  Is a broadcaster wrong by choosing to play morally irresponsible music in order to make money?
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LBFM  \n(US) \n\n"Little Brown Fucking Machines." Prostitutes, especially in the Philippines. Highly pejorative and offensive.
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By far the most shocking one that I'd discovered was "feisty," which literally means "like a farting dog."  It comes from an abbreviation of the phrase "fisting hound" or "fisting dog," and "fist" was in this case a reference to breaking wind.  (Though "fist" was used in the phrase as a general pejorative, like if you tripped over the "fucking chair.")
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Someone is saying a bad word.The *****are put in  so your not really saying the bad word, eventhough everyone knows what it means. Is that what you wanted?
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sank, sack, snack, snacks, cans, can, scan, scans, ska,sac, sacs, sacks, snacks, ass ( this word has been censored by Yahoo, it refers to your buttocks or a donkey) ,casks, cask, asks, ask,sans  This is a good start
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i dunno but i learned the longest word a while back. antidisestablishmentarianism \n\nanti-dise-stab-lish-ment-tar-ian-ism.