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How is it that Jimmy Carr, Jon Richardson, Kathryn Ryan, Sean Locke (some being please rest his soul) say fuck, shit, cock, and a whole rasher of other words that US TV would crap a tree stump over on BBC channels. BBC (who i think broadcasts Jimmy Carr, et al.) puts this all on air? I only watch these shows on youtube, so could be wrong from the start. but i hear a lot of words i think US TV should allow.
Free speech my arse.
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Chappell Roan has a hit song called "Red Wine Supernova."
The title is a reference to Oasis' 1995 hit "Champagne Supernova."
Chappell Roan's song is about lesbian lust.
It is funny to see what the censors cut out.
The BBC obviously cut out this lyric:
"You just told me, want me to fuck you
Baby, I will 'cause I really want to"
The BBC also cut out this line:
"I don't care that you're a stoner."
It is funny that the BBC has no problem with these lines:
"I heard you like magic
I've got a wand and a rabbit
So baby, let's get freaky, get kinky
Let's make this bed get squeaky"
I guess that the BBC thinks that the kids won't be the wiser.
So any chick with a wand and a rabbit is a magician?
Who knew that HX had so many magicians?
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I think the general understanding of what can be said across the airwaves (TV, radio, etc.) seems to evolve around that content which you "pay" to see/hear vs. the public airwaves, like non-cable TV/Radio, that are available to anyone without paying.
But you are right, sometimes it just doesn't make any sense.
[tongue in cheek] In an era of book banning in schools is it any surprise that free speech wouldn't be next on the censor chopping block? I mean after all, if citizens can't control their own emotions and thoughts then isn't it the charter and duty of government to protect them from themselves?
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Take a listen to Lady Gaga Poker Face, she's not saying puh-puh-puh poker face...just sayin.
She interviewed one time and said not many DJs actually properly censor it.
Once you hear it you can't unhear it. Fuh-Fuh-Fuh-
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The fourth Sabrina Carpenter song to hit the charts is "Bed Chem". BBC Radio 1 doesn't like some of the lyrics. I have to admit that Sabrina Carpenter is a bit of a freak-mama. Many have thought that Sabrina Carpenter's lyrics are a little too freaky for mainstream pop music. She lets us know a little too much about who she is and how she thinks.
Here is the first verse:
I was in a sheer dress the day that we met
We were both in a rush, we talked for a sec
You're friendin' me up so we could connect
And what are the odds? You sent me a text
And now the next thing I know, I'm like
Manifest that you're oversized
I digress, got me scrollin' like
Out of breath, got me goin' like
BBC Radio 1 censored out "I'm like manifest that you're oversized."
Here is the seventh verse:
And I bet we'd both arrive at the same time (bed chem)
And I bet the thermostat's set at six-nine (bed chem)
And I bet it's even better than in my head (my, ooh)
BBC Radio 1 censored out "And I bet the thermostat's set at six-nine." The censors didn't seem to have a problem with "And I bet we'd both arrive at the same time."
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I know of someone who lives in England that told me that still in some parts, mostly churches, that the song Jerusalem by Emerson, Lake and Palmer, the Capitol of Israel is still banded.
Hell that goes back to 1971 or the Roman days. And there is not a single cruse word or sexually reference in it. Could just be a Zionist thing. I dunno...
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Marissa is right - blame (or thank) the FCC (Federal Communication Commission).
Radio waves are in the public domain, and to make a very long story short, regulated by the Feds - the FCC.
Is it subjective on what might be banned? - YES, it is very subjective.
Most people have heard the definition of pornography as "I know it when I see it" (actually comes from a US Supreme court case on what is "obscene"
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Fortunately or unfortunately rules and regulations change over time. At one point in time broadcast television stations were required to annually offer proof that they performed a public service in order to have their license renewed. That has changed.
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For those wondering how Carr et al can curse on broadcast TV. Google what the “watershed” is.
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Sza has a new song called BMF. The chorus goes like this:
Young and fine and dark and handsome
The boy West side of Compton camе walking in
I can't keep my panties from dropping
He's so fly, fly
The censors delete her singing, "I can't keep my panties from dropping."
We could use some of Sza's spirit around here. Maybe we'd get some discounts.
What's it take to get a discount around here? I'm asking for a friend (loucfirr1).
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Bless you Nigel for doing God's work! 
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I am NOT reading all that.
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I wonder how many songs I've absolutely been singing along the wrong words too.
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