Should you be able to say "(expletive deleted)" on the air?

[Robb]

Poll question: Should you be able to say "(expletive deleted)" on the air?

This is the story from LBN:

Powell wants $275,000 per F-ck

OK, so that's not the exact headline....that's the "If Robb Owned the News" headline. ;)

What do you think? Has blue language ruined your primetime? Should it be allowed on the public airwaves?

[terrya]

1. Yes. It just a word, after all.

It's not hate speech, like one would hear on "The 700 Club".

[Dookus]

2. Yes...

I wanna hear Katie Couric swear like a sailor with Tourette's.

I wanna hear the Cosby kids say "fuck you, mom".

I wanna hear Tinkywink tell Po to suck his ass.

I wanna hear the Taco Bell dog say "Yo quiero un blowjob"

I like swearing. Swearing is fun.

[Mercurius]

4. I think it might be closer to

"Yo quiero un soplar pene." ;-)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

3. Should it be allowed? Yes...

But it would sure be nice if people who had freedom of speech started using it responsibly.

I don't want laws that forbid people to use expletives; but neither do I want my kid's ears bombasted with f---yous and such before he learns Mama and Dada.

When I hear somebody's boom-box blaring obscenity for all the world to "appreciate" I don't find it surprising that there are those who favor censorship. It's an abuse and mockery of freedom.

[Pale Blue Dot]

5. Agreed.

As a parent, I want to know about and be able to somewhat control what my son watches. Not that I would outright ban anything from him, but I want to be able to talk about it with him on my terms. It's the same reason that I've always been in favor of labeling CDs and games.