Read more profanity stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5050/profanity.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:02:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70535/snls-f-bomb-coulda-been-staged.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith the Jenny-Slate-says-fucking-on-live-TV clip going viral and making Saturday Night Live nearly relevant again, E! has to wonder—was it staged? It unrolls its best guess at what happened: Sarah Palin bows out of politics, which means no more Tina Fey on SNL. Lorne Michaels realizes he'll have to wait...http://www.newser.com/story/70535/snls-f-bomb-coulda-been-staged.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 8:34:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70466/snl-s-slate-keeps-her-fricking-job.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSNL won't drop newbie Jenny Slate over the F-bomb she dropped on her live debut Saturday. NBC tells the Orlando Sentinel 's Hal Boedeker that the frickin’ slipup, which viewers were supposed to hear between the lines, is not cause for dismissal. Perhaps Slate can even incorporate the scandal in...http://www.newser.com/story/70466/snl-s-slate-keeps-her-fricking-job.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 13:50:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69714/fox-anchor-apologizes-to-chickens-everywhere.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Fox anchor who stirred up a fricassé when he almost suggested a co-worker go pluck a chicken has apologized for his on-air bleep, reports AP. "I misspoke," said veteran New York broadcaster Ernie Anastos. "I apologize for my remarks to anyone who may have been offended." A manager roasted...http://www.newser.com/story/69714/fox-anchor-apologizes-to-chickens-everywhere.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 4:30:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69560/serenas-tirade-what-would-her-church-think.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSerena Williams is a Jehovah’s Witness, which causes Slate to wonder: What does her religion think about her foul-mouthed outburst at the US Open? Jehovah’s Witnesses “discourage members from any sort of foul language on the grounds that it's expressly forbidden in the Bible,” writes Juliet Lapidos. But Williams shouldn’t...http://www.newser.com/story/69560/serenas-tirade-what-would-her-church-think.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 16:14:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66024/geithner-flips-out-tongue-lashes-regulators.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe heat is apparently getting to Tim Geithner. At a meeting last week with high-level financial regulators, the treasury secretary indulged in a potty-mouthed diatribe about delays in the administration's highly touted plan to overhaul the regulatory system, declaring, "enough is enough," the Wall Street Journal reports. Attendees included Ben...http://www.newser.com/story/66024/geithner-flips-out-tongue-lashes-regulators.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Aug 2009 22:44:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62786/no-sex-after-9-please-were-the-bbc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagResponding to viewers’ concerns, the BBC will no longer give free rein to potentially offensive material after 9pm, the Telegraph reports. A network survey of 2,700 people age 11 and up found that its audience, especially older viewers, is unhappy with the content. Now, foul language may be subject...http://www.newser.com/story/62786/no-sex-after-9-please-were-the-bbc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Jun 2009 8:52:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57456/roberts-brings-dirty-dirty-mouth-to-tom-hanks-tribute.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJulia Roberts brought quite the potty mouth to a Tom Hanks tribute in New York yesterday, Us reports. “Alright well, it’s late and I’m paying my babysitter overtime and I have to pee,” the actress said as she took the stage. “So Tom, everybody fucking likes you. All my bits...http://www.newser.com/story/57456/roberts-brings-dirty-dirty-mouth-to-tom-hanks-tribute.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Apr 2009 15:33:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57441/supreme-court-backs-fccs-profanity-policy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Supreme Court ruled today that the Federal Communications Commission may fine broadcasters for even a single utterance of a curse word, Lyle Denniston writes for SCOTUSblog. In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that the FCC’s recent switch in policy from discouraging “dirty words” to a stringent ban on...http://www.newser.com/story/57441/supreme-court-backs-fccs-profanity-policy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Apr 2009 12:51:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56997/fox-news-smith-loses-cool-over-torture.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagShep Smith has had it with fellow Fox News anchors justifying torture. When Trace Gallagher suggested that the harsh interrogation techniques may have helped on The Strategy Room last night, the increasingly disgruntled Smith lost it. “We are America!” he bellowed, slapping the desk. “I don’t give a rat’s ass...http://www.newser.com/story/56997/fox-news-smith-loses-cool-over-torture.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Apr 2009 9:16:31 CDT