the_FCC_is_my_bitch

In 30 years, I would hope that content would be tailored to your specific viewing preferences, on your preferred delivery device, at a time of your choosing, and without commercial interruption.

Generally speaking, I think content standards shift depending on the flow of the political waters. For the most part, I think we're seeing content that would have been edited a few years ago, but language (especially slurs) are generally being phased out.

This would be a result of the FCC's interpretation of indecent content. edit spelling

"Cock" is one of the classic seven dirty words. You would think that words that have the same definition and context would be treated equally.

No, it's not up to personal taste. Usually, each network has a list of words in a given context that cannot be used on their air.

The fun thing is to use those words in a different context and still retain the gist of the joke. For example, making several penis references and then having a payoff with a rooster. For the record, I'm clearly not a comedy writer.

Again, Carlin said it best: "...you can prick your finger, but don't finger your prick."

Too many to mention. I've got a folder full of funny bits and scenes that were unable to be approved. One thing that sticks out was movie that had to be edited. It's not as impressive as, "find a stranger in the Alps" but when I catch it on TV - it's hard not to laugh at the editing that was done to get it on the air.