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swordtail
Anarchist Prime
Wed Nov 08 13:42:07
F-word off-limits in English, but OK in French programs: regulator

Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press
Published Wednesday, November 8, 2017 11:41AM EST
Last Updated Wednesday, November 8, 2017 12:17PM EST


Canada's broadcast standards regulator has ruled that a swear word that's off-limits on English-language broadcasts is acceptable in French programming.

The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council ruled that a Quebec music radio station did not violate any rules by airing two clips of celebrities using the F-word as part of public speeches.

A listener of CKOI-FM filed a complaint after hearing the profane clips from Madonna and Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong played two months apart on afternoon programming.

The council ruled that CKOI-FM did not violate broadcast standards by playing the uncensored clips.

It says the F-word does not have the same "vulgar connotation" in French that it does in English and notes that the term was not used as an insult directed at a specific target.

The latest ruling is consistent with a similar decision handed down last year regarding a French-language television broadcast.

CKOI referred to that past decision that excused television network MusiquePlus' use of the F-word in a broadcast, emphasizing that the word is construed differently in Canada's two official languages.

The broadcast standards regulator referenced that decision again in its latest ruling, noting that language is evolutionary and reflects current society.

"The panel prefers to impress upon broadcasters the need for appropriate viewer advisories and correct classification of programs rather than to target the occasional usage of vernacular language," the latest decision said.

The two clips in the most recent case both involved celebrities whose music is played on CKOI making speeches in public settings, the council noted.

The first instance came shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 23, when afternoon hosts were discussing Madonna's address to the recent Women's March on Washington. The hosts aired and discussed a clip in which the pop star concluded her remarks with a profanity aimed at those who opposed the march.

Two months later, at 2:15 p.m. on March 25, a different afternoon host began discussing the rock group Green Day with a caller who had dialled in to request a song. When talk turned to a recent F-word-laden outburst from lead singer Armstrong, the host played an excerpt in which a variation of the word was heard three times.

The council ruled that neither instance breached Canada's broadcast codes.

"First, the primary language of the program must be French," the council wrote when laying out its criteria for use of the term. "Second, the use of the word must be infrequent; and third, the word cannot be used to insult or attack an individual or group. If a broadcast meets these three criteria, it is probable that the CBSC will not find a violation."

http://www...h-programs-regulator-1.3668789
pillz
Member
Wed Nov 08 14:44:35
nuke canada
Rugian
Member
Wed Nov 08 16:02:49
It's because French people are uncivilized barbarians and one does not need to bother refraining from using vulgar language in front of such brutes. Here in the Anglophone world we attempt to hold ourselves to a certain level of decency and politeness, concepts that are completely alien to the average Gallic Neanderthal.
Hot Rod
Revved Up
Wed Nov 08 16:35:44

Fuckin' A.

jergul
large member
Wed Nov 08 17:06:00
Same everywhere.

Fuk, åssa

is a lot less rude than

Forpulte greier.
Cthulhu
Tentacle Rapist
Thu Nov 09 11:58:01
This isn't even news. There have been special language laws in place for Quebec for decades
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