# Profanity in the news media

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profanity-in-the-news-media/966225>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 15, 2022, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profanity-in-the-news-media/966225 "2022-06-15T10:14:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profanity-in-the-news-media/966225/41 "2022-06-17T17:16:55Z")

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> [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](#):
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> I always think it’s hilariously juvenile that even in pharmaceutical ads that use some scientific terms the act of elimination (defecation or urination) is only referred to by euphamism suited for a toddler: “Go”. As in:

The Cologuard ads are a riot.

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**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profanity-in-the-news-media/966225/42 "2022-07-04T13:23:34Z")

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Americans can always go back to religious blasphemy to pump up their profanity. I believe Uncle Cecil once referred to shitting on the five wounds of Christ.

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