# Swearing on Television

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swearing-on-television/210071>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 28, 2003, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swearing-on-television/210071 "2003-10-28T18:13:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/91b2a8/32.png) [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swearing-on-television/210071/21 "2003-10-29T19:53:35Z")

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I realize I’m going to sound like Naive Woman from _The Onion_ here, but does Comedy Central really allow swearing? What’s next, disrespect for high-ranking government officials?

Its not that I’ve never watched it, just that its been a while. I can, now that I think about it, recall Jon Stewart saying “shit” one night, but I figured that was a fluke.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Slant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swearing-on-television/210071/22 "2003-10-29T21:19:25Z")

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I seem to recall that when Comedy Central chose to premiere The South Park Movie they did it at approximately Midnight or 1 AM. If your young children are still watching Comedy Central at such a time, one may safely assume your concern for them not encountering unsavory language and adult themes on television is either ineffective or non-existent.

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