# The good old days: less profanity?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 8, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-old-days-less-profanity/1027504 "2026-02-08T19:11:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-old-days-less-profanity/1027504/38 "2026-02-15T20:09:03Z")

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A TV host just lost their job for saying fart nigger.

[https://medium.com/the-polis/hgtv-host-nicole-curtis-loses-job-over-racial-slur-03f6d01c4e08](https://medium.com/the-polis/hgtv-host-nicole-curtis-loses-job-over-racial-slur-03f6d01c4e08)

I guess this is the modern equivalent of ‘frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn’

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