# What words are censored on television in the United States? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 4, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-are-censored-on-television-in-the-united-states/495327 "2009-05-04T19:58:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Laudenum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-are-censored-on-television-in-the-united-states/495327/61 "2009-06-16T10:38:02Z")
On one music channel, the word “Muffin” was bleeped out in Lady GaGa’s Pokerface. ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-are-censored-on-television-in-the-united-states/495327/62 "2009-06-16T19:23:49Z")
I remember a Madonna video where she delivered the line “I’m not your bitch, don’t hang your dick on me,” and bitch was clear but dick was bleeped! :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![janeslogin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-are-censored-on-television-in-the-united-states/495327/63 "2009-06-16T19:39:00Z")
I didn’t read all the replies so this may have been mentioned. The late night talk show hosts talk about this occasionally. Some words that are not allowed during “prime time” can be used occasionally on late night - but not too frequently. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-are-censored-on-television-in-the-united-states/495327.md?page=3)