BBC Eliminates Vulgarities
An article in the Telegraph informs us that the BBC will eliminate the airing of offensive, vulgar language and images after 9pm. The British media giant took the cultural mores of its viewers into consideration after conducting their own survey on public attitudes towards their programming.
“Viewers said the BBC should be regarded as upholding standards in British broadcasting, but instead had stooped to the level of its commercial rivals.”
A really interesting quote from BBC’s research comes from a man in his twenties: “I swear when I’m in the pub with my mates, but I’d never swear in front of my mum. I’d hate it if the BBC just gave up on the idea that you don’t swear in certain situations.” It’s remarkable to see that even younger generations, whose attitudes are often quite different from senior generations, experience discomfort with vulgar language when in the presence of elders. This is the stuff of culture.
