[mythtv-users] 'Censoring' decoding 'bad' words off of Closed Captioning

Steve Hodge stevehodge at gmail.com
Sat Apr 8 02:38:06 UTC 2006


On 4/8/06, Steve Meyers <steve-lists-mythtv at spamwiz.com> wrote:
> Believe it or not, some adults don't enjoy hearing "bad" words, and I'm
> not just talking about the F word.  Several shows that I enjoy are great
> except for words like "ass" that seem to be increasingly prevalent in
> network TV.  Also, lots of good family shows don't seem to mind taking
> the Lord's name in vain ("oh my God").  I know most people don't care
> about that, but some of us do.

I'm curious. Does the censoring actually improve the situation that
much? I mean you still know what was said, right? Is it really just
that actual sound of the word/phrase that bothers you, or is it the
sentiment being expressed?

Steve


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