Just had to share the following with you. It’s from one of the BBC’s “Comment on the Story” pages – Has swearing lost its power to outrage?. Pick of the piece is a quote from comedian Boothby Graffoe:
“I did a piece about this for radio recently, on why EastEnders is meant to be so realistic and cutting edge. They’re perfectly prepared to depict the grittiest rape scene, incest, racism, but no-one ever swears.
“Maybe that’s why they’re called soap operas – they’ve had their mouths washed out. You could watch someone get their head kicked, but if they said “f***ing hell that hurt”, the audience would be up in arms.”
