Century Fox, 1950
Like the M&E industry, what is considered acceptable and what is frowned upon is constantly evolving.
We’re not certain if the changes are good/needed or we’ll simply become numb and ultimately accept it as the “new norm.”
Comedian and social satirist Lenny Bruce was thrown in jail in 1964 for obscenity.
In the early ‘70s, George Carlin developed a funny as h l monologue –
Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television – https://bit.ly/39WJiNK.
Right now, Oscar winner Nicholas Cage is busy working on a six-episode docuseries for Netflix,
History of Swear Words – https://bit.ly/39WRGN2.