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MFS62 Jan 15 2011 07:42 AM

Canadians are soooo politically correct. http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/ar ... for-canada Hosers. Any other recent items for this thread? Later

SteveJRogers Jan 15 2011 08:31 AM Re: The All Purpose Censorship Thread

Not sure how this escaped this forum's radar last week: [url]http://shelf-life.ew.com/2011/01/03/huckleberry-finn-n-word-censor-edit/?hpt=T2

TheOldMole Jan 15 2011 08:52 AM Re: The All Purpose Censorship Thread

A classic, from the network TV version of The Godfather: "I don't want my brother coming out of that men's room with nothing but a stick in his hand."

Ashie62 Jan 15 2011 09:47 AM Re: The All Purpose Censorship Thread

MFS62 wrote: Canadians are soooo politically correct. http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/ar ... for-canada Hosers. Any other recent items for this thread? Later No, now keep your mouth shut..

Edgy DC Jan 18 2011 07:59 AM Re: The All Purpose Censorship Thread

"So, you hear about 'Money for Nothing'?" "The Dire Straits song?" "Yeah, apparently Canada wants to re-edit it after all these years, to make it more radio friendly." "Wow... yeah, I guess I can see that." "They say these parts amount to hate speech." "Well... now, wait. That's a little too strong." "Well, even in an ironic sense, some folks apparently object to hearing the word 'faggot' in a pop song." "Yeah, but... oh, I'm sorry. I thought you meant they wanted to edit Sting out of the song."

Willets Point Jan 18 2011 09:10 AM Re: The All Purpose Censorship Thread

For the Canadian version they should replace "faggot" with "hoser," eh?

Vic Sage Jan 18 2011 11:48 AM Re: The All Purpose Censorship Thread

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