OK, I'm sorry, but I think this is stupid--bleeping a word in a John Lennon song on VH1.

[Berry Cool]

They're running a concert right now from 1972, and he's playing--well, I will censor my OWN phrasing of it, lest I get in trouble with the mods--"Woman Is the N***** of the World." And they are dropping out the N-word.

I don't know how anyone else feels about this, but I thought the whole point of the song was to say that sexism is as bad as racism, and that women have been treated as deplorably as have people of color around the world and throughout history. The word is being used not as a pejorative, but to make a point. To me, it's stupid to censor it.

Am I being too sensitive?

[Mojambo]

1. Context is king.

Unfortunately overly PC dipshits TOTALLY don't get context so the word has to be censored in every context to protect their feeble little minds.

[eShirl]

2. I'll bet they've had a policy in place regarding that word, for years

[orpupilofnature57]

3. I know what you ,as well as knowing what John meant ,language liability

is a byproduct of MSM.

[ZombieHorde]

4. Could be just a blanket policy of VH1 to censor that particular pair of consecutive syllables.

the whole point of the song was to say that sexism is as bad as racism, and that women have been treated as deplorably as have people of color

Some people are deeply offended when they encounter certain types of civil rights comparisons.

Am I being too sensitive?

I don't think so, but I don't think any word should be censored on TV.

[PSzymeczek]

6. Even when it's on their channel up in the triple digits,

I guess.

[Berry Cool]

14. I understand the offense, and I myself don't like to stage contests as to who has suffered most,

civil rightswise, but I honestly don't think Lennon came up with such a bad comparison there.

[ejpoeta]

5. well, i've heard they censored it in the movie ROOTS!! lets take it out of huckleberry finn too...

i mean, I don't know about a john lennon song, but there are instances where they need to keep that word there.... it is part of the lexicon of the time period that is being exposed in these two vehicles. They do go crazy with the bleeping out of words... I find it funny when they will bleep out god in god damnit but keep in bitch, tits, pussy... and other words... but as long as they don't say god.

[pipi_k]

7. And let's not forget

you can say "ass"

and you can say "hole"

but you can't say "asshole"


What always makes me laugh is when they bleep out the word but you can clearly SEE what the word is by watching the person's mouth.

duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh why the hell do they bother?

:+

[ejpoeta]

15. what about when they CHANGE the word...

like for shit, they'll say 'spit' or something. i don't get it, frankly. who decides what is and isn't obscene?? that's why i always loved carlin's 7 words you can't say on tv.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

8. last week on TVLand, when they showed M*A*S*H

they edited out the Spear in Spearchucker.

[Mojambo]

9. Are you kidding me?

Political correctness gone mad!

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

10. no joke.

"why do they call you Bleepchucker?"

[AngryOldDem]

17. Context means nothing. PC is king.

Was this the movie? I don't recall offhand if that character was translated to the series. (I think there was a recurring African-American character in the first season, but he kind of disappeared afterward.)

[marshall]

11. Do they also censor the same word in gangsta rap?

If so, some of the most popular songs would have an awful lot of bleeping going on.

[nemo137]

13. They do on the radio, not sure about VH1

[Freddie Stubbs]

20. I don't think that VH1 plays music videos anymore

[enuegii]

12. I was leafing though the TV listings a few years ago

(2006, I think) and noticed that The Family Channel was showing "Blazing Saddles" at a convenient time, so I figured well, this might be interesting and tuned in.
As I guessed, they cut out anything that could even remotely considered to be "swear words", or "offensive language", including "God" and even that most innocuous of the naughty words, "Hell".
What they did not cut out, though, were the words "nigger" and "faggot", which, if you've seen the movie, are repeated several times and could not have been just overlooked.
Which speaks volumes about the sensibilities of the Family Channel crowd, I suppose.

[AngryOldDem]

16. If they do that then they have no business running the concert footage

You take it as it is, or leave it.

[eShirl]

19. I agree. n/t

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

18. Did he do "Working Class Hero?"

I know there are a few words in there they might want to censor.