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B******s ruled OK
Lonnytunes - Winter Is Here Started conversation Apr 2, 2001
Another "b" word may be sneaking into acceptable speech.
It seems B*****ks has followed Bxxxxr to become an acceptable word on New Zealand radio and television.
The Advertising Standards Complaints Board has declined a complaint from a parent who was upset at the expression being used in a TV advertisement at quarter to six at night.
The board says b*****ks is defined as an exclamation of annoyance of disbelief, and replaces the words nonsense or rubbish
It notes just 19 per cent of a thousand people surveyed, found the word either fairly or totally unacceptable.
The advertisement at the centre of the complaint went to air for several months on TV3.
It was a promotion for radio station Channel Z.
Two of the announcers were referred to as "talking a lot of b******s".
B******s ruled OK
Lonnytunes - Winter Is Here Posted Apr 2, 2001
Oh dear. B*****ks survived but look what happened to my old friend Buggar.
It seems B*****ks has followed Bxxxxr to become an acceptable word on New Zealand radio and television.
Buggar was used as an exclamation mark in a NZ TV advertisement that won the top prize at an international advertising award ceremony last year. The prize-winning ad has been broadcast all around the world with few, if any, problems.
It's moderation madness
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