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Corrie & Swearing
What the hell is it with Corrie and swearing these past couple of weeks?! Frankie called Danny a b*stard when she discovered his affair with Leanne, and Carol has called him the same thing twice (once when she was talking about hiom to Frankie, and secondly tonight to his face). Is this a new turn-a-round for soaps? The only time I can ever recall swearing was when Roy Evans called his son, Nathan, a b*stard after he realised the truth about him stealing £5000 (and hardcore swearing on Brookside when it went late night, but I will exclude that).
Can anyone else remember when somebody has swore? Leon. |
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Originally Posted by Leon Bilson
What the hell is it with Corrie and swearing these past couple of weeks?! Frankie called Danny a b*stard when she discovered his affair with Leanne, and Carol has called him the same thing twice (once when she was talking about hiom to Frankie, and secondly tonight to his face). Is this a new turn-a-round for soaps? The only time I can ever recall swearing was when Roy Evans called his son, Nathan, a b*stard after he realised the truth about him stealing £5000 (and hardcore swearing on Brookside when it went late night, but I will exclude that).
Can anyone else remember when somebody has swore? Leon. |
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she said bastard twice! www.ofcom.co.uk
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she said bastard twice! www.ofcom.co.uk
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With them saying it twice loads of people will be picking up the fone so Corries gonna get a massive fine
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I can remember watching an afternoon programme about William the Conqueror who was also called William the Bastard. During the programme he was refered to as William the Bastard !!!!
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The word bastard has been used on Corrie for years, not often but it has been used when the storyline needs it. Rita Fairclough called Alan a bastard in 1989!
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todd used it as well recently didn't he? To Jason when he found him with Sarah?
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Oh for goodness' sake... this is a television drama. A woman has just found out that her ex-husband has been sleeping with her son's fiancee; what do you expect her to say? "Ooh, you little tyke!"?
I'm not saying this is all abad thing by the way, just that swearing is rarely heard in soaps. Only bastard is said, NEVER the s or the f word. |
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To be honest....Don't you think that it's unrealistic to NOT have any swearing?! Soaps are meant to reflect real life aren't they! Try to think about the last time you had a row and didn't swear....?! |
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swearing in Deadwood >>>> swearing in Corrie.
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The swearing - if you can call it that - doesn't bother me. It's justified by the current major storyline and there are far worse things in life, and kids hear much worse language from their mates at school. Just get over it!
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Kathy Beale called Wilmot-Brown a bastard in EastEnders
Mandy Jordache referred to her husband Trevor to one to his sister "I killed that bastard because he deserved it" |
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Its reality!! if you found out ya dad had been doing anyone ya hardly likely to say oy monkey thats not on!!!
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I believe swearing in context is ok, so william the bastard would be ok, calling a dog a bitch, but i dont think its appropriate for corie to use it language so much. Leave that to the likes of 5 and channel four.
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I'd much rather hear swearing on Corrie than the constant "flipping" this and "flipping" that, that Steve seems to use every 2 mins. I live in Salford where the fictitious Corrie is meant to be set and I never say "fliiping" except on shrove Tuesday when I flip a pancake (tossing a pancake can often be mistrude
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Originally Posted by billfan19
To be honest....Don't you think that it's unrealistic to NOT have any swearing?! Soaps are meant to reflect real life aren't they! Try to think about the last time you had a row and didn't swear....?!
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I'm not complaining or saying it's unrealistic, but this is pre-watershed and I'm surprised, that's all. I don't think we'd ever hear a f*ck or a sh*t though do you?
Still a good thing that mild swearing (well actually, I think it's just a vulgar word, not even swearing) is being portrayed. |
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Originally Posted by Coronation St
The word bastard has been used on Corrie for years, not often but it has been used when the storyline needs it. Rita Fairclough called Alan a bastard in 1989!
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Originally Posted by gymboy
Oh for goodness' sake... this is a television drama. A woman has just found out that her ex-husband has been sleeping with her son's fiancee; what do you expect her to say? "Ooh, you little tyke!"?
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Originally Posted by Leon Bilson
I don't think we'd ever hear a f*ck or a sh*t though do you?
On a serious note, I can't see anything wrong with a bit of colourful language in the right place. People are far too sensitive about the slightest thing these days. And if anyone is worried because their children might hear language that they shouldn't, then maybe they need to think again about the sort of programme they allow them to watch. Just because a programme is pre-watershed it doesn't necessarily mean that it has a U rating. |
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I agree Den.
I didn't even notice Carol said it.
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Originally Posted by DenWatts
I don't think I'd want to.
On a serious note, I can't see anything wrong with a bit of colourful language in the right place. People are far too sensitive about the slightest thing these days. And if anyone is worried because their children might hear language that they shouldn't, then maybe they need to think again about the sort of programme they allow them to watch. Just because a programme is pre-watershed it doesn't necessarily mean that it has a U rating. They quite prepared to let them watch affairs, murder, under-age sex etc but out come the compliant letters over the use of a mild swear word, when kids themselves use far worse language in the playground or the park. Some people really need to get a sense of perspective. |
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Totally agree - why are people so bothered about the odd bit of swearing?? Blimey - 13 year olds are having kids these days.... I think the odd use of a swear word was quite amusing
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Its a formulation of sounds!!! What does it really matter??
As said, your kids aren't so innocent, they'll have heard far worse in the playground! Shock horror, they may have even tried a cigarette! |
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To be honest....Don't you think that it's unrealistic to NOT have any swearing?! Soaps are meant to reflect real life aren't they! Try to think about the last time you had a row and didn't swear....?!