History Main / ProfanityPolice

* On Day 59 of the ''WebVideo/RatsSMP'', Krow accidentally curses loudly in front of several family-friendly streamers, [[IsThisThingStillOn mistaking its mic to be muted]]. Trying to get back into character, the Magical Squid threatens to kick Krow out of his maze (which the rats have to go through to obtain a PlotDevice) if it curses again, an option which Krow would very much prefer due to a MythologyGag.

* On both the ''WebVideo/DreamSMP'' and the ''WebVideo/{{QSMP}}'', [=BadBoyHalo=] prefers to keep his content family friendly, using the words "muffin", "muffinhead", or even "ragamuffin" [[GoshDangItToHeck as replacement for swears]] (extending to "fudge" in the QSMP), while saying "Language!" whenever his server-mates swear around him. As a result of this, on the Dream SMP, [[SirSwearsALot TommyInnit and Quackity]] often mess with him by openly cursing in front of him or getting him into swearing through chat.

* ''WebVideo/JonTron:'' In his Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop video, Jon watches one of her product demonstrations where she says the product "is the shit" with the profanity bleeped out. Jon tells Gwyneth [[HypocriticalHumor not to curse]] while a loud train passes by his house, Jon abruptly yells at the train to [[BigShutUp "Shut the]] [[PrecisionFStrike fuck up!"]]

* ''WebVideo/DreamSMP'': [=BadBoyHalo=] prefers to keep his content family friendly, [[GoshDangItToHeck using the words "muffin", "muffinhead", or even "ragamuffin" as replacement for swears]], while saying "Language!" whenever his server-mates swear around him. As a result of this, [[SirSwearsALot Tommyinnit and Quackity]] often mess with him by openly cursing in front of him or getting him into swearing through chat.
** This extends to ''WebVideo/{{QSMP}}'', where he additionally started to use "fudge" as another replacement for swears, although the profanity policing still occurs.

* In ''Literature/PleaseDontTellMyParentsImAGiantMonster'', Entropy starts complaining about a new superheroine, Pretty Bubbles, who defeated him. His mother, Starshine, cuts off his complaints [[DownplayedTrope ''just before'']] Mirabelle figured he was going to start swearing.

* In ''Literature/PleaseDontTellMyParentsImAGiantMonster'', Entropy starts complaining about a new superheroine, Pretty Bubbles, who defeated him. His mother, Starshine, cuts off his complaints ''just before'' Mirabelle figured he was going to start swearing.

* ''ComicBook/CivilWar'': Captain America makes a SuperWindowJump out of the hellicarrier. He lands over a nearby soldier in a flying unit, who gets scared by this sudden event. "Keep flying, son, and watch that potty mouth!"

** First, Tony Stark says "Shit!" after bouncing off a DeflectorShield during the fight. Captain America simply says "Language!" This leads to a RunningGag where the rest of the team tease Cap about it.
--->'''Cap:''' Yeah. That's not going away.
** Later on, when Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. show up to Sokovia in a helicarrier as BigDamnHeroes, Steve can only remark "Fury, you son of a bitch!" in amazed disbelief, to which Fury teases him with "You kiss your mother with that mouth, Cap?"

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[SkewedPriorities Is this really the right time to worry about that, Cappy?]]]]

* Mayor Shin's {{Catchphrase}} in ''Theatre/TheMusicMan'' is "Watch your phraseology!" Notably, he says this in response to his daughter's catchphrase, "Ye Gods", and again to his wife's catchphrase, "Tempus Fugit".

'''Jules:'' I said don't do that!

'''Vincent:''' Jesus Christ.
'''Jules:''' Don't blaspheme.
'''Vincent:''' Goddamnit, Jules...

** This extends to ''WebVideo/QSMP'', where he additionally started to use "fudge" as another replacement for swears, although the profanity policing still occurs.

* ''WebVideo/DreamSMP'': [=BadBoyHalo=] prefers to keep his content family friendly, [[GoshDangItToHeck using the words "muffin" or "muffinhead" as replacement for swears]], while saying "Language!" whenever his server-mates swear around him. As a result of this, [[SirSwearsALot Tommyinnit and Quackity]] often troll him by openly cursing in front of him.

* Taken to its most literal extreme in ''LightNovel/{{Shimoneta}}'' where in a dystopian future, Japan passed laws banning anything obscene. This includes all forms of swearing, pornography and lewd gestures. Even the correct medical terms for certain... “obscene” anatomies are forbidden!