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5->''"I will no longer be allowed to cuss! Instead I will have to use 'television' curse words. That's right, you '''''motorscooters'''''! Now don't give me any of your '''''bullfreak'''''! This is some serious '''''stuff''''' right now! And if you think I'm some kind of sellout as-'''airhead''' for changing my format, then you... you can go '''''pluck yourself'''''!"''
6-->-- '''[[WebVideo/TheAngryJoeShow Angry Joe]]''', ''[[https://youtu.be/Q_NISt5tJOg?t=72 Disney Buys AngryJoeShow!]]''
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8In some family-oriented works, instead of using [[UnusualEuphemism completely made-up swear words]], real but relatively mild curses such as "hell"[[note]] Most people disagree on this particular word even being an obscenity at all. [[/note]] and "damn" will get promoted to the top of the swearing ladder. To make up for the situation, they may use a {{Bowdleris|e}}ation of it.
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10Contrary to popular belief, the words "damn" and "hell" are permissible in a G-rated film. For example, the 1971 movie ''Film/{{Airport}}'' had both ("Where the hell are you?" and "You've always got some damn excuse!") and it still received a G rating, though movie-rating standards have changed since then. ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968'' received a G rating, despite famous lines like "You damn, dirty apes" and "Goddamn you all to hell!" Even some G-rated animated features, such as ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNIMH'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'', have included mild swear words. It's worth noting, however, that "hell" can refer to [[{{Hell}} the place]] and "damn" can mean to condemn to said place, and thus aren't swear words when used in that manner even if such concepts are a little heavy for children. "Bitch" (the official term for a female dog, from which the derogatory use is derived) and "ass" (an alternate name for a donkey) almost never get such passes, unless it is made explicit and obvious that the non-swear meaning is intended.
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12While "damn" is normally permissible, "goddamn" is considered blasphemous in many Christian sects and so might be seen as being on par with "fuck", if not ''worse'', resulting in ''literal'' examples of BleepDammit. (This is particularly true in the US.) So, for instance, the ''Film/{{MASH}}'' movie when shown on television has had Sergeant Gorman's catchphrase, "Goddamn Army", {{bowdlerise}}d to "Damn Army".
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14Some words are considered acceptable in some cultures but not in others, and this may appear in G- or PG-rated contexts in one place, but generate complaint in others. For example, in the UK the word "bloody" is considered to be quite a strong swear word when used as an epithet; elsewhere it's not an issue. Also in the UK, the word "ass" is rarely used; instead, the word "arse" is used, and it's regarded as a mild swear. In North America, "arse" is sometimes considered a non-offensive variant of "ass" in the same context as using "heck" instead of "hell," though it depends upon the person.
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16The use of "[[Myth/ClassicalMythology Hades]]" as a substitute for "{{hell}}" is theologically correct in the proper context, but is often misused for ''any ''context in which "hell" would work. Using [[EverybodyHatesHades Hades for Satan]] is never correct, though. See TheUnderworld article for other terms that may be substituted in this manner in works based on other theological settings.
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18The kid-friendly variant of {{Bowdlerise}}. A favorite tool of the {{Badbutt}}, aka a G-rated badass. Another character type known for this is the MinnesotaNice. If the setting forces everyone to swear like this, you are looking at a MagicalProfanityFilter.
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20Compare CountryMatters, which is where a medium takes great lengths to avoid not general cuss words, but one word in particular which is seen as immensely offensive and explicit.
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22Contrast ClusterFBomb which is the exact opposite. See also BigStupidDoodooHead, CurseOfTheAncients, MondegreenGag, NeverSayDie, TWordEuphemism, UnusualEuphemism, WitchWithACapitalB, and the ''Website/{{Wikipedia}}'' [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minced_oath article on minced oaths.]]
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24!!This trope is about moments where swearing is deliberately censored or a replacement to a real-life swear word is used. The example subpages and folders below are not to list moments where you personally think that swearing would have looked cool, or for moments where you believe swearing would have improved a line.
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26%% Also, bear in mind that something doesn't need swearing to be dramatic, nor does not swearing make something undramatic. In most cases, they are used for emphasis. Some characters simply ''do not'' swear and have their clean tongue as a personality trait. Please also note that a character not swearing in a casual undramatic conversation does ''not'' count as this trope, unless said characters are characters who sound naturally off when censoring their swearing. Saying "heck" and "darn" and "blast" to casual everyday things, such as casually asking "what the heck is the time?", do not count as examples. This is for times when a character (who is not established to not swear at all) is in a situation in which you would expect someone to let out a cuss, even if they're typically clean-tongued in their normal conversations.
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28!!Gosh darn example subpages:
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30[[index]]
31* GoshDangIt/ComicBooks
32* GoshDangIt/FanWorks
33* [[GoshDangIt/AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]]
34* [[GoshDangIt/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
35* GoshDangIt/{{Literature}}
36* GoshDangIt/LiveActionTV
37* GoshDangIt/{{Music}}
38* GoshDangIt/VideoGames
39* GoshDangIt/{{Webcomics}}
40* GoshDangIt/WebOriginal
41* GoshDangIt/WesternAnimation
42* GoshDangIt/OtherMedia
43* GoshDangIt/RealLife
44[[/index]]
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