->'''WARNING:''' The following program is a realish documentary, and may contain language which is vulgar, offensive, or grammatically awkward. Such language has been censored whenever possible, but for the sake of higher ratings, we may have let a few gratuitous and especially titillating instances slide.\\
-- The opening of the "[[SomethingCompletelyDifferent American Dicks]]" episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Duckman}}''

->'''WARNING:''' This comic occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humor (which may be unsuitable for adults), and advanced mathematics (which may be unsuitable for liberal-arts majors).\\
-- Disclaimer from the webcomic ''Webcomic/{{Xkcd}}''

Interesting tropes about [[spoiler:[[ThisTropeIsBleep blank]]]]ing out things not meant for corrupting sensitive eyes or ears. This index is not about the [[Administrivia.TheContentPolicyAndThe5PCircuit Content Policy]] of Wiki/TVTropes itself.

Compare TheseTropesShouldWatchTheirLanguage.
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[[index]]
Perps responsible:
* GosKino
* MediaWatchdog
* MoralGuardians
* Creator/FourKidsEntertainment

General discussion:
* CensorshipBureau
** UsefulNotes/TheComicsCode
** UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode
* MediaClassifications
* RadarSystems

Visual cover-up techniques:
* BarbieDollAnatomy
* CensorBox (can immediately become a [[GagCensor gag censor]] if PlayedForLaughs)
* CensorShadow
* CensorSteam (also a Bathing Trope)
* CensorSuds (also a Bathing Trope)
* CoverInnocentEyesAndEars
* DigitalBikini (sometimes used in conjunction with a ShowerScene, BathtubScene, or a HotSpringsEpisode of an anime that has been [[{{Bowdlerization}} edited]] when aired in America)
* {{Gag Censor}}s
* GodivaHair
* HitFlash
* LensFlareCensor
* MagicPants
* MagicSkirt
* ModestyBedsheet
* ModestyTowel (also a Bathing Trope)
* {{Pixellation}}
* SceneryCensor
* SpeechBubbleCensoring
* StopMotionLighting

Tropes about censorship:
* AdjustableCensorship
* AndSomeOtherStuff
* BlackBlood
* BlackScreenOfDeath
* BleepDammit
* BloodlessCarnage
* BookBurning
* {{Bowdlerise}}: Has some elements in common with:
** EditedForSyndication: Sometimes used to remove content (as seen with a lot of cable shows that have been syndicated to free TV, like ''Daria'', ''Sex and the City'', ''The Sopranos'', and ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia''), but mostly used to shave off any scenes that run too long (as seen with ''The Simpsons'' primetime reruns) or -- in the case of the ''SaturdayNightLive'' 60-minute reruns that used to air on ComedyCentral and E!, but now air on NBC, VH-1, and VH-1 Classic -- to cut out material considered too boring or not funny.
** TooSoon (Bowdlerization due to [[FunnyAneurysmMoment Funny Aneurysm]] or HarsherInHindsight moments of the "life imitates art" variety)
** MissingEpisode and BannedEpisode: when a TV show episode has to be pulled due to censorship (including anything considered "TooSoon" on the heels of a tragedy) or ligitation issues, though MissingEpisode also includes episodes that never aired due to ExecutiveMeddling (read: the show got canceled and the powers that be decide not to air any remaining episodes -- or at least wait until the inevitable request for a DVD release), the episode being [[OldShame so bad that no one wants to see it]], and/or a writers' strike.
*** BannedInChina: Also has elements in common with MissingEpisode and BannedEpisode, as some international versions of American TV shows have been banned due to ValuesDissonance or a recent tragedy.
* ButNotTooEvil
* CensoredTitle
* CensorshipBySpelling (can also be used as a ComedyTrope if what's being spelled is an InformedObscenity or if the person can't spell or comprehend what's being spelled)
* ClumsyCopyrightCensorship (often used when TV shows or movies are rerun or put on DVD and legal or licensing issues prevent a lot of songs or ProductPlacement from being shown uncensored [cf. ''Daria'' when it rerun on The-N and Logo and when it finally came to DVD])
* ClusterBleepBomb
* ContentWarnings: Mostly played straight; mostly PlayedForLaughs, depending on context
* CountryMatters
* CulturePolice (used in fictional works -- both comedic and dramatic -- to show or satirize what can happen when [[PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad being politically correct gets out of hand]])
* CurseCutShort (can used as a ComedyTrope)
* DefyingTheCensors: Sometimes you have to stand up to those who would silence you, but when that doesn't work, there's always these...
** GettingCrapPastTheRadar: DefyingTheCensors on an underhanded level (leads to CrossesTheLineTwice or RefugeInAudacity if done with explicit content or if done in excess).
** CensorDecoy: Invoking GettingCrapPastTheRadar by playing into the censors' fears of finding explicit material in implicit content with a simple bait and switch.
** DubText: Another form of GettingCrapPastTheRadar (particularly in American-dubbed anime series), whether done due to incompetence, [[AccidentalInnuendo ignorance of suggestive dialogue]], or [[RefugeInAudacity to blatantly thumb their noses at censorship by being underhandedly obscene]].
* DiscretionShot: Comes in [[SexyDiscretionShot sexy]], [[VomitDiscretionShot vomit]], and [[GoryDiscretionShot gory]]
* DroppedAbridgedOnIt
* FamilyFriendlyFirearms (used in a majority of American-edited anime and kids' shows)
* FingerOnLips (used mostly in music videos and music performances)
* FrothyMugsOfWater (used ''a lot'' in American-edited anime for kids)
* FunWithAutocensors (mostly seen on Internet forums)
* GetBackInTheCloset
* HideYourLesbians
* InformedObscenity
* LiveButDelayed
* NarrativeProfanityFilter (mostly used in written media, but can also be used on television shows if a narrator is used)
* NeverSayDie (used a lot in American-edited anime and a lot of kids' action shows in the 1970s to the 1990s. These days, a lot of action cartoons in America are trying to be grittier and more realistic by mentioning death [or heavily implying it])
* NippleAndDimed
* NobodyCanDie
* NoSmoking (seen in American-edited anime series and a lot of recent edits to old TV shows and cartoons that allowed cigarettes to be smoked or seen -- unless it's a VerySpecialEpisode about the dangers of tobacco use)
* NoSwastikas
* PardonMyKlingon
* PrecisionFStrike
* ProductDisplacement
* RelaxOVision
* ScunthorpeProblem and TheProblemWithPenIsland (mostly seen on Internet forums)
* SevenDirtyWords
* SleepingSingle (also a ComedyTrope used in conjunction with ExiledToTheCouch or if a work parodies the allegedly "squeaky clean" 1950s sitcoms in which married couples were shown sleeping in separate beds due to TV rules at the time that didn't allow couples in the same bed together)
* SoundEffectBleep (can be used as a ComedyTrope if done in excess or if what's being bleeped isn't offensive at all)
* SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion (can be a ComedyTrope or used for non-censorship reasons, such as trying to avoid a lame and predictable rhyme scheme -- i.e., subverting the old "Roses are red, Violets are blue" poem)
* SymbolSwearing (used primarily in American comic book stories or literature)
* [[TWordEuphemism T-Word Euphemism]]
* ThinkOfTheCensors: When characters in a fictional work know or realize that their words and/or actions are subject to being censored if actually said or done. Also a form of BreakingTheFourthWall.
* ThinkOfTheChildren: The call to arms for many a MoralGuardian or MediaWatchdog group.
* ThisTropeIsBleep (can also be used as a ComedyTrope if done in excess or if what's being bleeped isn't offensive at all)
* ThongOfShielding
* UnacceptableTargets
* WitchWithACapitalB
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