https://marco.org/2008/05/14/from-triciaward-a-news-anchor-said-what-the
From triciaward: A news anchor said “[What] the fuck are you doing?” when she thought she was off the air.
The two-page New York Times story goes into great detail:
she used a word seldom heard on the noncable air, and then only by accident — a word that is not publishable in the newspaper.
the outburst
the word Ms. Simmons used
Ms. Simmons says, basically, What are you doing? But her question had two extra words.
“I said a word that many people find offensive.”
Ms. Simmons’ eyebrow-raising word-bomb
“minor errors like that”
Come on.
She said “fuck”. It’s a word, it has many effective uses, and it’s a part of the everyday vocabulary of many people. It’s probably safe to assume that at least half of the TV network’s staff, and half of their viewers, say “fuck” at least a few times per week.
Some people were offended. Oh well. People get offended too easily, and they self-righteously think that anything offensive to them should be illegal.
Nobody died. There were no injuries. Just like when everyone saw Janet Jackson’s nipple. America’s innocent children weren’t damaged. Nothing happened.
We’re in a war that has killed thousands of U.S. soldiers and an estimated 90,000 civilians — so far. And horrendous natural disasters have just killed many thousands of people this week.
The world is infested with war, injustice, corruption, hunger, and disease, yet our press and lawmakers are busy placating a small minority of people who get very angry when someone says “fuck”?
Get over it. We have better ways to spend our time and energy. If you don’t, start looking.