"the following feature presentation contains extreme coarse language"

although citytv gives us this warning, there is still one term that is bleeped. while it is acceptable to say "fucker" or "fuck your mother", citytv feels that "motherfucker" requires bleeping.

then again, this may be a crtc issue.

perhaps someone at the corporate mothership could tell us why.

update: i wrote a nicely worded letter to chum, going as far as to bleep the potentially offensive words. no reply as of 04/22/04. don't think there's going to be one.

update #2: trying a different address, and noting that i was going to write an article on the subject for canadian content, i received a quick reply. city tv program manager debbie millette was very nice to deal with. when i requested where i could find literature regarding profanity and broadcasting she pointed me to the canadian broadcast standards council.

clause 10, which relates to this issue, is vague. i've contacted the cbsc for further clarification. again, i'll keep you posted.