Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC View Post
I saw the 1-hour Rally Sweden Review programme on TV last night. It was on at 10pm and they even cut out Evans saying 'shit' at his SS17 stage end !
I believe you are correct with what you stated in your earlier post. People who don't speak English as their first language do not perceive the strength of the used swear words. And regarding 'shit' decided to search for the word and Ofcom. Apparently they've commissioned a research 4 years ago on offensive language - https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/...e.pdf?v=326908

Page 5 has how people rated the swear words. Looking at the list, some of them left me puzzling. Like how the hell did BBC air Top Gear

Tor's posted links reference the young audience at the F1 show. I don't believe that the people following sports has actually got younger. At least I started following motorsports even younger than the kids in the first linked segment. The only difference is how much exposure people have nowadays. From the traditional media to social media. So things get a lot more amplified compared to the past but I don't believe creating a world that's been sanitized is any better than one where every other word is obscenity. In order to keep things sensible, we need gate keepers.

Also how do you monitor non-English swearing while covering live sports?

Has Gryazin ever gone on a swearing rant in Russian?