The word 'nipple' is bleeped and breast becomes chest – because we must not acknowledge anatomical realities. And here is another: the word ‘ass’ is often bleeped; hilariously, even when it is supposed to mean donkey, and not one's read end! Words such as orgasm are often bleeped and sex sometimes becomes ‘gender’. Apparently, people do not get ‘horny’ they are, rather quaintly, ‘in passion’.
Bizarrely, even the word bra is bleeped, panties become shorts or pants – I’m puzzled… are we not supposed to wear these things, or are we supposed to be ashamed of donning underwear? Bodily functions such as peeing are unseemly too – the word pee has been known to be bleeped. The word that most Indian school kids use and parents don’t even bat an eyelid - shit also awful enough to mute!
This zeal for censorship means that shows such as Game of Thrones are actually of reduced duration when shown on Indian TV. The cutting out of sex scenes means that continuity and story narration are seriously impacted at times. Even late night shows are not spared the snip of the censor – the public is not deemed mature enough to handle adult content even if proper warnings/certifications and age appropriateness are made known beforehand.
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