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Title: The f Word
Post by: loulou on February 01, 2009, 12:27:30 pm
The heat’s on Gordon Ramsay after he used the F-word a record 132 times.

His two-hour show Ramsay’s Great British Nightmare was peppered with the obscenity.


He screamed at staff in two failing restaurants, who hit back with 50 F-words of their own.


I watched this programme and every other word was f.  I know someone who uses the f word almost as much as Gordon and when i comment on it they claim not to realise they are doing it.
Title: Re: The f Word
Post by: oldspice on February 01, 2009, 12:33:39 pm
It is very unprofessional for Gordon Ramsey to use that word as part of his everyday working life. Additionally, as he is being broadcast to the nation and many young people are becoming interested in cooking, he should try to control himself. It is an unacceptable dumbing down of standards to allow such a word to be used freely in public. Alternative adjectives should be explored. Perhaps if the BBc fined him for every swear word he used, so that his payment was drastically reduced, he might start trying a bit harder.
Title: Re: The f Word
Post by: bounty hunter on February 01, 2009, 12:48:34 pm
I don't like to hear the F word used.  I think chefs do use it a lot because kitchens are such high pressure environments and tempers easily become frayed. 

I don't use the F word much myself.  I think it's appropriate in certain circumstances and that tends to be in the bedroom.  In this context it's like to be used as a noun or a verb and not an adjective. 

I hate to hear people talk with F'ing this and F'ing that littered throughout their speech.  It's ignorant, slovenly speech and is hard on the ears. 

It seems that the F word has now almost become acceptable on TV, while the C word remains relatively taboo.  I am not offended by swearing.
Title: Re: The f Word
Post by: netbuddy on February 01, 2009, 01:36:53 pm
Actually, the word F**k is not a a swear word. If you research it you will find several possible routes for this word.

Plenty of people argue over it and how it actually became an offensive word, anybodys guess.
Title: Re: The f Word
Post by: loulou on February 01, 2009, 01:57:18 pm
My mam likes Gordon but won't watch his shows because she finds his swearing is not necessary. I think a lot of people will switch off.
Title: Re: The f Word
Post by: bounty hunter on February 01, 2009, 04:17:53 pm
Actually, the word F**k is not a a swear word. If you research it you will find several possible routes for this word.

Plenty of people argue over it and how it actually became an offensive word, anybodys guess.

Cock-a-doodle-do! what are you talking about?!  Of course it's a swear word.
Title: Re: The f Word
Post by: loulou on February 01, 2009, 04:54:09 pm
He should just say fudge
Title: Re: The f Word
Post by: bounty hunter on February 01, 2009, 05:06:50 pm
hehee fudge would be a good random funny word
Title: Re: The f Word
Post by: loulou on February 01, 2009, 07:29:11 pm
that was my next word.
Title: Re: The f Word
Post by: netbuddy on February 01, 2009, 08:19:17 pm
Actually, the word F**k is not a a swear word. If you research it you will find several possible routes for this word.

Plenty of people argue over it and how it actually became an offensive word, anybodys guess.


Cock-a-doodle-do! what are you talking about?!  Of course it's a swear word.


http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/fuck.asp : Is one of many sites, this "Snopes" is a known site for being good reliable source of information.

Its a question of filtering through the crap sites that get pulled up with the results your looking for.
Title: Re: The f Word
Post by: drterror666 on February 02, 2009, 12:26:17 pm
Who's Gordon Ramsey?  Was he in Neighbours?  :D
Title: Re: The f Word
Post by: smurfboy on February 02, 2009, 01:27:54 pm
Perhaps if the BBC fined him for every swear word he used, so that his payment was drastically reduced, he might start trying a bit harder.

i think it would be grossly unfair if he were fined by the BBC. The programme was on Channel 4 ;0)
Title: Re: The f Word
Post by: oldspice on February 02, 2009, 05:16:45 pm
Whoops! Silly me! I never watch cookery programmes. To me it's like watching someone do their housework.

Title: Re: The f Word
Post by: uncle_ank on February 11, 2009, 06:10:32 pm
I agree the F word is used way to much. I guess some industry promotes TV-profiles to use the word