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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As much as I mostly love Roy Kent I cannot get used to or approve of his bad language around his niece and the only consequence is "Oh, you owe me another pound Uncle Roy!" and he growls "Bill me."

Is it just me or does anybody else find this offensive?  I was especially offended when she seemed to understand the "humor" in Jamie changing the E to a U in KENT on the back of the kit he got for Roy on Uncle Day.[/quote]

I don't think this is the show for you.[/quote]

To be clear also, I do not object to the F word, I use it probably too often myself.  I do, however, object to normalizing it's use in front of children in real life or in the media.  They may hear it from their friends or inadvertently but if as an adult you cavalierly use it in front of young kids that's pretty trashy.  A young girl knowing the C word and not thinking much of it takes trashy to another level.  [/quote]

People in the UK are less delicate/puritanical about swearing, and the C-word is used pretty cavalierly over there in a way it is never used in the US.

On the show, Ted never swears and definitely not in front of kids - he's American and he has above-average levels of self-awareness and sensitivity to others. But the other characters swear more and might swear in front of children at times (though notably, Roy's efforts to NOT swear in front of his niece are an entire plot point on the show over multiple seasons). It should surprise no one to discover that professional athletes might swear more than the average person and might struggle to "clean up" their language in certain settings because they are used to being in a bubble where kids aren't around and people are pretty free with their language.

So to describe all that as "normalizing swearing in front of young children" is to not pay attention to the show you are watching and the things it is telling you about its characters and setting. [/quote]

I think it's normalizing swearing in front of young children despite the possibility that the situation is different in the UK because I suspect many American children are watching it.

I also don't see Roy trying not to swear, I see him as continuing to swear even though his niece doesn't like it although I will admit his sister doesn't seem to care.

I appreciate the fact that Ted never swears in front of any kids.

Even though this aspect of the show bothers me, much as some of Nate's storyline seems to bother many here, it doesn't really affect my enjoyment of the show much.[/quote]

Ted Lasso is not a show for children. Teens, sure. But they’ve heard the f word before. But it you are upset that Roy swore in front of a child because an 8 year old might watch the show, the problem there is letting an 8 year old watch a show about pretty adult subjects.

Just because it’s a comedy and people are nice on it doesn’t mean it’s family programming.[/quote]

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