DISCLAIMER (teeheehee): Well I hope I don't get in trouble for this, it MAY contain bad language depending on your opinion but it's this opinion i'm asking about. (Either way closing this thread would be hippocritical with all the half naked ladies advertising dating to me :P)
This is yet another issue in the world which makes me stop and think about perspective. There has recently been complaints from england about a commercial advertising Australia as a tourist destination, i'm not sure how it went in America (maybe you could update me) but apparently in England (and a few other places i think) the add was banned. It was banned because in the add it said "so where the bloody hell are you". This was suposedly offensive and it raises the question of what really is and isn't offensive in certain places. I find that perfectly acceptable and wonder if this was a decision from censors or if the majority of English people would also be offended? Likewise i believe it was shown in America, so what were your views on it there?
I ask is that really offensive or vulgar? An example is that 'bloody hell' was used in the harry potter movies a number of times, but that was acceptable. Another example in Australia was an Add saying 'bugger'. It was a hit but after a while it had to be censored, so where are we suppose to draw a line between whats rude and what's not as the times change. I find that in Australia the culture has become fairly relaxed with swearing and the word bastard is a very common word (for a 'profanity') in everyday language. I remember 'shut up' was once upon a time unacceptable language but it's used constantly in movies now that are aimed at very young audiences.
I'm again curious how the world looks at each other and if there really is a difference between whats offensive and whats not in different countries. Whether you'll comment on that example or give one of your own is fine as all perpectives interest me.