Informative Essay: Offensive Language In TV

Offensive Language in Television Offensive language has been the surrounding factor in finding subjects to base many television shows with. Many television shows use offensive language to draw in their viewers and leave them with excitement, through the words they use. The various television shows that will be mentioned in this paper have used offensive language as their main topic. Many of the shows are known for the offensive language they use to spotlight various races and stereotypes on many individuals. The television shows all offend a certain group of people, many of the words used may not seem that they would have an offensive meaning to them, however in the TV shows they disguise the offensive meaning of the word. Information can be found in Television in American Society Reference Library book on American television. (McNeill) MTV has recently produced a reality TV show called “Jersey Shore” this show has reported high ratings to a young viewing audience. The television show is a reality series about a group of individuals who live in a home on the Jersey Shore. The individuals on “Jersey Shore” have created their own language to refer to other individuals in a sort of code word form. This show is particularly watched by a younger group
Katie Couric is a Female news reporter who is known for her famous career achievements in this field. In one episode they have a contest to see who can have the biggest Couric. Couric in the show is a weight on how much feces you can produce in one sitting. This is tremendously offensive to Katie Couric, because they are referring to her as a “pile of crap.” This word only has a meaning like this on the show South Park, if you say this word anywhere else you will think of Katie Couric the famous news reporter. The word is used in more than just one episode of South Park and is continuously used to refer to Katie