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word game (PG 13)

say one word for example
im
then some one else says another word to make the sentence
on
crack
and
cocaine
Excuse this potential derailment (though I believe the post above already accomplished that), but isn't PG-13 allowed one use of the 'F-bomb' as long as it isn't in reference to intercourse? I'm not so sure this thread is Lichess friendly. My point of reference is the list of words used to automatically reject account names. [Warning: Profane Language] github.com/ornicar/lila/blob/master/modules/common/src/main/LameName.scala
Ahem.
The "F-Bomb" restriction on PG-13 films actually has to do more with the context than with the volume of uses. If it is being used as an interjection or other non-sexual context, there is no set limit to the amount of times it can be used in a PG-13 movie (I think it has even been used in PG movies, such as Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid-- although that example used a homophonic acronym, not the actual f-word).
An example of a PG13 film that utilizes more than 1 instance of the word in question would be Million Dollar Baby (5 usages, if I recall correctly). While this pales in comparison to many R-rated films (I believe that Usual Suspects had 87 'f-bombs', although it has been years since I have watched it), it shows that volume alone does not determine the films rating.
Sorry. I'm a major film buff with too much time on my hands.
Interesting. I only knew the rule about it referring to intercourse. I suppose a lot of it will also have to do with the particular reviewers as well. I looked at the guidelines and saw this " A motion picture’s single use of one of the harsher sexually-derived words, though only as an expletive, initially requires at least a PG-13 rating. More than one such expletive requires an R rating, as must even one of those words used in a sexual context. The Rating Board nevertheless may rate such a motion picture PG-13 if, based on a special vote by a two-thirds majority, the Raters feel that most American parents would believe that a PG-13 rating is appropriate because of the context or manner in which the words are used or because the use of those words in the motion picture is inconspicuous." So you're absolutely right. Didn't they make sure to only drop 399 'F-bombs' in the South Park movie because they believed that 400 would be the threshold to get an NC-17 rating? Whether that was ever a guideline or not is beyond me, but it's funny that they would do such a thing. I also remember before the PG-13 rating even existed, several PG-rated films used several expletives and G-rated films could get away with a lot more in terms of violence (IE Planet of the Apes originally had a G rating). Then when PG-13 was introduced there was a real separation where G was considered 'for kids' rather than 'general audiences'. Thanks for the lesson. @clousems
Name the first and only movie that won an academy award for best picture, that was rated "X" :]
#8: Midnight Cowboy.
#7: The rating system gets really funky when you look at older films. For instance, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was only a PG

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