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A comedy got an NC-17 rating for swearing

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Violence is fine, but vocabulary will get you banned. A famous 90s independent black-and-white comedy was initially slapped with the most restrictive rating possible solely because the dialogue accurately reflected how bored retail workers actually talk. It took a massive legal appeal to prove that curse words aren't inherently lethal.

A comedy got an NC-17 rating for swearing
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