Had a deep thought today and I thought I would share it...

It seems that over the past few years the 'bleep' has became a very common thing on TV, especially on shows like Jerry Springer and of late...The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The 'bleep' is designed to cover up the swear word that was actually spoken and to help censor people from the material. However, is the 'bleep' really necessary and/or effective?

My point is that if the 'bleep' is used as frequently as it is these days and it seems that it keeps getting worse, than isn't the 'bleep' acting just like a swear word. I am sure that most people are aware of Jimmy Kimmel's Unnecessary Censorship moments where they 'bleep' over material that doesn't contain swearing just to show how easy it is to insert a 'bleep' where an adjective might be and it suddenly changes the whole thing, it becomes funny.

So has the 'bleep' become a swear word in and of itself???? Would it be better to just play what they actually say rather than 'bleep' it out? Let's face it, kids are going to find out one day or another anyway and in their mind they are already "filling-in-the-blanks" anyway.