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If you have ever seen a reality show which features acclaimed chef Gordon Ramsay, you know that his language is very colorful. He often tells his contestants to “*&$# off” as they leave him. He also curses while slamming inadequately prepared dishes to the floor. The foul language he uses is just part of his appeal.

Now the Australian Senate has carried out an inquiry into his swearing on television, urging Nine Network to develop better the way to warn viewer’s of the language that will be used in the show. The Senate also said Nine Network should upgrade the way they deal with viewer complaints to his shows “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares.”

I guess to fully understand the concern of the Senate, you need to know that in many of the country’s in which “Hell’s Kitchen” or “Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares” air, the show is uncensored. While the U.S. bleeps Gordon’s colorful language, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands, Ireland, Mexico, the U.K., and Brazil all air the profanities. What seems to have prompted the Senate’s concern was a recent episode in which Chef Ramsay used a four-letter word more than 80 times within the forty-minute show.

Chef Ramsay has said that despite the Australia Senate’s concern, he has no plans to change his outspoken style. He said, “I want to run a proper kitchen with a pair of bollocks, not stand there and wish everybody a merry Christmas and pat them on the back every time they do a good job. It’s high pressure, high energy and more importantly, real. That’s how we keep it each and every day.”

By the way, in case you are wondering, both of Chef Ramsay’s shows are highly rated in Australia, so someone must be loving it!

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