Censorship by Language
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Similar to Censorship by Spelling, this kind of trope has often been used by one character to another whenever a third party is in the room except in a language the third party doesn’t know. This is often done by parents if their child doesn’t understand a foreign language, though young children tend to learn a different language as they grow. This is often also Played for Laughs but there are some Truth in Television. Sign Language is sometimes used in the effect someone doesn’t understand it, unless of course someone either deaf or happens to be a translator notices this.
Not to be confused with Newspeak, which makes use of Language Equals Thought to mold peoples thoughts.
Examples of Censorship by Language include:
Advert
- This Geico Advert has a couple attempting to take a picture of Maxwell Pig by trying to speak in Pig Latin, which Maxwell quickly understood since he’s a pig.
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