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Contrary to popular belief, the words "damn" and "hell" are permissible in a G-rated film. For example, the 1971 movie ''[[Airport]]'' had both ("Where the hell are you?" and "You've always got some damn excuse!") and it still received a G rating, though movie-rating standards have changed since then. Even some G-rated animated features, such as ''[[Sleeping Beauty (Disney film)|Sleeping Beauty]]'', ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]'', and ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'', have included mild swear words. However, it is worth noting that "Hell" can refer to [[Hell|the place]] and "damn" can mean condemnation to said place, and thus are not swear words even if such concepts are a little heavy for children. "Bitch" and "ass" almost never get such passes, though "ass" is sometimes used as a joke when referring to a donkey.
Contrary to popular belief, the words "damn" and "hell" are permissible in a G-rated film. For example, the 1971 movie ''[[Airport]]'' had both ("Where the hell are you?" and "You've always got some damn excuse!") and it still received a G rating, though movie-rating standards have changed since then. Even some G-rated animated features, such as ''[[Sleeping Beauty (Disney film)|Sleeping Beauty]]'', ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]'', and ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'', have included mild swear words. However, it is worth noting that "Hell" can refer to [[Hell|the place]] and "damn" can mean condemnation to said place, and thus are not swear words even if such concepts are a little heavy for children. "Bitch" and "ass" almost never get such passes, though "ass" is sometimes used as a joke when referring to a donkey.


While "damn" is normally permissible, "goddamn" is still considered a Christian taboo, particularly in America. The ''[[MASH]]'' movie when shown on TV has had Sergeant Gorman's [[Catch Phrase]], "Goddamn Army" [[bowdlerise]]d to "Damn Army".
While "damn" is normally permissible, "goddamn" is still considered a Christian taboo, particularly in America. The ''[[M*A*S*H (film)|M*A*S*H]]'' movie when shown on TV has had Sergeant Gorman's [[Catch Phrase]], "Goddamn Army" [[bowdlerise]]d to "Damn Army".


The use of "[[Classical Mythology|Hades]]" as an old-fashioned synonym for "hell" is theologically correct, in the right context, [[You Keep Using That Word|but is commonly misused]] in any context in which "hell" would work. Using [[Everyone Hates Hades|Hades as Satan]] is never correct though. See also [[The Underworld]] for other terms that may be substituted in this manner in works based on other theological settings.
The use of "[[Classical Mythology|Hades]]" as an old-fashioned synonym for "hell" is theologically correct, in the right context, [[You Keep Using That Word|but is commonly misused]] in any context in which "hell" would work. Using [[Everyone Hates Hades|Hades as Satan]] is never correct though. See also [[The Underworld]] for other terms that may be substituted in this manner in works based on other theological settings.
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