> Wikipedia has quite a long list, including wide assortment of racial slurs. Would all of this really be acceptable in kids tv? > https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w

> Wikipedia has quite a long list, including wide assortment of racial slurs. Would all of this really be acceptable in kids tv? > https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_profanity https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_profanity Absolutely. They simply feature such swearwords as well as genitals. > > Kankerlijer means "cancer sufferer". It is a strong insult: an example of its legal status can be found in a 2008 court case, in which using the word kankerlijer to insult a police officer was cited as a serious offense. > Though, little surprise if "offensive to an authority figure" is a lower bar than "offensive to parents" It isn't about offending, but insulting. It isn't legal in the Netherlands to insult police officers in function regardless of how polite the language is. One can't walk up to one and say “I find your face most æsthetically displeasing.” for instance. Certainly not a law I agree with, in any case, and thankfully it's becoming more and more of a dead letter, but occasionally people are prosecuted for it.