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South Park song Blame Canada was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 72nd Academy Awards. This created controversy because all nominated songs are traditionally performed during the Oscar broadcast, but because the song contained the word fuck, which the FCC prohibits

Jan 27, 2022•1 min read

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South Park song “Blame Canada” was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 72nd Academy Awards. This created controversy because all nominated songs are traditionally performed during the Oscar broadcast, but because the song contained the word fuck, which the FCC prohibits

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