10 Shocking Moments Star Trek Used Profanity

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BY JACK KIELY
APRIL 26TH, 2023

Star Trek has quite the shocking and rich history when it comes to cursing. From the strictures of network television and the (fellas at the…) FCC, to the freedom of streaming services, a good swear has never been completely off the books, but mostly a matter of degree.

The Original Series had to fight fairly hard to include the most basic 'bad language,' and even by the end of Enterprise and ALL the films (Kelvin included), Star Trek had never known a word in the biblical sense. The most recent Trek outings, however, have frequently turned the air bluer than a Bolian barber on an Andorian battlecruiser, with more effin' 'n' jeffin' than Pon Farr night at the Vulcan nightclub.

For fans, Star Trek borders on the sacred, so reactions are reliably strong when it tackles the profane. Whether you think the latest evolution in the use of 'lively' language is "[redacted] cool," or that it's the worst thing to happen to Trek since Shatner set out to Sha Ka Ree, swearing, stronger and stronger at that, is part of the franchise and warrants a discussion.

This article will be "laced with colorful metaphors". You mean the profanity? Well, when in Rome, or 1980s San Francisco… So, set phasers to expurgation as we bleep and bowdlerize our way through 10 shocking sweary moments in Star Trek.