V. PROFANITY (as amended November 1, 1939)

Pointed profanity and every other profane or vulgar expression, however used, is forbidden. No approval by

the Production Code Administration shall be given to the use of words and phrases in motion pictures including,

but not limited to, the following: Alley cat (applied to a woman); bat (applied to a woman); broad (applied to

a woman); Bronx cheer (the sound); chippie; cocotte; God, Lord, Jesus, Christ (unless used reverently); cripes;

fanny; fairy (in a vulgar sense); finger (the); fire, cries of; Gawd; goose (in a vulgar sense); "hold your hat" or

“hats"; hot (applied to a woman); "in your hat"; louse; lousy; Madam (relating to prostitution); nance; nerts,

nuts (except when meaning crazy); pansy; razzberry (the sound); slut (applied to a woman); S.O.B.; son-of-a;

tart; toilet gags; tom cat (applied to a man); traveling salesman and farmer's daughter jokes; whore, damn,

hell (excepting when the use of said last two words shall be essential and required for portrayal, in proper

historical context, of any scene or dialogue based upon historical fact or folklore, or for the presentation in

proper literary context of a Biblical, or other religious quotation, or a quotation from a literary work provided

that no such use shall be permitted which is intrinsically objectionable or offends good taste).

In the administration of Section V of the Production Code, the Production Code Administration may take

cognizance of the fact that the following words and phrases are obviously offensive to the patrons of motion

pictures in the United States and more particularly to the patrons of motion pictures in foreign countries:

Chink, Dago, Frog, Greaser, Hunkie, Kike, Nigger, Spig, Wop, Yid.

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

But see the MPPDA memo preserved at http://mppda.flinders.edu.au/records/1207: "It is important that all Board members avoid any statements seeming to indicate that the Code has been amended for a particular purpose or in connection with a particular picture. The fact is that a clarification of the Code section has resulted from discussions commencing with approval of Warner Bros. short The Man Without a Country and continuing to November 1, 1939 when clarifying amendment was adopted."