Ryan Bridge: Is swearing really that bad?

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Jul 14, 2026 · 2m · transcript

Swearing. Most of us do it.

Unless you're a Bishop (or maybe they do it in private, too?).

Especially in New Zealand.

We all know what a GC is and it's nothing to do with the white sandy beaches of Queensland.

You don't say them in front of mum, and you shouldn't shout them in anger at people, unless they really deserve it.

But have you noticed the media's obsession with calling out people for swearing, lately?

Exhibit A: furious Benji Marshall's (Wests Tigers coach) expletive-laden presser.

The media had been saying he was in a spat with a now former player, and they were at war, etcetera…