Gordon Ramsay dismisses bleeping controversy

June 20, 2008 Popular British chef Gordon Ramsay on Friday responded to Australian lawmakers' calls for changes to TV decency codes after viewers' complaints about the level of swearing on his popular Nine Network shows. Australian broadcasters are self-regulating and follow their own codes of conduct, codes they register with the Australian Communications and Media Authority. The senate recommended that classification symbols be permanently displayed during a program; that program guides include classifications and viewer warnings; that a parental lockout system be installed on all digital TV; and that the classification system be expanded to include age-specific "G" and "PG" categories.

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