Gordon Ramsay Vs Australian Parliament

Leading the charge was Senator Cory Bernardi, a Liberal who cited a tally that might rank as a Guinness World Record if the Guinness people kept track of such things. A single episode of his cooking program, “Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares” — a hit in the United States, Britain and Australia — included 80 uses of what Mr. Bernardi called “the F word” in 40 minutes.

“And I’m not referring to fondue,” he said.

The Australian Senate inquiry was prompted by wide protests against Mr. Ramsay’s coarse vocabulary, which is not bleeped out on Autralian television because the show is broadcast after 8:30 p.m. Viewers pummeled the station with complaints anyway, the Catholic Church wanted the show dropped, and several senators, as The Telegraph of Britain delicately put it, “were outraged by the British chef’s turn of phrase.”

"People were offended by the way Ramsay directed his language towards restaurant staff in an abusive and aggressive manner," inquiry chairwoman Anne McEwen told parliament, saying submissions expressed concern about his swearing and attitudes.