The production of Bizet's final opera Carmen was delayed through fears that its themes of betrayal and murder would offend audiences.

But when the band toured Germany, they decided to drop it from their set list, fearing it might offend audiences.

Despite the initial success, the network is proceeding with caution, having hired a consultant to flag anything in the scripts that could offend audiences.

And because they are old masters, they rarely offend audiences who have wildly different beliefs.

In an effort to determine what in the show might offend black audiences today, Mr. Hess said, he retained the actor Ossie Davis as a consultant.

What would offend audiences in 1950 was different, if not more delicate, than it is today.

Now, for a potential revival, a producer has hired the actor Ossie Davis as a consultant to determine what in the show might offend black audiences today.

Writers often include minced oaths instead of profanity in their writing so that they do not offend audiences or incur censorship.

It regrets, however, that in an effort neither to offend audiences in the north or south, the production helps to perpetuate a dangerously glorified picture of slavery.

Sturmabteilung speakers were used, though their reliance sometimes offended well-educated audiences, but their blunt and folksy manner often had their own appeal.