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ELI5:Why is it that TV shows can show vulgar images of sex, rape, murder, suicide, racism etc on TV shows but have to censor out the word Fuck?

Just finished watching a new popular show on USA called "Mr. Robot" and it seemed really odd to me that they showed gay sex, suicide on live tv with blood everywhere, racism, sexism, talked about child rape and the list went on but they always censored out the word "Fuck", which seems like nothing compared to other activites on the show. Why is that word not  allowed on cable TV but the other things are okay to show?
gpt
I feel like it's just one of those weird backwards things in censorship. Kind of like Japanese porn blurring out genitals. Or nicotine products being legal while marihuana is considered a drug even if it's not as harmful.