CBS execs have implied , though not outright stated , that if CW had not taken Supergirl they might have kept it in a different slot . That was nothing more than afterthefact PR spin if CBS wanted Supergirl they would have taken it . Supergirl was always going to be held to a higher standard by CBS for several reasons both its high budget as you mentioned , and that it was owned by WB rather than CBS and that it was ordered by an executive who was replaced before the show even aired did not help . <| sep |> i mean , context matters . i can enjoy racial humor and sexbased humor . so if we ' re talking about making jokes thats one thing , but using terms like the n word or faggot in everyday conversation with strangers , say , goes beyond not being pc . theres a point a which you just become a distasteful person