diff --git a/lib/jam_ruby/lib/profanity.rb b/lib/jam_ruby/lib/profanity.rb
index 5060c0746..4203f839d 100644
--- a/lib/jam_ruby/lib/profanity.rb
+++ b/lib/jam_ruby/lib/profanity.rb
@@ -1,24 +1,35 @@
 module JamRuby
-  class Profanity
-		@@dictionary_file  = File.join('config/profanity.yml')
-		@@dictionary = nil
 
-		def self.dictionary
-			@@dictionary ||= YAML.load_file(@@dictionary_file)
-		end
+  class Profanity
+    @@dictionary_file  = File.join('config/profanity.yml')
+    @@dictionary = nil
+
+    def self.dictionary
+      @@dictionary ||= YAML.load_file(@@dictionary_file)
+    end
 
     def self.check_word(word)
-   		dictionary.include?(word.downcase)
-  	end
+      dictionary.include?(word.downcase)
+    end
 
     def self.is_profane?(text)
       return false if text.nil?
 
-			text.split(/\W+/).each do |word|
-				return true if check_word(word)
-			end
-			return false
+      text.split(/\W+/).each do |word|
+        return true if check_word(word)
+      end
+      return false
     end
   end
+
+
+end
+
+# This needs to be outside the module to work.
+class NoProfanityValidator < ActiveModel::EachValidator
+  # implement the method called during validation
+  def validate_each(record, attribute, value)
+    record.errors[attribute] << 'Cannot contain profanity' if Profanity.is_profane?(value)
+  end
 end
 
diff --git a/lib/jam_ruby/models/band.rb b/lib/jam_ruby/models/band.rb
index d74ca4911..011e4b599 100644
--- a/lib/jam_ruby/models/band.rb
+++ b/lib/jam_ruby/models/band.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ module JamRuby
 
     self.primary_key = 'id'
 
+    validates :biography, no_profanity: true
+
     # musicians
     has_many :band_musicians, :class_name => "JamRuby::BandMusician"
     has_many :users, :through => :band_musicians, :class_name => "JamRuby::User"
diff --git a/lib/jam_ruby/models/claimed_recording.rb b/lib/jam_ruby/models/claimed_recording.rb
index 6c6e9b19c..5e8bb963d 100644
--- a/lib/jam_ruby/models/claimed_recording.rb
+++ b/lib/jam_ruby/models/claimed_recording.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 module JamRuby
   class ClaimedRecording < ActiveRecord::Base
 
+    validates :name, no_profanity: true
+
     belongs_to :recording, :class_name => "JamRuby::Recording", :inverse_of => :claimed_recordings
     belongs_to :user, :class_name => "JamRuby::User", :inverse_of => :claimed_recordings
     belongs_to :genre, :class_name => "JamRuby::Genre"
diff --git a/lib/jam_ruby/models/friend_request.rb b/lib/jam_ruby/models/friend_request.rb
index 348da4162..fa15e36e8 100644
--- a/lib/jam_ruby/models/friend_request.rb
+++ b/lib/jam_ruby/models/friend_request.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ module JamRuby
     validates :user_id, :presence => true
     validates :friend_id, :presence => true
     #validates :status, :inclusion => {:in => STATUS}
+    validates :message, no_profanity: true
 
     def to_s
       return "#{self.id} => #{self.user.to_s}:#{self.friend.to_s}"
@@ -67,4 +68,4 @@ module JamRuby
         return friend_request
       end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/lib/jam_ruby/models/invited_user.rb b/lib/jam_ruby/models/invited_user.rb
index 456644491..47069c43e 100644
--- a/lib/jam_ruby/models/invited_user.rb
+++ b/lib/jam_ruby/models/invited_user.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module JamRuby
     validates :email, :presence => true, format: {with: VALID_EMAIL_REGEX}
     validates :autofriend, :inclusion => {:in => [nil, true, false]}
     validates :invitation_code, :presence => true
-    validates :note, length: {maximum: 400} # 400 == arbitrary.
+    validates :note, length: {maximum: 400}, no_profanity: true # 400 == arbitrary.
 
     validate :valid_personalized_invitation
     validate :not_accepted_twice
diff --git a/lib/jam_ruby/models/join_request.rb b/lib/jam_ruby/models/join_request.rb
index faa8d04fc..4561f03c7 100644
--- a/lib/jam_ruby/models/join_request.rb
+++ b/lib/jam_ruby/models/join_request.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module JamRuby
 
     validates :user, :presence => true
     validates :music_session, :presence => true
-    validates :text, presence: false, length: {maximum: 140} #  arbitrary decision of 140.  the database is at 2000 max on this field
+    validates :text, presence: false, no_profanity: true, length: {maximum: 140} #  arbitrary decision of 140.  the database is at 2000 max on this field
 
     validates_uniqueness_of :user_id, :scope => :music_session_id
 
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ module JamRuby
       return JoinRequest.find(id, :conditions => ["user_id = ? OR music_session_id IN (select music_session_id from connections WHERE user_id = ?)", user.id, user.id])
     end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/lib/jam_ruby/models/music_session.rb b/lib/jam_ruby/models/music_session.rb
index 828564905..ba4054dff 100644
--- a/lib/jam_ruby/models/music_session.rb
+++ b/lib/jam_ruby/models/music_session.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module JamRuby
       JamRuby::MusicSessionHistory.removed_music_session(obj.user_id, obj.id)
     end
 
-    validates :description, :presence => true
+    validates :description, :presence => true, :no_profanity => true
     validates :fan_chat, :inclusion => {:in => [true, false]}
     validates :fan_access, :inclusion => {:in => [true, false]}
     validates :approval_required, :inclusion => {:in => [true, false]}
diff --git a/lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb b/lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb
index 15ecc4e51..f7ba3e803 100644
--- a/lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb
+++ b/lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ module JamRuby
     before_save :create_remember_token, :if => :should_validate_password?
     before_save :stringify_avatar_info , :if => :updating_avatar
 
-    validates :first_name, presence: true, length: {maximum: 50}
-    validates :last_name, presence: true, length: {maximum: 50}
+    validates :first_name, presence: true, length: {maximum: 50}, no_profanity: true
+    validates :last_name, presence: true, length: {maximum: 50}, no_profanity: true
     VALID_EMAIL_REGEX = /\A[\w+\-.]+@[a-z\d\-.]+\.[a-z]+\z/i
     validates :email, presence: true, format: {with: VALID_EMAIL_REGEX}
     validates :update_email, presence: true, format: {with: VALID_EMAIL_REGEX}, :if => :updating_email
diff --git a/spec/jam_ruby/models/invited_user_spec.rb b/spec/jam_ruby/models/invited_user_spec.rb
index c5b6ac392..b3de880b5 100644
--- a/spec/jam_ruby/models/invited_user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jam_ruby/models/invited_user_spec.rb
@@ -90,4 +90,16 @@ describe InvitedUser do
     invited_users.length.should == 1
     invited_users[0].should == invited_user
   end
+
+  it 'should not allow note to have profanity' do
+
+    user1 = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
+
+    # create the invitation from the end-user
+    invited_user = FactoryGirl.create(:invited_user, :sender => user1)
+    invited_user.note = 'fuck you'
+    invited_user.save
+    invited_user.valid?.should be_false
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/spec/jam_ruby/models/join_request_spec.rb b/spec/jam_ruby/models/join_request_spec.rb
index c13d890db..14412556f 100644
--- a/spec/jam_ruby/models/join_request_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jam_ruby/models/join_request_spec.rb
@@ -38,5 +38,14 @@ describe JoinRequest do
 
     join_request2.save.should be_false
     join_request2.errors.get(:user_id) == ["has already been taken"]
-   end
+  end
+
+  it "cant contain profanity in the text" do
+    user1 = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
+    music_session = FactoryGirl.create(:music_session, :creator => user1)
+    music_session_member1 = FactoryGirl.create(:connection, :user => user1, :music_session => music_session)
+    join_request = JoinRequest.new(:user => user1, :music_session => music_session, :text => "fuck you")
+    join_request.save
+    join_request.valid?.should be_false
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/jam_ruby/models/music_session_spec.rb b/spec/jam_ruby/models/music_session_spec.rb
index a4dc8d611..6a06555d2 100644
--- a/spec/jam_ruby/models/music_session_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jam_ruby/models/music_session_spec.rb
@@ -360,4 +360,13 @@ describe MusicSession do
     music_session.valid?.should be_false
     music_session.errors["legal_terms"].should == ["is not included in the list"]
   end
+
+  it "cannot have profanity in the description" do
+    user1 = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
+    music_session = FactoryGirl.build(:music_session, :creator => user1, :legal_terms=> false, :description => "fuck you")
+    music_session.save
+    music_session.valid?.should be_false
+  end
+
 end
+
diff --git a/spec/jam_ruby/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/jam_ruby/models/user_spec.rb
index 122378e3f..a0f7cd418 100644
--- a/spec/jam_ruby/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jam_ruby/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ describe User do
 
     it { should be_admin }
   end
+  
 
   describe "when first name is not present" do
     before { @user.first_name = " " }
@@ -68,6 +69,20 @@ describe User do
     it { should_not be_valid }
   end
 
+  describe "first or last name cant have profanity" do
+    it "should not let the first name have profanity" do
+      @user.first_name = "fuck you"
+      @user.save
+      @user.should_not be_valid
+    end
+    
+    it "should not let the last name have profanity" do
+      @user.last_name = "fuck you"
+      @user.save
+      @user.should_not be_valid
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "when email format is invalid" do
     it "should be invalid" do
       addresses = %w[user@foo,com user_at_foo.org example.user@foo.]