nytimes.com— If President Bush and Vice President Cheney can blurt out vulgar language, then the government cannot punish broadcast television stations for broadcasting the same words in similarly fleeting contexts.
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I remember back in the day when MTV still played music they got permission to show Prodigys Smack my bitch up video uncensored. It included a naked girl, I can't remember if it was full frontal or just boobs but it wasn't blurred. I don't see what the big deal is, everybody f**ks and everybody swears, theres no reason to pretend like it doesn't happen. On a side note I thought some swearing was allowed on cable after a certain time. I remember there was an episode of southpark where they used unbleeped "s**ts" and had a counter to count each time the word s**t was said that reached something like 120. So whatever happened to that? I never see stuff like say athf take advantage of that.
I’m gonna have to disagree with your comment on life being “R” rated, it might have something to do with living in Des Moines, Iowa. But I think you hit the nail on the head regarding the parental issues. Just because kids hear that stuff all the time, doesn’t mean it should be promoted so they can hear it more. However, the idea that our national parenting skills are so poor that we require a federal agency to baby-sit our broadcast networks is simply asinine. Any TV station is a business, and as a business they need to know their target audience. They will provide only what they believe is palatable to a target audience and advertisers will react accordingly. If they misstep they should lose advertising revenue and through lost ratings, not be fined into oblivion by a governmental agency. Parenting should be left to the parents. Next thing you know, the FCC will be fining YOU for letting your child hear such a dastardly word!
In Ohio, anyone can walk around topless, man or woman. The Ohio Supreme Court said to qualify for indecent exposure you have to show genitalia, nipples are not considered genitalia.
It's about time our executive branch grew some balls and stop pandering to this fascist administration when it wants more and more control into our daily lives. I just hope they continue this trend and not back out at the slightest pressure from the conservatives.
And I suppose it was ok for John Kerry to drop the F-bomb in his Rolling Stone interview? People who rip on Bush and Cheney for things that they have said in private should not turn a blind eye when their own curse in public.
Ummmm...print media is not overseen by the FCC. So, yes, it was OK for him to say that for magazine print.And when did free speech become a Democrat/Republican issue??? Free speech is free speech and should be protected by the constitution in all forms.
benitojuarezJun 7, 2007
I remember back in the day when MTV still played music they got permission to show Prodigys Smack my bitch up video uncensored. It included a naked girl, I can't remember if it was full frontal or just boobs but it wasn't blurred. I don't see what the big deal is, everybody f**ks and everybody swears, theres no reason to pretend like it doesn't happen. On a side note I thought some swearing was allowed on cable after a certain time. I remember there was an episode of southpark where they used unbleeped "s**ts" and had a counter to count each time the word s**t was said that reached something like 120. So whatever happened to that? I never see stuff like say athf take advantage of that.
double0dougJun 7, 2007
I’m gonna have to disagree with your comment on life being “R” rated, it might have something to do with living in Des Moines, Iowa. But I think you hit the nail on the head regarding the parental issues. Just because kids hear that stuff all the time, doesn’t mean it should be promoted so they can hear it more. However, the idea that our national parenting skills are so poor that we require a federal agency to baby-sit our broadcast networks is simply asinine. Any TV station is a business, and as a business they need to know their target audience. They will provide only what they believe is palatable to a target audience and advertisers will react accordingly. If they misstep they should lose advertising revenue and through lost ratings, not be fined into oblivion by a governmental agency. Parenting should be left to the parents. Next thing you know, the FCC will be fining YOU for letting your child hear such a dastardly word!
bemenakerJun 7, 2007
In Ohio, anyone can walk around topless, man or woman. The Ohio Supreme Court said to qualify for indecent exposure you have to show genitalia, nipples are not considered genitalia.
13eastJun 7, 2007
It's about time our executive branch grew some balls and stop pandering to this fascist administration when it wants more and more control into our daily lives. I just hope they continue this trend and not back out at the slightest pressure from the conservatives.
vofuseJun 7, 2007
The President and Vice President can have sexual intercourse with their spouses. So let's show that on broadcast television.
tonyinsandiegoJun 8, 2007
And I suppose it was ok for John Kerry to drop the F-bomb in his Rolling Stone interview? People who rip on Bush and Cheney for things that they have said in private should not turn a blind eye when their own curse in public.
norleJun 8, 2007
Ummmm...print media is not overseen by the FCC. So, yes, it was OK for him to say that for magazine print.And when did free speech become a Democrat/Republican issue??? Free speech is free speech and should be protected by the constitution in all forms.