Delaying shows 5 minutes is completely stupid. Accidents happen, and saying that seeing one nipple is innapropriate and semi-porn is ridiculous compared to all the other violent and sexual implications in daytime or primetime shows all over the world, particularly in news programs.
This sums up what I think about the subject, from
Robert Scoble's blog:
quote:
In my week off I realized I'm ashamed to be an American. Why is it not OK for Janet Jackson to show her boob on national TV, but it's OK for our military to show live killing of Iraqi military on TV?
Our society is screwed up.
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Speaking of which, why is it OK for General Motors to make hundreds of millions of dollars off of pornography (do you realize who owns the satellites that deliver most adult videos) but it's not OK for Janet Jackson to show her boob?
Why is it OK for two out of every 10 entertainment dollars to be spent on adult entertainment in this country, but it's not OK for Janet to show her boob in a wide shot that was only on TV for a second? (Even after multiple rewinds on my 32-inch TV, I couldn't really tell if Janet had actually revealed her boob -- if it weren't for all the Internet sites like Drudge that showed high resolution pictures the next day, I still would be guessing).
Oh, I notice that DirectTV is now delivering high-definition adult videos (and started right after the Super Bowl).
Our society is so messed up. It's OK to show our kids hundreds of murders per year on TV, but it's not OK for them to see a part of the human body.
I'm ashamed to be an American this week.
UPDATE: Why is it OK for our kids to watch junk food advertising (obesity is one of the leading health problems among American kids today) but not see a boob on TV?
Why is it OK for our kids to watch beer commercials on TV (alcohol abuse and drunk driving is one of the leading health problems for teenagers today) but not see a boob on TV?
Why is it OK for our kids to watch a game where adults are allowed to brutalize one another, but it's not OK to see a boob on TV?
Yeah, my commenter's are right. Kids shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a TV set while a football game is on TV. The halftime show isn't even close to the leading reasons why.
Still, I don't agree with "Stop the FCC". 100% freedom is not feasible in any country. But while the restrictions are ridiculous and inconsistent (an anti-bush ad was innapropriate for the super bowl tv show, but there were lots of ads about sex and alcohol), I say at least "change" the FCC.
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