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O.P. About Free Speech & "indicent" broadcasts...
Maybe this was posted before in here...so...

If you live in the US and you are tired that the goverment is getting involved in what you see on TV (via large fines to broadcasters, etc...), you should visit the following link..

STOP FCC

I think is a violation of Free Speech, the people should watch what they want and not being deprived of certain programs just because they're not "for good christians" (NO Offense...)

Take a look at the website, if you agree, please sign the petition...

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RE: About Free Speech & "indicent" broadcasts...
I hate frickin' controling governments and I hate people who complain about what they see, they can turn it off if they want to
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04-26-2004 03:54 PM
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RE: About Free Speech & "indicent" broadcasts...
Personally, I don't care what I see on TV, but I don't want to "stop the FCC" :rolleyes: Free Speech can be a good thing, but it can also be a bad thing... it should be limited. You can't go into a public place and yell "fuck you" at little kids... :p

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just because they're not "for good christians"
Is that what their policy is? I've never heard of it...

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I hate frickin' controling governments and I hate people who complain about what they see, they can turn it off if they want to
I agree partially, but what if the viewer can't know what they're about to see? TV ratings and V-Chips and stuff help with this problem, but what about these "'incident' broadcasts" as mentioned in the thread subject? A family could be watching the super bowl, and have no idea that something inappropriate is about to happen. :p
04-26-2004 04:19 PM
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RE: About Free Speech & "indicent" broadcasts...
oh cmon, "something innapropriate"? just an accident, shit happens :P
not that the kids are going to be... traumatized for the rest of their lifes :P
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RE: About Free Speech & "indicent" broadcasts...
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oh cmon, "something innapropriate"? just an accident, shit happens :P
If they don't do something about that "accident," there may be more "accidents" in the future... :p

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not that the kids are going to be... traumatized for the rest of their lifes :P
Of course they won't be "traumatized." Kids are traumatized when a family member dies, or when they get abused... not when they hear a naughty word on TV. :refuck:

Parents should be able to decide what their children are exposed to, and feel safe letting their kids watch TV.
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me gots a stop fcc banner in me sig :refuck:
been there for bout a week or to now
04-26-2004 04:36 PM
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Well, I agree, accidents happen, but lets say that wearing no more than 50grams of clothes doesn't help... if they want to do something, they should start by puting some tissues on their singers back. I'm not interested in watching semi-porn shows when I want to listen to some music.
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What exactly is ment with "incident" broedcasts in this case?
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RE: About Free Speech & "indicent" broadcasts...
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:
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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.

(...)

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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RE: RE: About Free Speech & "indicent" broadcasts...
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You can't go into a public place and yell "fuck you" at little kids... :p[/qutoe]

and why not?

im in england and when u think about it any type of program should be on at any time wheather you choose to watch it is your opinion

its just like when spooks was on

a woman got her head put in chip fat, after that a shit load of people sent them stuff complaining

in my opinion they are a fuck load of pussys they iddint have to watch spooks no1 forced them too

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When did this country turn Communist?[/qutoe]

[comedy]this was on that site and it makes sence why cant janet jackson get her boobs out in public its her right as a american[/comedy]

on a more serios note peopel who complain about what they se on tv are idiots if they dont like it switch off
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04-27-2004 02:49 PM
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