Republicans And FCC On "Decency" Rampage

[kentuckyklira]

Originally posted by Cathedral
On network stations they need to follow the rules.
On cable and channels you pay axtra for, the choice of content is controlled by the subscriber.

I have no problem with the FCC finally being forced to do their jobs.
An "Anything Goes" mentality is bad for society and creates social problems we should be mature enough to avoid.

This is the problem with liberal lifestyles...

You mean kids won´t use the word "fuck" anymore!!???

[Cathedral]

The word "liberal" isn't used in the political context here, it is used in the context of being "excessive", as in use "liberally", "generously", at risk of going "overboard", etc. etc. etc.

Some things are better left to the imagination, but again, the only channels that should obey the censorship rules are those that are not part of a subscription service.

I don't see the problem here, nobody is attacking the pay channels, just the free network channels that don't require cable or satellites to view.
But see, it's either all or nothing with some people.

Why is it so important that tv be full of trash?
Why is it so damned important for people to have to have this crap out in the open when children share our society along with us?

I mean damn, driving down the highway you have this huge billboard with Barney on it, and then 10 feet from that you have another with two bare assed radio personalitites advertising a morning show....It doesn't make sense that we then turn around and ask why our kids are so fucked up, i mean really, some adults just refuse to take responsibility for polluting childrens minds with shit they aren't emotionally ready to experience.
It's television, radio, billboards, magazines....nothing is sacred anymore.

I wouldn't mind if local tv went back to only showing Ozzie and Harriet for crying out loud.
If you want garbage in the privacy of your own home, then buy the shit, but don't force it down the throats of those who choose NOT to buy it.

[FORD]

Originally posted by Cathedral


I mean damn, driving down the highway you have this huge billboard with Barney on it, and then 10 feet from that you have another with two bare assed radio personalitites advertising a morning show....It doesn't make sense that we then turn around and ask why our kids are so fucked up

I agree.....

That damned purple lizard is definitely warping children's minds. He's like the "Sammy Hagar" of kids morning television.

[Cathedral]

Originally posted by FORD
I agree.....

That damned purple lizard is definitely warping children's minds. He's like the "Sammy Hagar" of kids morning television.

That's actually the truth.
I'd like to open fire on that Barney billboard when i drive past the sum bitch.

The voice is enough to make me go postal, that and that damned Telletubbies shit my little one used to watch.
I'm sooooooooooo glad she outgrew that stupid show.

[FORD]

I haven't kept up with kids TV for obvious reasons, but I get the impression that most of it is crap.

Guess I was lucky enough to be a little kid when Sesame Street was cutting edge television and the Electric Company picked up where they left off. Sesame Street has their "Hagar" too.......



....but I think their original leader, Kermit Lee Frog still puts in the occasional appearance.

[Cathedral]

Yeah, he does, but all the voices are different now and that just killed the nostalgia aspect for me.

It has gotten so dumbed down it doesn't compare to what it used to be.

Not to mention the damned Political Correctness bullshit.

[Warham]

I used to watch Captain Kangaroo, the great Bob Keeshan.

[FORD]

Yeah, they skipped the Hagar phase and went straight to Cherone with that one when Keeshan retired. I think the "New Captain Kangaroo" lasted about as long as "The New Monkees"

[jhale667]

The FCC is useless...it's called an 'OFF' button, people. From what I understand, radios & TVs are equipped with them nowdays... I don't need YOU to tell ME what I should or shouldn't be able to watch or hear...this IS still America, right? I love how people try to rationalize their puritanical bullshit with "We have to protect the children..."---Please.

[Guitar Shark]

The best part of this story is that it's totally inconsistent with the "anti-big-government" stance of the republicans.

[FORD]

Originally posted by Guitar Shark
The best part of this story is that it's totally inconsistent with the "anti-big-government" stance of the republicans.

Isn't everything the BCE does inconsistent with the "anti-big-government" stance of the republicans?

[Guitar Shark]

Where can I find information about this "BCE", Ford?

[FORD]

Originally posted by Guitar Shark
Where can I find information about this "BCE", Ford?

Just some simple Google searches should be enough.....

Try "Bush Hitler"

Or "Bush Bin Laden"

Or "Bush JFK"

Or "Bush Heroin"

Or "Bush Cocaine"

Or "Bush Bay of Pigs"

for a few examples....

[Guitar Shark]

I find it amusing that you answered my question.

[Cathedral]

Originally posted by Guitar Shark
I find it amusing that you answered my question.

Really?
I fully expected it...