Nudity on TV
Janet Jackson's nipple and some random butt shot on NYPD Blue have generated a total of roughly $2 MILLION in fines for the FCC. Why?
Because nudity is "wrong" and parents are too [lazy? technologically inept? neglectful?] to monitor what their children watch, so they seem to require a government agency to do it for them. It's for this same reason that I, a 25 year old WOMAN, can't purchase a CD with a parental advisory sticker on it if I don't have ID on me. In a similar vein, my little sister who lived with me was denied entry to R-rated movies we tried to go to because I wasn't prepared to prove that I had any legitimate authority. Ultimately, I get less convenience because some puritanical parent wants more.
How do YOU feel about the FCC? Do you require/like the government deciding for you what is appropriate for your family?
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"Now that ceaseless exposure has calloused us to the lewd and the vulgar, it is instructive to see what still seems wicked to us. What still slaps the clammy flab of our submissive consciousness hard enough to get our attention?"
Last edited by Athena; July 2nd, 2008 at 06:55 PM.
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July 2nd, 2008, 02:59 PM
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