Posted on 02/16/2005 1:41:10 PM PST by Dan from Michigan
We've had a whole year and a whole another Super Bowl, and people are STILL talking about Janet Jackson's breast. Sheesh.
The exposed breast incident is probably the most overblown incident in history, more than Abu Ghraib, Paris Hilton, Judas Jeffords' party switch, Desperate Housewives, and the O.J. Simpson trial combined.
Hopefully the Repubs aren't hijacked yet despite Democrat claims. But if it does happen say goodbye to being the majority party. Americans won't accept theocracy.
"Let's go over to Stewart's house and burn something".......huh=huhhuhuhuh
"Parents — not the government — are the best judges of what their children should see and hear, said Rep. Henry Waxman (news, bio, voting record), D-Calif."
I agree. But I don't remember a warning on last year's Superbowl that said "parental content advised- A 40 year old tittie will appear at half time"
I think that behavior is what this bill is after.
The mainstream media news will have to be cited every day.
I bet you only think you control it. Commercials are practically X rated these days and they pop up very unexpectedly. They even show up on the morning kiddie shows.
I do control it. There's the clicker and if it gets real bad for my tastes - the off button.
Nothing gets passed the off button.
Stern said this morning that the minute this is signed into law, he starts playing music and says nothing more than the name of the song, the time of day, and the weather until his contract with Infiniti runs out.
It`s amazing how an exposed mipple for a split second can cause so much outrage, but a President who raped a woman, pardoned 17 FALN terrorists who bombed NYC and Chicago 130 times so his wife could buy votes, pardoned the biggest tax cheat in US history, and buried a non vet in Arlington cemetary for cash is completely brushed under the rug. Yes ladies and Gentleman, the exposed female nipple is so much more shocking. Too bad they couldn`t have exposed 8 years of the Clintonism during that half time.
True, nor do I see such warnings on National Geographic programj. If people or their Reps voted that titties would never ever be shown I could accept it - I don't think the rules are that specific and that is the concern.
I've yet to see any commercials on the PBS kids channel that my children watch. What do you let your kids watch?
But it's too late. She'd already been mooned.
Is my TV the only one that still has a power button and the ability to change the channel?
Did the rest of the TV's in this country get converted into Max Headroom style sets you can not turn off?
I don't know if I am for this or not. I do know, from having been around a while and from having watched old TV shows, that is is possible to have well-acted, compelling dramas and funny comedies without resorting to profanity, bare backsides, and stupid innuendo every other line. The state of the "art" that we see on television has not improved with time.
What the PTC has one their website @ http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/action/withoutatrace/content.htm
EXAMPLES:
" high school sex scandal leads to murder. During the course of the investigation, investigators question the victim’s friend, Amber. The investigators tell Amber that Jen was raped. Amber is surprised, and explains that there was a party the day of the rape. As she describes the party, flashback scenes are shown depicting teenaged boys and girls participating in what can only be described as an orgy, including:"
They then continue to explain, in graphic detail, exactly what is wrong with that TV show and why it should be fined. Then even include a 2-3 minute video of the bad parts so you can get offened too.
This page has no parental controls on it and any child with a computer can access it. Why don't they practice what they preach?
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