I controlled what my children watched on TV, and I neither asked nor expected the government to handle my job.
Moreover it is not enough to say I controlled what my children watched-what, are they forty now? thirty? Different story. We live in a public square and we have a right to insist that open sewers not exist. They cleaned up Times Square- a very public square and improved the quality of life. Obama is just calling for the same kind of policing: too bad a Pubbie didn't do it. It's a cesspool out there. I got rid of tv and am waiting to be able to program my own content; evidently the two Big Networks see that that will be the future (NBC;CBS) Meanwhile, we citizens fund the airwaves and we can expect that they not be so slimy. V's wife.
I wasn't able to watch my children 24 hours a day since I had to work. I don't think it's asking too much for media to use some common sense and responsibility.
Us either. They knew what they were allowed to watch and not to watch. Just because it is on the air doesn't mean you have to watch it. Use the remote. Tell the kids...that's it. This show is not for kids. They'll move on and do something else. Who's in charge at home anyway???
The thing that I think should be legislative are the warnings. I think that if a show says that it is for kids but doesn't follow the guidelines, then they should be penalized.
We have a TIVO and a password, but still some of the shows are unacceptable.