Sad Sad day for free speech

[BarTopDancer]

It is a parents responsiblity to filter what their kid is listening to not the governments or a commission (FCC).

We were all going along fine until one day OMG there was a second of boobie on TV. EEK! What is the world coming too! Surely Howard or Opie and Andy must have caused it! The very fiber of our morality is being corrupted by potty humor. Let's fine everyone and make sure the innocent children are protected form something that parents should be protecting them from anyways. Then the FCC started going crazy fining for things that PB (pre-boob) were acceptable.

I fully agree that Howard started pushing the boundaries after the 'incident' and went as far as he could go after he signed a deal with Sirius. But really, for nearly 20 years he was acceptable for the public airwaves then one day he wasn't. It's sad that more people don't see what's wrong with this situation.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

We were all going along fine until one day OMG there was a second of boobie on TV. <snip>. Then the FCC started going crazy fining for things that PB (pre-boob) were acceptable.

<snip> But really, for nearly 20 years he was acceptable for the public airwaves then one day he wasn't. It's sad that more people don't see what's wrong with this situation.

Considering that Stern was fired from his first NYC gig (WNBC) in 1985 because he was too crude and that his first (of MANY) major FCC fine was in 1992 to the tune of $600,000, I would hardly say that he was "acceptable" for 20 years.

Sure things started getting stricter after the wardrobe malfunction. But it was the straw that broke the camel's back. The rules had been broken for quite some time. Just a little at first, then more and more until, "OK, that's it!"

While it is easy to cry "it's not the government's job to protect me," when people do not do a good job of moderating themselves, then yes, it is the government's job to step in and smack somebody upside the head. It's called personal responsibility (when you don't excercise it, somebody's only gonna put up with so much crap until they break). Too many people do not know when to stop!

Also, the big-bad government has not "over-reacted." It is clearly stated in the "rules of the game" that naked boobs are not allowed on broadcast television. When rules get broken, the defecation is gonna hit the rotary oscillator.

Should the FCC not react when Janet flashes? If not then, when? Two boobs at once? Heck, let's just cut to the chase and allow full-on intercourse complete with close-ups. After all, if a parent doesn't want their children to see this, then they just need to turn the TV off!

And why stop with the TV? Let's allow strip clubs to open right next to schools - after all, only consenting adults are allowed into these places.

And why should only 18 and over folks be allowed to have all the fun? Why 18? 17 is close enough isn't it? How about 16? I know some 14 year-olds that act more "adult" than some 30-somethings - should they be allowed to view such material?

But don't let the big-bad government tell me what to do