Supreme Court debates TV expletives
FCC VS FOX TV INC. (Court Transcripts)
The transcripts are funnier.
Supreme Court debates TV expletives
FCC VS FOX TV INC. (Court Transcripts)
The transcripts are funnier.
The tension in the crowded courtroom gave way to laughter when 88-year-old Justice John Paul Stevens asked whether the FCC would sanction a broadcaster if the indecent remark āwas really funny.ā
Iām finding it fascinating that Jack Bauer isnāt allowed to say anything stronger than ādamnitā, āhellā, or āson of a bitchā, but heās allowed to torture people with electric shocks, neurotoxins, semi-drowning, stabbings, lacerations and perforations using a variety of sharp implements, beatings using a variety of blunt instruments, and the extreme distension or dislocation of limbs.
What are you, anti-American?
What are you, anti-American?[/quote]
Not at all. In this particular case Iām simply interested in the fact that profanity is considered more worthy of censorship than extreme violence, which is often completely gratuitous. As a matter of fact, I have discovered that watching endless episodes of 24 back to back has a serious psychological effect. The moment Jack gets hold of someone even remotely suspicious these days, I find myself urging him to get out the knife, electric cables, and ball peen hammer, and cut straight to the chase.
I have wondered, given the extremely positive portrayal of torture in this series, if thereās a political agenda behind it.
What are you, anti-American?[/quote]
Not at all. In this particular case Iām simply interested in the fact that profanity is considered more worthy of censorship than extreme violence, which is often completely gratuitous. As a matter of fact, I have discovered that watching endless episodes of 24 back to back has a serious psychological effect. The moment Jack gets hold of someone even remotely suspicious these days, I find myself urging him to get out the knife, electric cables, and ball peen hammer, and cut straight to the chase.
I have wondered, given the extremely positive portrayal of torture in this series, if thereās a political agenda behind it.[/quote]
You sound dangerously liberal to me!
Iām more concerned by the way the show seems to be desensitizing me to torture.
[quote=āSouthpark: Bigger, Longer and Uncutā]
"Horrific, deplorable violence is ok as long as you donāt say any naughty words![/quote]
You could make similar arguments about U.S. portrayal/publication of nudity & sexual content.
We have shows like CSI depicting graphic murder scenes, rotting bodies and autopsies complete with CG viscera and extreme closeups, to the point where I donāt care to watch anymore. But those same shows would get fined for showing a boob at the beach or having a character speak like a normal person.
Meanwhile, shows in Europe & Japan (maybe Taiwan - I dunno since our TV service sucks) donāt show nearly that level of violent content, even in the ācop dramaā shows, but are far more open about sexuality/nudity. They put the 18+ disclaimer up in Germany & then proceed to show naked girls dancing all night long after the late edition news is over.
Part of the problem with a country founded by violent prudes I guessā¦ Oh well.