Little People Call For FCC To Ban 'midget' Oh come on now.

[North Korea and France]

No it isn't.

So you place less value in midgets than in negros?

Yes. That's why black midgets mess with my head.

Except for Tony Cox. We're cool. *nod*

I wonder what a tribe of pygmies would do to you.

[Phenia]

I wonder what a tribe of pygmies would do to you.

They'd make short work of him!

[Megaloria]

I wonder what a tribe of pygmies would do to you.

They'd make short work of him!

Cut him down to size, for sure.

[New Mitanni]

My 7-year-old, 4'2" niece is a "little person."

The complainers referred to in the OP are midgets and dwarfs. Suck it up, boys and girls.

*Whistles "Yippee-eye-yo, Mini Sirloin Burgers" while watching a dwarf-tossing competition

[Dyakovo]

:roll:

My 7-year-old, 4'2" niece is a "little person."

The complainers referred to in the OP are midgets and dwarfs. Suck it up, boys and girls.

Damn...

Now that's a rare occurence...

I am in complete agreement with NM.

[Ald Rhun]

While we're at it, I'm offended at being called "white". Instead, I insist on being referred to as a member of the Aryan Master Race. Then I'll be happy to call midgets "little people".

[Iron Chariots]

:roll:

My 7-year-old, 4'2" niece is a "little person."

The complainers referred to in the OP are midgets and dwarfs. Suck it up, boys and girls.

Damn...

Now that's a rare occurence...

I am in complete agreement with NM.

Clearly, this is evidence that you should change your opinion.

[Sorgan]

I find breathing,Walking,Eating,And fun very offensive. Looks like I'll go call the FCC to Ban that too.

[Lunatic Goofballs]

I wonder what a tribe of pygmies would do to you.

They'd make short work of him!

Cut him down to size, for sure.

As a peace offering, I will give them a box of Dunkin Donuts Munchkins.

[Ifreann]

I wonder what a tribe of pygmies would do to you.

They'd make short work of him!

Cut him down to size, for sure.

Such terrible puns. Could you set the bar any lower?

[New Mitanni]

:roll:

My 7-year-old, 4'2" niece is a "little person."

The complainers referred to in the OP are midgets and dwarfs. Suck it up, boys and girls.

Damn...

Now that's a rare occurence...

I am in complete agreement with NM.

"I'm not so bad, once you get to know me." -- Agent Smith

[Lunatic Goofballs]

They'd make short work of him!

Cut him down to size, for sure.

Such terrible puns. Could you set the bar any lower?

Yes, we have to put a stop to this before it develops into a bad hobbit. *nod*

[Ifreann]

Cut him down to size, for sure.

Such terrible puns. Could you set the bar any lower?

Yes, we have to put a stop to this before it develops into a bad hobbit. *nod*

That's the long and short of it.

[Phenia]

Yes, we have to put a stop to this before it develops into a bad hobbit. *nod*

The turn this conversation has taken is a little disturbing. I mean don't you feel a tiny bit ashamed of yourself? Some people have long memories and short tempers about this kind of thing. Is it time to stop beating the dead pony?

[Imota]

Well, there goes the History Channel and their programs on Japanese midget subs....

And whoever posted about the MiG-15...very good.

[Galloism]

Yes, we have to put a stop to this before it develops into a bad hobbit. *nod*

The turn this conversation has taken is a little disturbing. I mean don't you feel a tiny bit ashamed of yourself? Some people have long memories and short tempers about this kind of thing. Is it time to stop beating the dead pony?

Oh come on now, it's just a little fun. There's nothing wrong with making puns as long as they are a cut above the norm. Do you want us to lower ourselves to the animals by cutting all humor out of our lives? Come on now. Think of the midgets little people.

[Linux and the X]

well

what other (potentially) offensive terms are banned by the fcc?

ARE other (potentially) offensive terms banned by the fcc?

The standard, at least under part 97, is "obscene or indecent words or language". There's currently no list of banned words.

EDIT: Broadcast TV, and AM and FM radio, are regulated under part 73 of FCC rules.

Title 47: Telecommunication
PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES
Subpart H—Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations

§ 73.3999 Enforcement of 18 U.S.C. 1464 (restrictions on the transmission of obscene and indecent material).

(a) No licensee of a radio or television broadcast station shall broadcast any material which is obscene.

(b) No licensee of a radio or television broadcast station shall broadcast on any day between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. any material which is indecent.

[60 FR 44439, Aug. 28, 1995]

http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/te ... 36&idno=47

There is, however, still no actual list of which words are obscene and/or indecent.

[Buffett and Colbert]

I hate the FCC. They violate my constitutional rights every time they do something they call productive.

As to the OP, this too is ridiculious. Midget has EXACTLY the same connotation as: small, miniscule, petite, tiny, little, minute, diminuative, miniature and any other word you can think of like that.

[Steam Steam East]

I'm opposed to the very existence of the FCC and other parents television groups. It is nothing short of censorship.

If a show is saying words that you don't like, don't watch that show. As long as the terms being used aren't used as a way to incite hatred and violence against a specific group then I have no problems with it. If it's a joke, then people need to learn to lighten up.

[Soltis States]

On an 'offense' scale, I'd rate it between 'Four-eyes' and blonde jokes.

I agree completely. I don't see those being banned from use, so why midget?

[Desperate Measures]

Are they going to ban "fatty fatty boombalatty"? That is my favorite.

[Maurepas]

Censorship offends me, can I make the FCC ban that?

Not something I would oppose, when it comes right down to it. There's this little device called the remote. Don't like what a show says? Find a different one that doesn't say it.

^^^This...

[JuNii]

hey, if they can ban midgets... there are alot of labels I find offensive...

Such terrible puns. Could you set the bar any lower?

Yes, we have to put a stop to this before it develops into a bad hobbit. *nod*

That's the long and short of it.

only in NSG would posters stoop so low...

[Linux and the X]

/me gets on-air
"MIDGET MIDGET MIDGET MIDGET MIDGET MIDGET!"

*sees little people storming out of the distance*
"Uhh... Linux? Look to your left..."

Dammit it's the FCC goons! No, cat, you can't go out, the goons'll come in.

[Triniteras]

For great justice