What the F@%!

[Wiztopia]

Fuck the FCC, without the FCC we'd have more George Carlins! Once a great philosopher and political commentator of our time!

If it wasn't for the FCC George Carlin would never have been able to come up with his "7 words" bit, also what everyone else says, TV viewing will go down (if that is possible).

I think you mean TV viewing will go up.

[Maurepas]

Meh, the FCC should do its job, Censorship should never have entered the picture, damned puritan bastards...

[Blouman Empire]

Fuck the FCC, without the FCC we'd have more George Carlins! Once a great philosopher and political commentator of our time!

If it wasn't for the FCC George Carlin would never have been able to come up with his "7 words" bit, also what everyone else says, TV viewing will go down (if that is possible).

I think you mean TV viewing will go up.

Yes, I meant quality of shows broadcast.

[The Black Forrest]

Fuck the FCC, without the FCC we'd have more George Carlins! Once a great philosopher and political commentator of our time!

If it wasn't for the FCC George Carlin would never have been able to come up with his "7 words" bit, also what everyone else says, TV viewing will go down (if that is possible).

I think you mean TV viewing will go up.

Reality TV shows say otherwise.....

[Pope Joan]

I grew up back in the 50s.

Trust me, the FCC is a lot more *#_&@$$_*&%ing permissive now than it was then.

[New Manvir]

Fuck the FCC, without the FCC we'd have more George Carlins! Once a great philosopher and political commentator of our time!

George Carlin was also smart and observant. You uncensor television and you just get flooded with retards who think "Cussing is Funny!"

T.V would become Xbox Live.

[The Parkus Empire]

I grew up back in the 50s.

Trust me, the FCC is a lot more *#_&@$$_*&%ing permissive now than it was then.

Back when miscegenation was censored, sure.

[Intangelon]

im old. i like that the fcc prevents SOME outlets from turning into the f-word fest that ... deadwood was.

Deadwood? You mean the show that's not broadcast for free over the airwaves and is in fact on a pay-premium service?

Uh...no. Sorry, but that's not a good enough reason for the FCC, a body accountable to and appointed by the Executive Branch and not the people of the United States, to decide that the PUBLIC airwaves are somehow NOT subject to the free speech provision of the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.

Fail Communications Commission.

[Intangelon]

Fuck the FCC, without the FCC we'd have more George Carlins! Once a great philosopher and political commentator of our time!

George Carlin was also smart and observant. You uncensor television and you just get flooded with retards who think "Cussing is Funny!"

Oh, but then won't the ever-precious, ever-omniscient "free market" allow those who don't think cussing is funny to...wait for it...change the channel? Or better yet, turn it off entirely?

I don't understand the Puritan side of conservatism and how it tap-dances around its unabashed love for capitalism.

[Pope Joan]

I grew up back in the 50s.

Trust me, the FCC is a lot more *#_&@$$_*&%ing permissive now than it was then.

Back when miscegenation was censored, sure.

True, that and clothing and violence ( a cowboy gunfight was about the bloodiest thing you could see) and suggestions that men and women might have intercourse now and then.

And the language.

[The Parkus Empire]

True, that and clothing and violence ( a cowboy gunfight was about the bloodiest thing you could see) and suggestions that men and women might have intercourse now and then.

And the language.

But it did force films and television to have some fine innuendo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz-5wKegyOw

[Pope Joan]

True, that and clothing and violence ( a cowboy gunfight was about the bloodiest thing you could see) and suggestions that men and women might have intercourse now and then.

And the language.

But it did force films and television to have some fine innuendo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz-5wKegyOw

There was finely tuned hypocrisy too, such as cramming women into those ridiculous bullet bras that made them look like Wonder Woman and then making sure that her provocatively sculpted chest was demurely covered.

[Them There]

Fuck the FCC, without the FCC we'd have more George Carlins! Once a great philosopher and political commentator of our time!

George Carlin was also smart and observant. You uncensor television and you just get flooded with retards who think "Cussing is Funny!"

True. But the retards don't have to dictate what YOU watch. Let the idiots have their "entertainment", it lets you know who to avoid at the watercooler.

[The Parkus Empire]

There was finely tuned hypocrisy too, such as cramming women into those ridiculous bullet bras that made them look like Wonder Woman and then making sure that her provocatively sculpted chest was demurely covered.

Along with glamorizing crime while showing that it doesn't pay.

[Wiztopia]

Fuck the FCC, without the FCC we'd have more George Carlins! Once a great philosopher and political commentator of our time!

George Carlin was also smart and observant. You uncensor television and you just get flooded with retards who think "Cussing is Funny!"

True. But the retards don't have to dictate what YOU watch. Let the idiots have their "entertainment", it lets you know who to avoid at the watercooler.

Avoid the close minded fools who think television is bad and should be censored right?

[Dragontide]

im old. i like that the fcc prevents SOME outlets from turning into the f-word fest that ... deadwood was.

Deadwood was still a much better show than ANYTHING in primetime today.

[Blitzkrenia]

FCC, shmFCC. They are chickens. In South Korea, we censor nearly everything, and the internet is next in line. (Although wads of cash do help when getting lower age ratings.)

[Rejistania]

I think every and all think-of-the-children law should be abolished. These laws are evil!

[Bottle]

Personally, I think a program that contains graphic language or violence should be preceded by a warning, and a small ratings symbol should appear in the lower corner during the program for anybody who is just tuning in. Beyond that, it's up to the viewer to control what channel they watch, and it's up to parents to monitor their children.

[Rejistania]

Personally, I think a program that contains graphic language or violence should be preceded by a warning, and a small ratings symbol should appear in the lower corner during the program for anybody who is just tuning in. Beyond that, it's up to the viewer to control what channel they watch, and it's up to parents to monitor their children.

Putting a warning there still requires one central rating instance. This still has a single point of failure or at least of bias. Would it be so bad if liberals would look on the site of a liberal rating group and fundamentalists on a site of fundamentalists?

[Wiztopia]

Personally, I think a program that contains graphic language or violence should be preceded by a warning, and a small ratings symbol should appear in the lower corner during the program for anybody who is just tuning in. Beyond that, it's up to the viewer to control what channel they watch, and it's up to parents to monitor their children.

Putting a warning there still requires one central rating instance. This still has a single point of failure or at least of bias. Would it be so bad if liberals would look on the site of a liberal rating group and fundamentalists on a site of fundamentalists?

Having a central rating is much better than having people trying to censor TV for no reason.

[Lord-General Drache]

I'm tired of the FCC censoring Television. I believe the govt can't tell me what is good for me to watch or not watch. If parents don't like programs don't let your kids watch be a parent(Lazy adults).

So what do ya'll think.

I too absolutely loathe the FCC. People, you are not 5 year olds. If you don't like what's on the tv or radio, turn the channel away. Monitor what your kids are into, and you can use the censorship technology provided in most tvs to further control that if you don't trust them. Stop making the rest of society cater to your desire for a puritanical society that refuses to trust its members as mature, well formed people.

[Yootopia]

I'm tired of the FCC censoring Television. I believe the govt can't tell me what is good for me to watch or not watch. If parents don't like programs don't let your kids watch be a parent(Lazy adults).

So what do ya'll think.

I too absolutely loathe the FCC. People, you are not 5 year olds. If you don't like what's on the tv or radio, turn the channel away. Monitor what your kids are into, and you can use the censorship technology provided in most tvs to further control that if you don't trust them.

Only really good if at least one parent doesn't have a proper, 9-5 type job. Otherwise this isn't going to happen.

[The Republic of Lanos]

FUCK DA POLICE!

oops, wrong thread, but you know what i mean.

[Lord-General Drache]

I'm tired of the FCC censoring Television. I believe the govt can't tell me what is good for me to watch or not watch. If parents don't like programs don't let your kids watch be a parent(Lazy adults).

So what do ya'll think.

I too absolutely loathe the FCC. People, you are not 5 year olds. If you don't like what's on the tv or radio, turn the channel away. Monitor what your kids are into, and you can use the censorship technology provided in most tvs to further control that if you don't trust them.

Only really good if at least one parent doesn't have a proper, 9-5 type job. Otherwise this isn't going to happen.

As I said, there're some obnoxiously good filter programs and controls for tvs. You can enable both the tv *and* cable box these days to censor, with a password you create. If your kid gets around your password, perhaps creativity is called for beyond "0000" or a birthday. Beyond that, it's up to you to point out to your children what you object to and why. It annoys me when children tell their kids "VIDEO GAMES ARE BAD" or "YOU CAN'T WATCH THAT SHOW, IT'S BAD" instead of saying, "remember how I told you x about z? I don't like it because of, q, x, r, e and p reasons."