FCC considering allowing profanity and non-sexual nudity

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

So the networks will be more lenient than the ToS here?  Who knew?

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

There should be no restrictions on words in anything anywhere ever. Same goes for body parts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NDPT0Ph5rA

Awesome.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Totally agree. Bleeping minor swear words, even, is really annoying and a little antiquated. The FCC, especially in a digital age, should not feel compelled to protect virgin ears.

If the stopped bleeping and started using F[inks] Sh[inks] Mother F[inks]er or something like that, I could handle it better.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Ever watch an episode of Criminal Minds?  That's far more disturbing than tits and a few swear words.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Ever watch an episode of Criminal Minds?  That's far more disturbing than tits and a few swear words.

Call me an authoritarian, but I don't see how an existing problem of violence on television is solved by correcting a double standard related to nudity and profanity. If you agree that the violence is more of a problem than what we ban, why not regulate it? Is the implication that television writers will not have as much time for violence if we give them sex and vulgarity to work with? Unlikely.

My elusive point was far simpler.....considering the crap that's on TV now, it's no big whup if a few titties and a few of the 7 words you can't say on TV are said.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Ever watch an episode of Criminal Minds?  That's far more disturbing than tits and a few swear words.

Call me an authoritarian, but I don't see how an existing problem of violence on television is solved by correcting a double standard related to nudity and profanity. If you agree that the violence is more of a problem than what we ban, why not regulate it? Is the implication that television writers will not have as much time for violence if we give them sex and vulgarity to work with? Unlikely.

My elusive point was far simpler.....considering the crap that's on TV now, it's no big whup if a few titties and a few of the 7 words you can't say on TV are said.

You're right, but would you agree that that speaks a larger volume about the problems with television than it does the merits of relaxing broadcast regulations?

I can agree with that.  To me it's just bizarre that Janet Jackson's tit generates a whopper of a fine and some crazed psycho killer raping and slicing apart his victim is legit.  If they're not going to tighten up on the violence then ridding ourselves of some antiquated prude rules won't cause further problems, IMO.