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FCC to Regulate 'Profane' Speech
The Importance of writes "The FCC has been regulating 'indecent' speech on the airwaves for quite some time, but have been getting a lot more attention recently. For example, during last year's Golden Globe Awards U2's Bono said 'This is really, really f-ing brilliant.' Last October the FCC ruled that was ok. Yesterday, under political pressure, the FCC overruled that decision. However, for the first time, the FCC also ruled that the f-word is not only 'indecent' but also 'profane.' According to this new decision by the FCC, any speech that is grossly offensive, whether or not it has anything to do with sex or excretion, is 'profane.' This is a major step forward (backward?) for FCC censors. My analysis is here."
whether or not it has anything to do with sex or excretion, is 'profane.'
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holy fucking shit
Creationists are a lot like zombies. Slow, but powerful and numerous. And they all want to eat our brains.
From now on, I will use the word FCC as my favourite swear word.
Here's an example: "This is FCCing brilliant!"
I'll let you guess the exact pronunciation.
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You are in error. No-one is screaming. Thank you for your cooperation.
OMG. How long until Kerry commercials are ruled obscene and banned from the airwaves? Everything is propaganda! Run for it. The cheerios commercials have subliminal ads in them! RRRRAAAAAAAASSSSKKKKKK!!!~~1
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Crudely Drawn Games
Looks like the first line of most of the spam that arrives in my junk folder...
... almost anything goes. Maybe we're more open minded. Maybe we're a little less uptight. Maybe we watch a little too much American TV.
I don't like your tone of voice, I think I'll sensor you.
[note: this is NOT called irony.]
> My analysis
BZZZZZZT!!!
The word "analysis" contains ANAL.
Therefore the word "analysis", "analyst" and derivatives have been declared indecent & profane and shall be removed from the English language forthwith.
- by Ruling of the FCC
I thought this was about "Propane Speech" and there was some bizarre Hank Hill linkage. Aw, well, too much toons in my life.
Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.
Anything anyone can say is offensive to someone.
/me puts fingers in his ears.
I am offended you would imply such things! Nothing my children ever say or do is offensive.
Just in case anyone was offended by this post, this was a joke.
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAH
Seriously. We here in Europe can't for the love of god understand what's up with this..first a giant fuss about that ugly nipple and now this. It's just pathetic!
If a train station is a place where a train stops, what's a workstation?
I found ludicrous the Enforcement Bureau's decision that a word that might otherwise be indecent is not indecent or profane merely because it is used as an adjective or expletive.
Newly added words not to be said on tv include: But, As. The American children will now be protected from the horrible mouths of the perverted broadcastors.
Vote for new mod!!! Score:-2,Imbecile
You watch the Grammies and expect not to see crap ?
No but, yeah but, no but...
I don't have a problem with people swearing if they really want to emphasize their point. Even if it's part of their language. But fucking swearing at every stupid goddamn line just to fucking prove their shitty point sounds a bit ridiculous to me.
DrkBr
sorry its only shockwave, but you might find this British TV commercial rather appropriate...
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Swearing
Enjoy
Guess that means we won't be seeing gems like this anymore....
KYLE: Shut-up, fatboy!
CARTMAN: Hey! Don't call me fat, you fuckin' Jew!
MR. GARRISON: Eric! Did you just say the F-word?
CARTMAN: "Jew"?
KYLE: No, he's talkin' about "fuck." You can't say "fuck" in school, you fuckin' fatass.
MR. GARRISON: Kyle!
CARTMAN: Why the fuck not?
MR. GARRISON: Eric!
STAN: Dude, you just said "fuck" again!
MR. GARRISON: Stanley!
KENNY: Fuck.
MR. GARRISON: Kenny!
CARTMAN: What's the big deal? It doesn't hurt anybody. Fuck fuckity fuck fuck fuck.
MR. GARRISON: How would you like to go see the school counselor?
CARTMAN: How would you like to suck my balls?
KIDS: [gasping]
MR. GARRISON: What did you say?
CARTMAN: Oh, I-I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Actually, what I said was: [speaking through bullhorn] "How would you like, to suck my balls, Mr. Garrison?"
KYLE: Holy shit, dude.
Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder.
It depends on how you say it, and what you mean (ie. do you mean it to hurt another person or simply to express an emotion).
As a christian I say those things in context all the time... I mean, WTF are you going to say if you close the car door on your hand 'oops I appear to have severed a limb?', or 'Fucking hell motherfucker bastard that fucking hurts'.
I dunno about you guys, but this seems doubleplusgood to me!
Since when has this country used intellectual elite as a pejorative term?
As copyright owner of this comment, I authorize everyone to defeat any technological measure which limits access to it.
The US has more freedom of speech than anywhere else in the world, ever. That's because the First Amendment to the Constitition guarantees it.
The only exception is the things you're not allowed to say. But such a limitation is a small price to pay for unlimited freedom of speech!
Are you crazy?
There are rapes a-plenty in R rated movies.
The Cell was rated R and that was some seriously fucked up shit-- slowly drowning captives in a water tight cell then bleaching and fucking their corpses. Though other scenes were really beautiful and it had nice costumes.
Shit, your radio came without tuning or power knobs or buttons, too?
Human nature is the same everywhere; the modes only are different. -- Earl of Chesterfield
* Read a freakin' book! *
Do you realize just how profain most books are?!?!? With no regulation comittee telling me what I can and can't read how am I to know what I should or shouldn't read? Books aren't even rated! My poor defensless child could get his hands on something the likes of 1984 or Fahrenheit 451! Can you honestly say you want your children reading that kind of antisocial smut? I can't be there 24/7 to make sure my child doesn't read something questionable.
We need a committee to regulate what can and can't be printed. Until one exists I don't think we can morally allow our children to read books.
NR
Oh please not the "for the children" shit...
I'd much rather my kid was exposed to a handful of swearwords and see the occasional brest, then be shown TV shows that makes them think everyone's a criminal so it must be OK.
Damn, too late.
Ok, my question then becomes, would you rather explain to your child why the bad man shot someone or why the bad woman had a penis her mouth?
LK
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