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The Simpsons Reviewed For Unsuitable Nuclear Jokes
Hugh Pickens writes "CNN reports that television networks in several European countries are reportedly reviewing episodes of 'The Simpsons' for any 'unsuitable' references to nuclear disaster, with an Austrian network apparently pulling two episodes: 1992's 'Marge Gets a Job' and 2005's 'On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister,' which include jokes about radiation poisoning and nuclear meltdowns. Al Jean, executive producer of the show, says that he can appreciate the concern. 'We have 480 episodes, and if there are a few that they don't want to air for awhile in light of the terrible thing going on, I completely understand that,' says Jean, citing the example of the 1997 episode 'The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson' that was pulled after 9/11 because it included key scenes at the World Trade Center. 'We would never make light of what's happening in Japan.'"
It's not a meltdown. It's an unrequested fission surplus.
This is horrible! It's not like there are many other Simpsons reruns they could show instead.
Property is theft.
I'm willing to bet that some retarded german politician will see a relation between "Duke Nukem Forever" and nuclear power and issue a ban on it before it's even released.
I feel i need to even things out, so here is a Simpsons clip with the irradiated Curies destroying a Japanese looking city.
http://vimeo.com/21402842
So we have to wait the mandated 22.3 years (as established by South Park) before we may make jokes about nuclear disasters again? At that rate we may as well never be allowed to again, or at least only in a very small window of about 3 years between incidents.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
Talking about it, what's the currently acceptable term for black people? Or cripples? Or old geezers? Or stupid people? You keep changing them faster than we can keep up over here in ol' Europe.
African American, Disabled, Elderly, Congressman