Letter to the FCC
May 7, 2004 5:37 PM
Saw this complaint sent to the FCC on foO's site:
The Oprah show described with graphic detail a sexual term known as "tossing salad." It was so offensive that my child's head literally exploded. Please ban free speech so this never happens again.
FoO also linked to an interesting article about the repercussions from the craziness at the FCC: Some CBS Affils Could Drop Live News, and the drastic changes that they've had to make "for fear of government penalty."
For instance, stations have deleted language from "Prime Suspect" on Masterpiece Theater (and been criticized for the deletions by viewers) and even had to consider whether to edit our a nude lithograph from Antiques Roadshow, even though the show had aired months before with no complaint
Ultra-violent movies like Braveheart can be shown practically unedited on broadcast television (only the two love scenes were cut down), but art of a nude woman is questionable.
Welcome to America, where violence makes big bucks and nudity is repulsive.
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Posted May 7, 2004 7:06 PM
Oops, forgot the link to the FCC complaint:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0504044oprah4.html