Regulate This
Oh Kevin Martin ... you make Michael Powell seem restrained. That seemed nearly impossible. Waaaah. There's too much violence on tv ... kids are going to find their dad's gun and go out and kill someone. Guaran-f'n-teed.
That's what an FCC report making the rounds in DC is being reported as saying, and gosh darn, they think that Congress needs to do something about it. You've been doin' a heckuva job, FCC -- I haven't seen a titty or heard an F-bomb in recent years on Ch.'s 2,4,5,7. That's what you're there for, right -- not regulating mergers among media conglomerates, not deciding upon infrastructure that will lay the groundwork for media delivery for decades to come -- to make sure no one says a dirty word on broadcast tv. But hey, while you're at it, regulate cable and satellite! That makes sense! Since people figured out that they can PAY FOR CONTENT that is different, that is edgier, that is for adults -- you better regulate that, too. We can't have Michael Chiklis saying dick on The Shield....don't want Tony Soprano talking dirty to the girls at the "Bing".
Moral of the story, let parents take care of the regulation of their children's television watching. Let parents block channels if they don't want their kids stumbling upon them. This is a self-regulation issue, not a government one. Hands off.
That's what an FCC report making the rounds in DC is being reported as saying, and gosh darn, they think that Congress needs to do something about it. You've been doin' a heckuva job, FCC -- I haven't seen a titty or heard an F-bomb in recent years on Ch.'s 2,4,5,7. That's what you're there for, right -- not regulating mergers among media conglomerates, not deciding upon infrastructure that will lay the groundwork for media delivery for decades to come -- to make sure no one says a dirty word on broadcast tv. But hey, while you're at it, regulate cable and satellite! That makes sense! Since people figured out that they can PAY FOR CONTENT that is different, that is edgier, that is for adults -- you better regulate that, too. We can't have Michael Chiklis saying dick on The Shield....don't want Tony Soprano talking dirty to the girls at the "Bing".
Moral of the story, let parents take care of the regulation of their children's television watching. Let parents block channels if they don't want their kids stumbling upon them. This is a self-regulation issue, not a government one. Hands off.
posted by Dave at 2:11 AM
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