Media and censorship have been at the heart of the First Amendment ever since the Founding Fathers first jotted down the idea of the U.S. Constitution on the back of a cocktail napkin. And nothing in the history of this country have taken more pot shots from overbearing tyrants than the First Amendment with the exception of communism, the French and Carrot Top.
But now, we're in the midst of another presidential election and that means more pressing and important issues are being pushed aside, so the candidates can debate an issue that doesn't take half of a monkey's brain to understand -- keeping boobies off television.
FCC Starts Crackdown on Media Indecency
Apparently, during the Super Bowl's halftime show, Janet Jackson's left boob "accidentally" popped out on live television and now, the Federal Communications Commission is realizing their purpose once again and feels it's important to start cleaning up the airwaves. I use the word "apparently" because I didn't see the nipple in question. That's because I never, never, never, ever, never, ever, never, never, ever, ever, ever, never, ever, ever, never, never, ever, never watch the halftime show at the Super Bowl. I'll watch the game from start to finish, I watch the pre-and-post game shows, I even watch the commercials, but never the halftime show. Why? Because each year, the show gets worse and worse and I'm scared that one year, I'll accidentally catch a glimpse of it while flipping through the channels and poke my eyes out to teach myself a lesson.
The nation's media, particularly television and radio, have always gone for attracting eyeballs through shocking content. And I think it's a good thing the FCC is taking a stand on something for once in their long, miserable existence. My only question is, "What the hell took you so long? Did you just realize that all the funding you were receiving from Capitol Hill was supposed to go towards something other than crack?"
The only thing I can't figure out is they only care about sexually explicit content like Howard Stern's radio show and other morning shock jocks. Like always, they agree that sex and violence on television are bad, but sex is always the lesser of the two evils. Why is our society so accepting of violence, but when someone shows one-eighth of an inch of ass, riots start erupting in sizes normally reserved for NBA championship victories.
But parents and government administrators say we're doing this to protect our children. Well, if we keep them away from late night porno on "Skinemax," does this mean first graders can rent "Faces of Death" movies instead?
But now, we're in the midst of another presidential election and that means more pressing and important issues are being pushed aside, so the candidates can debate an issue that doesn't take half of a monkey's brain to understand -- keeping boobies off television.
FCC Starts Crackdown on Media Indecency
Apparently, during the Super Bowl's halftime show, Janet Jackson's left boob "accidentally" popped out on live television and now, the Federal Communications Commission is realizing their purpose once again and feels it's important to start cleaning up the airwaves. I use the word "apparently" because I didn't see the nipple in question. That's because I never, never, never, ever, never, ever, never, never, ever, ever, ever, never, ever, ever, never, never, ever, never watch the halftime show at the Super Bowl. I'll watch the game from start to finish, I watch the pre-and-post game shows, I even watch the commercials, but never the halftime show. Why? Because each year, the show gets worse and worse and I'm scared that one year, I'll accidentally catch a glimpse of it while flipping through the channels and poke my eyes out to teach myself a lesson.
The nation's media, particularly television and radio, have always gone for attracting eyeballs through shocking content. And I think it's a good thing the FCC is taking a stand on something for once in their long, miserable existence. My only question is, "What the hell took you so long? Did you just realize that all the funding you were receiving from Capitol Hill was supposed to go towards something other than crack?"
The only thing I can't figure out is they only care about sexually explicit content like Howard Stern's radio show and other morning shock jocks. Like always, they agree that sex and violence on television are bad, but sex is always the lesser of the two evils. Why is our society so accepting of violence, but when someone shows one-eighth of an inch of ass, riots start erupting in sizes normally reserved for NBA championship victories.
But parents and government administrators say we're doing this to protect our children. Well, if we keep them away from late night porno on "Skinemax," does this mean first graders can rent "Faces of Death" movies instead?
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