From: "Rich Gauszka" 


"Mike N."  wrote in message
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> On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 18:46:54 -0500, "Rich Gauszka"

> wrote:
>
>>The movie is shown with a disclaimer.
>
>   There's still the issue of channel surfers who won't see the disclaimer.
> I would actually have no problem if the movie was aired late at night when
> kids are much less likely to be around.
>
>>Public airwaves should be able to
>>encompass a wide range of tastes and views and not be subjected to the
>>whim
>>of those who are offended by every little bit of life
>
>  While I personally wouldn't mind if they aired "Debbie Does
Dallas", I
> don't think it would be the right thing to do.  The "7 deadly
words" are
> just an arbitrary measure of what's generally acceptable to most people.
> I
> see no reason to pay tax dollars to support everything on the public
> airwaves.   Nothing is being censored or banned.   Video stores are on the
> street corner of nearly every town in the US and cable and Satellite cover
> the rest so there's no problem accessing a broad range of content.


My wider range didn't include "Debbie does Dallas" or it's ilk.

As for the disclaimer the viewer does bear some responsibility in what he
or she chooses to view. All they have to do is check the ratings.

I'm not sure what you mean by tax dollars. I wasn't focusing on PBS.

Actually there have been rumblings in the past few months by the FCC about
examining and controlling the content of cable broadcasts. I suspect they
are not enamored of Deadwood's Al Swearington.

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