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aderack
Joined: 12 Dec 2006
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 Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 10:52 pm Post subject: Revenge of the Nipple |
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Oh my God. Pending appeal, the FCC suddenly no longer has the right to regulate language. How did this happen while Bush was still in office?
The quotes from the FCC are delightfully surreal.
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“I completely disagree with the court’s ruling and am disappointed for American families,” he said. “The court says the commission is ‘divorced from reality.’ It is the New York court, not the commission, that is divorced from reality.”
He said that if the agency was unable to prohibit some vulgarities during prime time, “Hollywood will be able to say anything they want, whenever they want.” |
Which obviously means they will!
And if they do, our Children will DIE. And turn gay.
AND THEN:
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| “What we have is at most a difference of opinion between a court and an agency,” Judge Leval said. “Because of the deference courts must give to the reasoning of a duly authorized administrative agency in matters within the agency’s competence, a court’s disagreement with the commission on this question is of no consequence. The commission’s position is not irrational; it is not arbitrary and capricious.” |
"We do not recognize the authority of this court." Oh, that's amazing.
In case we're wondering about exactly how loopy the FCC's guidelines are...
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| Two years ago, Congress increased the potential maximum penalty for each indecency infraction to $325,000, from $32,500. Producers and writers have complained that the prospect of stiff fines had begun to chill their creative efforts. |
So... yes. |
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aderack
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| Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:27 pm |
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| I think that shirt has a lot of friction. |
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aderack
Joined: 12 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:51 am |
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| DeusJester wrote: |
| Of course, even so, I doubt it'll mean you'll be seeing shows named "Tyrone Fucks Mad Bitches, Nigga" on the WB anytime soon. |
Right. Which is exactly why, even assuming this were a real problem, we wouldn't need something like the FCC jumping up everyone's ass. The market will tend to regulate itself. The FCC isn't supposed to be the moral police; it's supposed to make sure broadcasters use the right parts of the spectrum and don't step on each other's toes.
Still, knowing that they won't get sued for over three hundred fucking thousand dollars for every swear word is a pretty nice weight off the networks. A good start.
EDIT: I'd actually not mind watching that show. It sounds... honest. |
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aderack
Joined: 12 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:16 pm |
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| thatbox wrote: |
| NPR yesterday made this sound like it mostly just applied to blurted obscenities on live TV, which isn't nearly as wonderful but is at least a start. Hopefully I am wrong! |
That's what it originally addressed, yes. Apparently the ruling goes all the way, though. You notice how the article also discusses scripted expletives. |
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