It's ok foot. I realize we all have difficulties understanding one another sometimes. *winks now*

Actually, I guess that's the real problem. One persons honest reaction is at one level while another persons is at another. The question is, why should one persons reactions be more valuable than anothers eg. If one person reacts by swearing, should that be bleeped out in deference to another persons finer sensibilities, or should that person simply realize that it takes all types to make the world go around and whether they like it or not, some of us swear like troopers?

Oh and, I don't buy the argument that 'children might be watching'. If a program is not suitable for children to watch, then it's up to the parent/guardian to censor the childs viewing time. Full stop.

I totally agree that the censorship of language in this case is retarded... I just resent having the position of the AFA painted as the position of the entire nation. There's a reason the thread title is "AFA Fucktard" and not "AFA, American Heroes!"

You can call my sister a whore, just don't try to tell me the whole country unanimously agrees with you. :)

I know. I think it's a bunch of shit. My wife and others think it was more obscene for Clinton to get a blowjob than for bush to OK the bombing and killing of thousands of people.

On the other hand, I'm told Freud said: "Everything is about sex except for sex. Sex is about agression."

So maybe they were right.

Actually, I just got off the phone with the whole country and they said your sister was "easy", they didn't say she was a whore.

But more to the point, Clodfobble, and this is one of the things I admire about you, is that you stay on task. You are not given to fits of wild tangentry and you reminded me that this thread was originaly about AFA fucktards.

I actually had to go back to the beginning and remind myself of what this was all about.

Ironically, when tested for reading comprehension I consistently scored 98-99%.

What the hell has happened?

All you youngsters should let this be a lesson to you.

What was the lesson? Don't smoke so much weed? :joint:

Do you have a watershed in the US (i.e. a time after which children are not presumed to be watching?) In the UK it is 21.00, and if your children are up after that time (or if you record programmes for them to watch) you are deemed responsible if they are disturbed by what they see.

I don't think I'd want young children to see detailed footage of 9/11 - the swearing would be the least of my worries. Show it unedited (at least as far as swearing is concerned) after children have gone to bed and let parents make their own minds up.

I know I have grown up in "the Nanny state" but I do think giving parents control over what their children watch is important.

If you don't have a watershed then show it uncut anyway - parents should know well enough to monitor their children's viewing if anything can be shown at any time.

Those Brits
 

That makes complete sense. That's why I like the BBC. It just blows my mind how better their news is, even better than our NPR or PBS (our public networks). And BBC 7 has great shows with plenty of profanity (and humor!). They just say "The following contains strong language." In America, the TV IS the "nanny state" for many parents, but they're unwilling to say no or control what the kids watch. Worse, rather than complain about gratuitous violence, they get all upset over a nipple, and a covered nipple at that.:neutral:

There is such a principle in US broadcasting, but only to over-the-air broadcast. Cable and satellite can roughly do whatever they like, but try to have a happy and broad customer base by generally putting the harsher stuff on later, without a specific rule of thumb.

Australian TV is similar to British in that certain things are not permitted to be shown before certain times and that includes cable. With the locking feature on cable TV there's no reason for kids to be watching anything inappropriate anyway.

I'd be willing to negotiate. I'll give them no bad words before 10pm if they'll agree to no God talk after 7am.

Would you entertain a motion to move those in an hour (9pm and 8am, respectively)? Then I'm on board. Let's go to the FCC!