This really ticks me off (FCC)

Dagnabit · 04-07-2001, 12:15 AM

OK, that's the story, now here's what gets me.

An Oprah show featuring explicit discussion is considered "decent" because it "serves a legitimate purpose", while Howard Stern is "indecent".

Is the entertainment of millions NOT a "legitimate purpose"?

If 15 million people enjoy the show, and 3 out of 5 appointed FCC commissioners find it obscene, whose votes actually count in a country founded with the words "We The People"?

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04-07-2001, 12:15 AM	#2
Dagnabit High Propagandist Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 115	OK, that's the story, now here's what gets me. An Oprah show featuring explicit discussion is considered "decent" because it "serves a legitimate purpose", while Howard Stern is "indecent". Is the entertainment of millions NOT a "legitimate purpose"? If 15 million people enjoy the show, and 3 out of 5 appointed FCC commissioners find it obscene, whose votes actually count in a country founded with the words "We The People"?

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