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Bond 05-04-2004 06:02 PM
FCC swamped with indecency complaints about Oprah
 
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MAY 4--In the wake of an Oprah Winfrey show that included explicit talk about teen sexuality (and addressed topics such as rainbows and getting one's salad tossed), the Federal Communications Commission received more than 1600 letters complaining about the racy March 18 broadcast and demanding that the talk show host be cited for indecency. And since most FCC correspondents were prodded to write by the agency's Public Enemy Number One, Howard Stern, and ABC late night host Jimmy Kimmel, the Oprah complaints are particularly entertaining and vituperative in their decrying of a double standard employed by the fine-happy FCC brass. Below you'll find a sampling of the Oprah complaints, a small chunk of the stack we received via a Freedom of Information Act request. Since the commission redacts the names of letter writers, there is no way to actually confirm the true identity of letter writers like the "parent" who, having returned home from "Bible day camp" with their three-year-old twins, had to endure Oprah's "disgusting rhetoric." Or the "teacher" who worried about his third grade students "viewing these vulgar conversations about sex." Despite the complaints, it is unlikely that stations broadcasting Winfrey's March show--which originally aired, to little apparent notice, in October 2003--will be sanctioned. (14 pages)

Source: The Smoking Gun
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GameMaster 05-04-2004 06:19 PM
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I'd like to see the episode. I don't think there's anything wrong with it. Adults are entitled to watch the TV show which is directed towards adults. Besides, the parents wouldn't need to complain if they were being responcible and supervising their children's TV watching. Children only see this stuff because their parents either don't care or they're not supervising their children.

Dyne 05-04-2004 06:49 PM
Re: FCC swamped with indecency complaints about Oprah
 
I agree it's a bit weird to talk about that topic out of the blue like that.. go to Maury Povich at least.

The Germanator 05-04-2004 06:56 PM
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I agree with GM here though. Doing some research, if you look at the guidelines for a show rated "PG", this is what it says: TV-PG (Parental Guidance Suggested — This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children.) Many parents may want to watch it with their younger children. The theme itself may call for parental guidance and/or the program contains one or more of the following: moderate violence (V), some sexual situations (S), infrequent coarse language (L), or some suggestive dialogue (D).

And there we go...It's not like Orpah just talks just about kid-apropriate subjects.

Jonbo298 05-04-2004 08:06 PM
Re: FCC swamped with indecency complaints about Oprah
 
OMFG, The people of America just need to shut the f*ck up. This is getting out of hand. Most shows are rated at least TV-PG for a f*cking reason! I wish I had these people's email addresses:mad:

America is turning into a country of Big Brother's and censorship. Your f*cking children will know what it means eventually so just let them learn their own f*cking way.

/end rant....or is it?:hmm:

Jason1 05-04-2004 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Jonbo298
OMFG, The people of America just need to shut the f*ck up. This is getting out of hand. Most shows are rated at least TV-PG for a f*cking reason! I wish I had these people's email addresses:mad:

America is turning into a country of Big Brother's and censorship. Your f*cking children will know what it means eventually so just let them learn their own f*cking way.

/end rant....or is it?:hmm:

Eh, I cant say I entirelly agree there. We've had ratings for a long time. If anything, it's gone the oppisite way over the years. Stuff that they show all the time on TV today was the kind of stuff that would be considered unappropriate on TV 30 or 40 years.

Rndm_Perfection 05-04-2004 10:57 PM
Re: FCC swamped with indecency complaints about Oprah
 
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Originally Posted by Jonbo298
I wish I had these people's email addresses:mad:
That's not good enough. *loads shotgun*

Blackmane 05-05-2004 02:28 PM
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I have to agree. It is ridiculous for parents to try to hide the word sex from their kids forever. I mean, do they want them to find out from their friends or something? That is so much better than having the parents owning up to actually having to talk to their kids.

Joeiss 05-05-2004 03:06 PM
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I saw this episode! It was gross. It talked about orally anal pleasing other people, and stuff like that. Dirty....

And it was all about like 13 and 14 year olds... having sex with older people, or same age... And even some people as young as like 12... disgusting.

GiMpY-wAnNaBe 05-07-2004 11:19 PM
Re: FCC swamped with indecency complaints about Oprah
 
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Originally Posted by Joeiss
I saw this episode! It was gross. It talked about orally anal pleasing other people, and stuff like that. Dirty....

And it was all about like 13 and 14 year olds... having sex with older people, or same age... And even some people as young as like 12... disgusting.
...akward

Crash 05-16-2004 09:53 PM
Re: FCC swamped with indecency complaints about Oprah
 
hmmm.... if my kid was having sex at 12-14, i'd beat the living *#*& outta him... just my parenting idea.

Now is the "rainbow" they are referring to, the one with the lipstick? or am I just getting to old these days?

Joeiss 05-16-2004 10:45 PM
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There would be multiple ladies, each with a certain colour of lipstick on... Then they would suck the guy's dick, thus leaving a nice little rainbow of colours on his shlong.

GiMpY-wAnNaBe 05-17-2004 11:08 PM
Re: FCC swamped with indecency complaints about Oprah
 
their blowing this thing outta proportion though

GameMaster 05-18-2004 12:23 AM
Re: FCC swamped with indecency complaints about Oprah
 
Is it possible for a guy to give a rainbow as well as receive one?

Jonbo298 05-18-2004 12:53 AM
Re: FCC swamped with indecency complaints about Oprah
 
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Originally Posted by GameMaster
Is it possible for a guy to give a rainbow as well as receive one?
Don't make us think about that


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