FCC: TV Gone too Far?

Null · 03-31-2005, 12:00 PM

its not hard to block out channels. people are morons.. Just cuz your cable package gives you a channel doesnt mean you have to keep it viewable.

you can even call the cable company and have THEM take a channel out if you dont have anything to block it.

on a side note, The Shield kicks ass.

thatmariolover · 03-31-2005, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Null

its not hard to block out channels. people are morons.. Just cuz your cable package gives you a channel doesnt mean you have to keep it viewable.

you can even call the cable company and have THEM take a channel out if you dont have anything to block it.

on a side note, The Shield kicks ass.

I've never gotten into the Shield. Just a bit to "In your Face" for me I think.

Jonbo298 · 03-31-2005, 07:22 PM

Government is full of wuss's. Your kids are going to see these things someday. Other countries are much laxer on TV rules which obvously there hasnt been this huge sparking debate in the USA of "OMGWTFBBQ, X Kids in this country see boobies whenever they want and now they are scarred for life"

Typhoid · 03-31-2005, 07:27 PM

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"I don't want my 7 year old watching MTV and learning about things she's not ready for!" Rachel Campos stated.

God, I hate people like this.

Well, if you dont like it, dont let your child watch it,

If you dont like your child crossing a busy highway, do you wait for the city to step in, or do you not let your child cross it?

Its people like that, that are ruining it for the rest of us.

Yan · 03-31-2005, 08:44 PM

Mmm... Hal Sparks

I agree with most arguments here, that parents have the ultimate control over what the kids watch. Say, if something undesirable comes on the telly and you don't want your kids watching them, turn it off and take them out. Go to a park or go for some ice cream. Parents don't spend enough time with their children these days and the kids are left at home with the television and the computer. Back to square one.

I know I sound a bit too idealistic and I know that not every child will choose ice cream over television (or simply, the 'child' is a teenager with a mind of his/her own and will blatantly tell you that "Parks are so not cool anymore, mom!"). In that case, watch the program with them and discuss the issues at hand.

Stray_Bullet · 03-31-2005, 08:48 PM

Children should be banned from computers, television, radio, and the phone. Hell, don't let them outside, they might see a raging roadster flip the bird.

What ever happened to 8-year-olds being satisfied with refridgerator cardboard boxes? And what we need is teenagers that are not attracted to the opposite sex. Well, not attracted to any sex at any rate.