Comments | stelic: in the news

stelic

in the news

Jun 22, 2004 18:58

Introduced in January, after FCC Chairman Michael Powell demanded higher fines, the bill wound up on a fast track to passage after the Feb. 1 Super Bowl halftime show that ended with Timberlake partially exposing Jackson's breast for an instant to 90 million viewers ( Read more... )

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[eye rollage included throughout this comment] cmoose June 22 2004, 23:20:48 UTC

If the FCC wants it, then it's automatically "something the public wants." They honestly believe this, I'm sure. Who cares more about the public and the horrid, awful smut they're subject to than the FCC, afterall?

Playing devil's advocate aggieteacher00 June 23 2004, 00:28:45 UTC

The incident generated more than 500,000 complaints to the FCC.

>>Keep in mind that the majority of America, if they are offended by something on tv, are not going to complain to the FCC- they just don't tend to take those sorts of steps. So wouldn't you think that if half a million people saw it fitting to complain, that is a mere fraction of the people who were actually upset by it?

Re: Playing devil's advocate stelic June 23 2004, 01:26:04 UTC

As long as we're guessing *g*, what percentage of people who were offended complained? 80%? 50%? 25%? 10%?

Re: Playing devil's advocate jedwardtremlett June 23 2004, 07:27:47 UTC

That's a good question.

My only answer would be that if it's a situation in which there is little or no chance of having any real harm done to your person (or your family) and you don't care enough to complain in a way that gets your complaint officially registered, then your viewpoint is as good as nonexistant, and should not be taken into account when any official action is considered.

It's kind of like folks who spend 2, 4 or 6 years between election cycles complaining about Elected Bozo X, but don't care to go vote when November rolls around because of one reason or another.

J

jedwardtremlett June 23 2004, 07:30:54 UTC

I had the same thought back in the 90's, when the American Family Association was circulating that petition to clean up TV and wanted - and got, sadly enough - a million sigs. What's one million out of that many million, and why should their views impede mine?

J