AFA Fucktard - Page 3

Aliantha · 09-10-2006, 10:03 PM

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.

Clodfobble · 09-10-2006, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

While I agree with JayMcGee's double standards gobsmackery I'll just say this:

It's ok for me to call my sister a whore, but not for you. (Not an exact translation of Clodfobble's post, but then, she's from Texas)

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.

footfootfoot · 09-10-2006, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

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.

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.

footfootfoot · 09-10-2006, 10:08 PM

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.

footfootfoot · 09-10-2006, 10:14 PM

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.

headsplice · 09-11-2006, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

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

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

Sundae · 09-11-2006, 02:45 PM

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.

Pangloss62 · 09-11-2006, 03:05 PM

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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.

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.

Undertoad · 09-11-2006, 03:12 PM

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.

Aliantha · 09-11-2006, 07:46 PM

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.

Spexxvet · 09-12-2006, 09:28 AM

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.

headsplice · 09-12-2006, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

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!

09-10-2006, 10:03 PM	#1
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	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. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

09-10-2006, 10:08 PM	#4
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	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. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

09-10-2006, 10:14 PM	#5
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	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. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

09-11-2006, 02:45 PM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	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. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-11-2006, 07:46 PM	#10
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	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. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

09-11-2006, 03:12 PM	#9
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	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.

09-12-2006, 09:28 AM	#11
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	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. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

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