Regarding the FCC censorship....

[punkncat]

Actually this is in relation to a sig regarding the petition to"stop FCC censorship".
There are certain subjects that need not be discussed on open airwaves. The material that "shock jocks" like Atlanta's Regular guys , or Howard Stearn put out is pure filth.
I am not a prud by any means , but I have to say that I don't want my children turning on the radio in the morning and hearing that trash. I discuss sex with reverance and respect. It should not be the subject of a morning show , nor should it be transformed into sleazy subject matter to bring ratings up for a a show otherwise deviod of intelligent content.
If they(broadcasters) haven't got the moral responsibilty not to say that kind of crap over free airwaves then let the FCC make them clean up , or go away.
Put that mess on XM or another pay radio service and its all fine. That way users can decide if they (and their kids) wish to have access to it , and listen if they wish.

mods-If there is another thread on this please move.Thanks

[fire1811]

That way users can decide if they (and their kids) wish to have access to it , and listen if they wish.

maybe in my opinion what you listen to on the radio is trash and they should put that on XM or some other pay station so you can pay to listen to it.

if you dont like it change the station.

its just all in what you think is funny and interesting. so i think is funny, some i dont.

[taylor492]

Its not about what you think is trash, its about what kind of material is available to kids at the touch of a button. If some child can turn the radio on and hear explicit material, thats wrong. Granted, i think Howard Stern can be funny but for the most part he is very vulgar.

[fire1811]

tv is no different

what people consider vulgar is shrinking, and both radio and tv are pushing the limits. and i really dont see that its going to stop anytime soon.

i understand that kids should be listening to it but 90% of kids today could out cuss a sailor

[punkncat]

Opinion is fine.
We should all be able to express it any time we want. That is one of the things that make America great.
There are certain adult situations ,experiances ,and discussions that should not be so readily available for children to hear.
I do not discuss in intimate detail my sexual adventures , nor do I wish you to discuss yours with me. I SURE do not wish my kids to listen to it. That subject matter should be discussed with discretion at an appropriate time in front of an appropriate audience.
It is LONG past time that someone do something to curb this activity. It just so happens that it started on radio and hopefully will move into TV also. I mean geez , if someone doesn't do something soon , how far will it be allowed to go?
Maybe it is "censorship" by the strictest form of the word but some oversight is obviously needed.
Would you sit there and listen to that crap in front of your grandmother, or your mom? Would you listen to it in front of your kids? Would you go to a job interview and talk like they do to a prospective employer? Would you mind if someone talked like that to your girlfriend?
If you want to listen to it , thats fine. Just put some form of control on it so that if you wish to listen , there is a process beyond flipping a switch and changing the channel.

The fact that kids can cuss with the best of us is not by any means a good example of why this "censorship" should not take place.The fact that people watch , listen to , and have become used to this is disturbing.

[behemoth]

Yeah yeah yeah...

Turn the station if you dont like it, of course you wouldnt want your kids or wife/"partner" to hear it, but then again, you act diffrently around your friends than you act around your grandmother.

Ryan seacrest, Oprah, and many others have had telelvision shows taht are on TV right when kids get home. right in the kids veiewing times. yet ryan seacrest's show has had live broadcasts where the words "F--k" and "S--t", and oprah was having convorsations about things thatt are also heard on the Howard Stern show.. BUT

Whats the Diffrecne? HOWARD GETS FINED, but No, Oprah is black, Micheal Powell's nubian queen -.-


If the kids are up at 6 in the morning and have time to listen to howard stern while their mothers are getting them ready for school, then the parents are either REALLY Dumb, or allow their children to listen to it.

Sign the Petition, the link is in my sig.

Viva La Howard.

[TransMan]

It's funny and it should be there.

[shartley]

Ryan seacrest, Oprah, and many others have had telelvision shows taht are on TV right when kids get home. right in the kids veiewing times. yet ryan seacrest's show has had live broadcasts where the words "F--k" and "S--t", and oprah was having convorsations about things thatt are also heard on the Howard Stern show.. BUT

Whats the Diffrecne? HOWARD GETS FINED, but No, Oprah is black, Micheal Powell's nubian queen -.-.

[1stdeadeye]

I love Howard trying to frame this as a free speech issue. Does he work for free? Do his sponsors get air time for free?

No! He is a commerical enterprise. He does his show for the money. As such he must play by the rules. Can we have a shock morning TV show? No because it is against the rules. I think Howard can be funny, however take the show to Satellite and do what you want. Look at the Soprano's. There is a reason it is on HBO and not NBC!

Censorship my butt! The rules are the rules for everyone. Oh and for the Seacrest and Oprah stuff, if they break the rules, fine them too!

[theraidenproject]

First, they came for Janet Jackson, but I didn't care because her showing her boob was offensive to me,
Then they came for Howard Stern, but I didn't care because I think blumpkins and lesbians are disgusting,
Then they came for...

Where does it end? You don't like it, don't listen/watch/whatever. We shouldn't be child-proofing the world.

And punkcat and other who said put it on sattelite radio: the FCC wants to get their mitts on that, too.

Check out:

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/2/prweb101691.htm

Glad to see the FCC has their priorities straight!

[theraidenproject]

While I do not agree that Oprah should have had such an explicit discussion, I have to admit that her reason was not to titillate but to educate. Howard Stern does not do it in any context close to being educational.

Have you read the transcripts?

http://www.howardstern.com/oprah.html

[1stdeadeye]

And punkcat and other who said put it on sattelite radio: the FCC wants to get their mitts on that, too.

Check out:

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/2/prweb101691.htm

Glad to see the FCC has their priorities straight!

Not going to happen. The FCC couldn't even get jurisdiction over Cable, much less satellite.

It's not Free Speech when you are making money off of it!

[cphilip]

Who controls the knob?

Vote with your feet. Turn it off and don't buy products that advertise on them. Its your right to do so. But I not really all that keen on having goverment do that for me. I can do it myself.

[Target Practice]

Thank you cphillip, that is what I was saying all along in the last thread.

[1stdeadeye]

Who controls the knob?

Vote with your feet. Turn it off and don't buy products that advertise on them. Its your right to do so. But I not really all that keen on having goverment do that for me. I can do it myself.

I can agree with you on that. However, Having it out there where kids can be exposed to it is the problem. Whether it is an older child on their school bus playing it, bus driver, etc....

The airwaves are a public trust and therefore must be regulated by the government. If TV can't get away with that Smut during the day hours, why should radio be any different.

Don't get me wrong, I am not for censorship. THis is not censorship though. This is regulation og COMMERCIAL programming. Howard doesn't work for free. This isn't NPR. He wants to make his money, then follow the rules. That simple!