Decency Group Says "$#*!" Is Indecent 821
The Parents Television Council says the "$#*!" in the title of the upcoming CBS show $#*! my dad says is indecent. From the article: "'CBS intentionally chose to insert an expletive into the actual name of a show, and, despite its claim that the word will be bleeped, it is just CBS's latest demonstration of its contempt for families and the public,' declared PTC President Tim Winter. 'There are an infinite number of alternatives that CBS could have chosen, but its desire to shock and offend is crystal clear in this decision.'" By this logic Qbert was the filthiest game ever made.
the tragedy of life (Score:4, Interesting)
is that the crankiest, dumbest, lamest voices are also the loudest voices, on any issue
this PTC group consists of a handful of assholes who have self-appointed themselves as spokespeople for the rest of us, for our common decency, when the only thing they represent is a small shrill fringe of intrusive overcontrollling twatstains
Re:WTF ? (Score:2, Interesting)
I thought the Puritan movement died out in the 17th century, obviously I was wrong.
Where the hell have you been?
I guess it has changed a little. Offenses that used to be punishable by stoning, now only land you in rehab.
PTC is bunch of repressed girly men (Score:2, Interesting)
"The PTC will wage an unrelenting campaign against every network advertiser that chooses to support this program; and in this instance, we will wage an unrelenting campaign against every local advertiser sponsoring the program at the affiliate station level," Winter warns.
And I will boycott any company that caves into these power hungry anti American pansies: against Free Speech = Anti American = Traitor.
And, I will put any company that tells these repressed sissies on the front of my purchasing list.
The PTC are a bunch of #^&@@*# and $&@((*$## swallowing ^$**##!
But PTC, because of the minority of people like you who can't take "harsh" words, I have stopped watching TV because it has become so infantilized to the point of being boring, vapid, and just a waste of time. Which is interesting because of those programs that are geared towards stupid people are perfectly fine to the PTC. The PTC likes stupid stuff and I guess that makes them stupid?
Never mind. I've wasted too much time thinking about those *&*@^# people at the PTC..
That's right Winter! I called you a *&^&*#$###! What are going to do about it you (*^(*(*@(*#**#####!!!
Re:Fuck right off. (Score:5, Interesting)
Replace the Anglo-Saxon word "shit" with the Frankish word "poo" and then everything will be a-okay. (Yes our US FCC really is that stupid and inconsistent.)
Re:ignore them and show it anyway (Score:5, Interesting)
it would be better to subtly taunt them to make complete fools of themselves
This may be what has happened, since after all, this group DID just make complete fools of themselves.
I'm hoping this is what happened
-CBS execs try to decide what shows to put on the air next, cause they're scraping the bottom of the barrel
-Out of the blue, this idiot group approaches them and pre-emptively warns that if they were to make a show with an obviously censored word in the title, they'll protest it.
-CBS execs find this hilarious (and realize an opportunity for free slashvertising), scramble to find a show that uses a censored word as part of the title
-CBS execs realize that the only way to make this even funnier is if they make the show based on, of all things, a twitter feed [twitter.com]
-Censorship advocates rebel in exactly the braindead way they said they would, execs and the rest of us get a good laugh and hopefully a few more people realize that there's no point in getting offended at words (or symbols standing in for words).
As Justin's dad's most recent quote, probably on this very topic: "They're offended? Fuck, shit, asshole, shitfuck; they're just words...Fine. Shitfuck isn't a word, but you get my point."
Seriously, I object to a show being based on a twitter post, but at least they picked the best one and did the title well. The rest of it might be a trainwreck, but it's off to a great start.
Your perspecitve is fucked (Score:1, Interesting)
However, the shows you mentioned portray murder and rape as "bad things", while "shit my dad says" glorifies it. There is a difference. They're retarded to try to protect their warped view of American culture, but so are the asshats who hate me for using the word "retarded"
Re:Do these people live in reality? (Score:1, Interesting)
Christians are supposed to follow the teachings of Christ.
Which interpretation of those teachings? Using which translation of the Bible? Considering how many Christian denominations there are it seems that the issue isn't quite as cut-and-dry as you try to make it seem.
Re:Stop listening to the PTC (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Languages Change (Score:5, Interesting)
Your post directly relates to something we're going through at our house. Our 5 year old is intrigued with what words he can't say, and which ones he can. And he's pushing it as far as he can, without getting in trouble. My wife and I don't swear in front of the children, and we don't listen to music or TV that does. There's a line somewhere between not wanting your kids to have a potty mouth vs allowing your child to express himself. Anyway my child came home from school one day, "Daddy, can I say damnit?" No son, you can't say damnit. Can I say dangit? Yes.
He comes home a few weeks later. Daddy, can I say "What the." (As in WTF but without the F) After a little deliberation, we said OK. How can the words What and The be considered offensive. Well, after about a week of "What the..." I can't stop completing that sentence in my head. We finally changed our rule and told him that even though those aren't bad words, the way he's saying it isn't very nice. He made the decision that he doesn't want to do something that's 'ugly' and doesn't say it any longer.
And as for the _your problem_ I agree and I disagree. In our house, we monitor what the kids watch. There's a number of cartoons (chowder) that we don't allow them to watch because they are do visually or verbally suggestive. That is OUR problem to monitor the kids. The problem lies in the fact that despite our best efforts, we're not alway going to be there. I don't want to be way over protective, but he's just five. I don't want him hearing things while we're walking around in public that we find offensive.
not sure where I was going with all this, been interrupted so many times, I've lost my point. Sorry!
Re:Fuck right off. (Score:4, Interesting)
Heaven forbid you imply a naughty word.
(disclaimer: i'm a christian)
My grandfather was really "out there" as christians go. He forbade his kids (my father included) from saying words like "heck" or "darn" because when you say that, you mean the other word.
I think he was nuts. Profanity is something that's a part of the language. People are going to use it no matter how much you complain. So it's silly to get all upset about it. I've taught my kids not to abuse profanity (with varying degrees of success). Mainly because spewing profanity makes you look like an uneducated dolt.
But turning it into some huge no-no and making a big deal out of it only leads to kids wanting to use it more so they can be "bad". It's like the drinking age. If you stop people from drinking until they're 21, they do it anyway, and maybe go a little crazy on their 21st birthday. Remove the stigma of being "bad" and no one cares about it anymore.
I'm far more concerned with the nudity, violence, child-targeted advertising, mindless "culture", and raw stupidity. But I don't care what they put on tv. Almost none of it is worth watching anyway. So we simply don't have cable.
Re:Fuck right off. (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:boys drag girls down until they finally say NO (Score:3, Interesting)
It is fixable, with therapy, lots of time and loving support from understanding friends and lovers.
She may have to move and re-create her life somewhere else.
Sex=shame is one of the most fucked up things invented in order to control women and take their power away.
A sexually empowered woman is a power to behold and scares many men shitless.
Regarding the Wikipedia entry (Score:3, Interesting)
The Wikipedia article cannot be titled properly, due to technical limitations in the wikitext;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleep_My_Dad_Says [wikipedia.org]
Re:First $#*! (Score:2, Interesting)
(The Bible Defines Swearing as Taking the Name of the Lord your God in Vain.)
Taking the Lord's name in vain means swearing to God that something is true when you know it's not, or swearing to God that you'll do something and not doing it, or otherwise invoking God while swearing and oath, and then breaking the oath. There are a lot of misinformed Christians who are under the impression that it has something to do with using His name while uttering profanity, but that's merely because most Christians know diddly-squat about the Bible and what it actually says. The rule against taking the Lord's name in vain is basically ancient contract-law, and has never had anything to do with "swearing" in the sense of using profanity, only "swearing" in the sense of "swearing an oath".