A Slap to Veterans

A number of ABC affiliates will not air "Saving Private Ryan", which in essence is a tribute to those who have fought and those who have died for the preservation of our way of life, out of fear of the FCC slamming them for it. Why? Janet Jacksons Boob.

With regards to the FCC:

"The agency made it clear then that virtually any use of the F-word — which is used repeatedly in “Saving Private Ryan” — was inappropriate for over-the-air radio and television." [MSNBC]

And then there is also really petty concerns about the violence depicted. War is not PG-13 related to where you can tone it down for all the little kids and the naive adults who cause a ruckus over depictions of the real word, where people still die and will always die horrible horrible deaths in areas, and fling Fuck around.

I get just as mad when people make a ruckus about seeing the realities of actually wars, like the war in Iraq, on tv. The school did that when first invaded Iraq. They banned newscast from being shown in the classrooms. Its the world you live in. Deal with it. Groups of people killing each other horribly is an actuality that will always be around.

But then it turns out to be because Fuck is said too much in it above all. Because, you know, kids never hear Fuck anywhere else. No way. I've just imaged hearing "precious" little "untainted" children going "Fuck" (can you sense the sarcasm?). If you can't handle it just turn the channel. That's why there are channel up and down buttons on the controller.

That's incredible when language affects you more than the violence and horrors of armed conflict claiming the lives of millions (as WWII did). That language thankfully never stopped the History Channel from airing HBO's "Band of Brothers" series un-bleeped.

Censorship is a simultaneously funny and annoying thing.