And then the FCC was like, “what do you mean we’re going to stifle free-speech with prior restraints?” – And then what good remained of broadcast television began to melt away…
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And then the FCC was like, “what do you mean we’re going to stifle free-speech with prior restraints?” – And then what good remained of broadcast television began to melt away…
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There is a definite difference between art and news and things that are just gratuitously indecent. I doubt that the FCC will go after PBS affiliates about this, but maybe I’m just being a naive optimist.
Frankly, one of the songs that I thought used profanity in a very meaningful way recently is Green Day’s American Idiot. On the radio (where it is censored), it sounds like they are saying “maybe im a part of fu**head america”. After buying a CD, I found that it was actually, “maybe im a part of faggot america”. There’s a huge difference there. In the second one, they are referring to one of the greatest political divides in our society. Some areas of the country are more socially liberal and same-sex marriage is clearly a wedge issue between states like Massachusetts and New York and others such as Texas and South Carolina. The real lyric speaks to finding one’s place within a country with such diverse ideals. And yes, it is profane, but that profanity highlights the deep divisions in our society.
Hooray for PBS! Hooray for WGBH! Hooray for freedom!