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Old 03-19-2007
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Re: Censorship of Sex And The City

I'll never understand why its ok to dramatize murder while making it illegal to show nudity.

Anyway, you hit one of the many dysfunctions of America culture.

I dont think there should be any censorship. Ide only support warnings.

The FCC is simply overpaid and needs to be dismantled. People need to stop acting offended. They're just words. They're just bodies. They are not offensive.
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Re: Censorship of Sex And The City

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I'll never understand why its ok to dramatize murder while making it illegal to show nudity.

Anyway, you hit one of the many dysfunctions of America culture.

I dont think there should be any censorship. Ide only support warnings.

The FCC is simply overpaid and needs to be dismantled. People need to stop acting offended. They're just words. They're just bodies. They are not offensive.
That's the thing. Our level of technology has allowed us to melt people with WP from a range where it cannot be seen. Much of the violence is not seen anymore, it is simply done. The second a boob is flashed or a profanity is uttered, people go bonkers!
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Old 03-20-2007
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Re: Censorship of Sex And The City

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I'll never understand why its ok to dramatize murder while making it illegal to show nudity.

Anyway, you hit one of the many dysfunctions of America culture.

I dont think there should be any censorship. Ide only support warnings.

The FCC is simply overpaid and needs to be dismantled. People need to stop acting offended. They're just words. They're just bodies. They are not offensive.
The entire FCC should not be dismantled. Its purpose is to regulate the use of airwaves and standardize broadcast technology. That is an important job, but I do agree that the whole censorship side should be eliminated entirely. It does nothing but stifle free speech.
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The entire FCC should not be dismantled. Its purpose is to regulate the use of airwaves and standardize broadcast technology. That is an important job, but I do agree that the whole censorship side should be eliminated entirely. It does nothing but stifle free speech.
I agree with you.
The licensing of airwaves is very important. They could better serve us by remaining focused on this instead of content.
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No, I dont think they should edit out Sex and the City. It has a few swear words and similar sex scenes to what the average American could see on cable or satelite. Most Americans have cable or satelite.
Ok you agree so Reddalert what on earth was your argument? I just think its daft to edit a show yet allow violence and racism be on air. Freedom of the media is important in my opinion.

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Why are places like Europe, Australia, Canada so much more restrictive of violence in movies and t.v., ownership of guns, and things of that nature? Its culture. Its different in different places. Sex is not taboo in America--it is embraced here as much as it is in Europe. European t.v. does not show XXX pornography--it shows at best--softcore porn.
Ownership is of guns is alot more serious than a TV programme and should be restricted as they can cause actual harm. What harm is Sex and the city in comparison? Thats why I don t understand the censorship.

Who said anything about the whole of Europe being liberal with embracing sex (Spain, Poland and Ireland?) But Sex and the city is NOT porn though.
If Ann Coulter isn t racist I don t what is. What she writes isn t even worth publishing, If she was in my country she would be out of work as people would be too ashamed to admit liking her.
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As for the Muslim/Europe thing its completely off topic. And no it doesn t make Europeans mad it just gets them confused when this topic is brought up, I wouldn t worry too much about Sharia law in Europe. I d be more worried about Islamaphobia that seems to be on the rise.

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Well, here are some examples.
please, thats nothing. Most American presidents have made reference to their Christianity in their terms.
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please, thats nothing. Most American presidents have made reference to their Christianity in their terms.
Here is what you said:

"Bush doesnt not bring religion into politics."

I interpreted that as "Bush does not bring religion into politics," since I don't believe using double negatives is correct in English. I pointed out some examples where he did.
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Here is what you said:

"Bush doesnt not bring religion into politics."

I interpreted that as "Bush does not bring religion into politics," since I don't believe using double negatives is correct in English. I pointed out some examples where he did.
You know what I meant. God was not the reason for Iraq War or any of his major stances on things. The left constantly throws stuff like this out--when its quite obviously wrong.
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You know what I meant. God was not the reason for Iraq War or any of his major stances on things. The left constantly throws stuff like this out--when its quite obviously wrong.
I said that "people like Bush bring religion into politics and government when it is not supposed to be part of government" and proved it. What else do you want from me?
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