This is something that has been bugging me for a while now.....how come on TV they censor God but not damn it when someone says God Damnit? 
TV Censorhip question
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Will E Worm
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They should censor every grunt word. :tongue:
If there is an absence of a god the entire process of damning something becomes null and void due to the fact that there is no metaphysical being in existence to perform the "damning". So "to damn" means nothing at all which in turn means it is safe to air.
This is there reasoning. Now go forth and spread the word.....
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This is there reasoning. Now go forth and spread the word.....
:yesyes:
Will E Worm
Conspiracy...
:nono:
lechepicha
Prince of the Rotten Milk
'God-damn' song censored
http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/goddamn-song-censored/2007/03/16/1173722724394.html
http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/goddamn-song-censored/2007/03/16/1173722724394.html
This is something that has been bugging me for a while now.....how come on TV they censor God but not damn it when someone says God Damnit?
"God damn" or "God Dammit" isn't censored, it's edited out or dissuaded by corporate policy. The FCC needs to be abolished, but as it exists today, using that term isn't an offense so long as viewers can't provide an argument that it should be. As dumb as it sounds, that's how the FCC operates.
The reason that networks won't air the phrase is because it still offends a lot of people. Networks don't want to deal with that. It's a fiscal matter, not a legal one.
The same goes with basic cable. The FCC has no say in what goes on at MTV, THC, BRAVO, E!, VH1, etc. But nudity and cursing is edited out or avoided because those channels rely on subscription fees AND advertising revenue. Budweiser, GM and General Mills don't want to be caught up in a content controversy. Advertisers determine content. TV and movies are not art, they're business.
Legzman
what the fuck you lookin at?
This is something that has been bugging me for a while now.....how come on TV they censor God but not damn it when someone says God Damnit?
same with censoring the word hole in asshole :dunno:
Though really I don't see why the censor words in the first place.
Legzman
what the fuck you lookin at?
Exactly. My two cents? what the hell happened to changing the channel? Parental RESPONSIBILITY?! they do content advisories before EVERY single show they put on the air, and if it mentions something you'd be offended by, switch the channel to any one of the SIX HUNDRED or more channels that you probably have on your tv. It's really not that difficult, so I say they stop blaming the tv networks for THEIR lack of personal responibility
yeah, why do religious people get offended by that? Isn't that how it's supposed to work, you ask God for shit-it's called praying. Or are you just not allowed to do that so other people can here it?
It's the same thing as shouting out Jesus Christ!!! when surprised or angered. Well, don't it make sense that you'd call upon the name of the lord to endow you with calm and tranquility in such a moment? What the fuck is wrong with that?
It's the same thing as shouting out Jesus Christ!!! when surprised or angered. Well, don't it make sense that you'd call upon the name of the lord to endow you with calm and tranquility in such a moment? What the fuck is wrong with that?
maildude
Postal Paranoiac
Yeah. But your unemployment rate is almost 20%. That makes Detroit look like Shangri La!
Yeah. But your unemployment rate is almost 20%. That makes Detroit look like Shangri La!
Hard times at Ikea?
Will E Worm
Conspiracy...
Yeah. But your unemployment rate is almost 20%. That makes Detroit look like Shangri La!
I wouldn't move to Detroit either. But, their unemployment rate is better than Sweden.
Take that Sweden!
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L3ggy
Special Operations FOX-HOUND
We don't usually censor programs on our tv network, but I've seen a few censored programs, for the sake of the children
Your loss guys, we have hotties over here
One small problem there. You could swear all day on TV in Sweden and I wouldn't understand a thing said lol. So it is kind of void to move there and be uncensored. At least for me anyway.
It's a shame the BBC and other idiots in the UK are not more like your country's TV channels. Instead the BBC is still stuck in the Victorian times as far as the use of sex and strong language goes. Sweden sounds like it kicks ass on TV but I can't say the same for the UK as it is full of PC mad fools.
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