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Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man
NBC is bought by the Playboy Channel, and we have nekkid videos on Channel 5 in prime-time.
Don't worry, the market will take care of it! It is the responsibility of the parents to police their child's viewing habits.
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We tolerate the frequent use of "ass" and "bitch" during friends. Why bother with the distinctions.
Wasn't that the basis for the V-chip's inclusion in every television set? If the parents need not police viewing, why do we allow any household with kids to purchase HBO? It seems like you're calling for the same (censorship) rules to apply to
all television, whether OTA or cable.
Club's question related to the distinction between the two: what is it about broadcast TV that subjects it to more stringent rules, esp. when 65% of america has some pay tv service, and 97% of america could have that service? Sure, broadcasters got licenses to broadcast. But that doesn't justify higher standards (or lower standards on cable), which is also regualted by the FCC. If the goal is to protect kids, then any broadcast shoudl be subject to the same rules.
