Originally Posted by sfxguy:
“ah right then. i thought it'd be more serious.
janet jackson showing some breast on american tv got a massive fine - and the F word several times in the morning on british tv gets a slap on the wrist!
we must be a relaxed nation.”
We definately are!!! i'm doin my dissertation on censorship in the US media (was watchin live in the us when janet got it out n kicked up all the fuss) and they are the most censored western nation!!!
U cant say anything at all on US tv- only on pay cable channels like HBO.
i think the reason the jackson thing got so overblown was cos 100 million people were watchin what is supposed to be family viewing. we'd get complaints here if kyle got a boob out durng the FA cup final!! so it attracted alot of complaints and advertisers got angry- and US tv is answerable to the advertisers more than any nation. Thats why they got in such a tizz.
here i think we're a lot more open and can handle naughty words so normally isnt that much of an issue!
- although the f word at 11 in the morning might be a bit of a problem! they apologised immediately tho - and its not like that many people would watchin!! and thos who were watchin are likely to be used to the sort of thjing that appears on Big Brother!!!!