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CBS To Air Profanity-Laden Program (Complaint About "9/11" Documentary)
American Family Association ^ | August 2006 | n/a

Posted on 08/28/2006 7:22:45 PM PDT by Pyro7480

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To: BeHoldAPaleHorse
If Leary had been President on 9/11, he would've said, "F*** YOU, OSAMA!" as he pushed the Big Red Button on live TV.

But would he have had Cindy Crawford under the desk?

101 posted on 08/28/2006 8:26:56 PM PDT by killjoy (Dirka dirka mohammed jihad! Sherpa sherpa bakalah!)
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To: plain talk

The language doesn't ruin it for most people. Normal Americans regularly both hear cussing, and occasionally partake in it. Because that's true, your kids are just simply going to hear it one day... And become normal Americans because of it.


102 posted on 08/28/2006 8:26:57 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog (Head On. Apply directly to the forehead!)
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To: mjaneangels@aolcom
The majority of tvs in this country still do not have cable.

Wrong. Cable usage is now at almost 60%. Source

103 posted on 08/28/2006 8:28:55 PM PDT by ecurbh (Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: plain talk
I'm not blaming the workers. I'm blaming the idiot producers that would air the raw footage without taking simple steps to cover up the expletives. You don't need foul language to depict the truth. That's a silly argument

And your handle is "plain talk"? LOL!!!!!!!!

104 posted on 08/28/2006 8:29:43 PM PDT by Pyro7480 ("Love is the fusion of two souls in one in order to bring about mutual perfection." -S. Terese Andes)
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To: durasell

I'm not worried about it. I'm simply stating that leaving in vulgar language is not necessary and should be deleted. I see no rationale for any exceptions - period. Is there a law against obscenity over the air or not? If so, those who violate it should be fined. It's quite simple.


105 posted on 08/28/2006 8:29:53 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: mjaneangels@aolcom
This is not about the feds.

Do you know what the F in FCC stands for?

This is about raising children.

Do you want the Feds to do it, or the parents?

106 posted on 08/28/2006 8:32:41 PM PDT by Gunslingr3
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To: Pyro7480

Plain talk doesn't have to include vulgar language, my friend, except to those whose sense of public decency has been beaten down by the liberals and libertarians.


107 posted on 08/28/2006 8:32:47 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: FlingWingFlyer
Although the brothers who filmed the documentary are French, on that day they acted more like Americans.

Chills. Agreed.

108 posted on 08/28/2006 8:33:39 PM PDT by libravoter (Live from the People's Republic of Cambridge)
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To: plain talk

I mis-wrote in my previous post. The sounds heard on the overhang in the lobby are not bodies, but living persons impacting after falling from a great height. In the version I saw, there are at least fifty (50) hits. And it's extremely difficult to listen to after the first few.

The film has been edited. Images of the bodies that littered the ground were deleted as were images of body parts.

In any event, this is not viewing for children. But I suspect that you're letting your hatred of CBS getting the better of you.


109 posted on 08/28/2006 8:34:53 PM PDT by durasell (!)
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To: plain talk
Plain talk doesn't have to include vulgar language, my friend, except to those whose sense of public decency has been beaten down by the liberals and libertarians.

If you think vulgar language didn't exist before the liberals and libertarians had a power base, you are naive beyond belief.

110 posted on 08/28/2006 8:35:26 PM PDT by Pyro7480 ("Love is the fusion of two souls in one in order to bring about mutual perfection." -S. Terese Andes)
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To: HairOfTheDog

I have seen the documentary and honestly, how young a child you even let watch it? It would definitely depend on the child but I really think that the child should be at least 12 or so. I think even if I had a child that age, he would have trouble just watching my reaction to the documentary. I went from sobbing to rage to profound sorrow back to rage. I was exhausted by the end, (and still in a rage).


111 posted on 08/28/2006 8:35:50 PM PDT by WV Mountain Mama (Good luck Andre! I hope you go out with a win, you're a great tennis player & even greater man.)
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To: Pyro7480
Don Wildmon is at it again, huh?

Well, I just sent this e-mail to the AFA.

AFA has picked a very poor battle to fight on the issue of profanity in the 9/11 documentary. Forest - trees...I think you get the idea. I would applaud any parent who allows their child to see this documentary. They are more concerned about the future of their country, not the pettifoggery of those who are unable to see the bigger picture.

112 posted on 08/28/2006 8:37:42 PM PDT by muleskinner
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To: plain talk
I'm not worried about it. I'm simply stating that leaving in vulgar language is not necessary and should be deleted. I see no rationale for any exceptions - period. Is there a law against obscenity over the air or not? If so, those who violate it should be fined. It's quite simple.

So watching a Fireman use 'vulgar language' is offensive but seeing him die a few minutes later is not?

113 posted on 08/28/2006 8:37:42 PM PDT by killjoy (Dirka dirka mohammed jihad! Sherpa sherpa bakalah!)
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To: plain talk

Editing out the naughty words, even with silence, would create some cognitive dissonance. The bleeps and blurps and edits will take away from the grave reality of the situation and perhaps suggest that this is just a "TV show". Some may take it so far as to believe it's just a dramatization. It would be nigh impossible to hear all the profanities and believe this was anything but real. And once viewers realize that, it would strengthen national resolve.

If the FCC is stupid enough to fine CBS for this, I and many others will gladly donate money toward the fine.


114 posted on 08/28/2006 8:38:52 PM PDT by RippyO
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To: Pyro7480
This is a test case for CBS

If it's a test case for CBS, and they're allowed to air the profanity, all the other networks will then want to show their profanity-laced programs. And we'll be right back where we started, before these stricter rules went into effect.

If there is no out-pouring of complaints from the public, they will go further the next time.

Exactly right. If the public gives this program a pass, because of the subject matter, it will be setting a precedent, and we'll be back to the same old profanity.

115 posted on 08/28/2006 8:39:08 PM PDT by my_pointy_head_is_sharp (Pornography kills.)
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To: Pyro7480
Profanity laden? It is nothing of the sort.

I have the commemorative DVD edition, and actually watched it again last weekend with my dad, who hadn't seen it. Viewer discretion advised, but this is a powerful documentary and should be seen by everyone age 10 & up.

If you're not sure about watching it with your kids, rent it first. The Naudets' story throughout that day is awesome, and the fact they had the video camera on & caught the first plane hitting the wtc is amazing.

Don't Miss This Documentary.

116 posted on 08/28/2006 8:39:17 PM PDT by Rex Anderson
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To: Pyro7480
Is this in response to the Janet Jackson thing?

Because if so .. no one was warned ahead of time about the contents of the half time show

They are warning ahead of time regarding the 9/11 documentary

Which is a totally different argument
117 posted on 08/28/2006 8:39:17 PM PDT by Mo1 (Bolton- "No one has explained how you negotiate a ceasefire with terrorists")
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To: muleskinner

I would applaud any parent who allows their child to see this documentary.




It really isn't for kids.


118 posted on 08/28/2006 8:39:59 PM PDT by durasell (!)
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To: my_pointy_head_is_sharp

You do remember when NBC aired Schindler's List, unedited, 9 years ago? Was that their 'test case'? I fail to recall any recent hard-core pornography shown on the Peacock channel.


119 posted on 08/28/2006 8:40:55 PM PDT by RippyO
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To: plain talk; All
"I'm simply stating that leaving in vulgar language is not necessary and should be deleted."

I'm still struggling with the question of; Who decided which words are "bad words" and which words are not "bad words"? It's really amusing, and at the same time interesting when you stop and think about it.

120 posted on 08/28/2006 8:41:14 PM PDT by KoRn
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