NBC apologises for Jane Fonda's offensive word

Reuters ^ | 2/15/08

[Mr. Brightside]

NBC apologises for Jane Fonda's offensive word

Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:38am GMT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Television network NBC apologized for itself and actress Jane Fonda on Thursday after she used an offensive word on the "Today Show."

NBC called it "a slip" and said they did not mean to offend audiences.

Fonda was on the program on Thursday with playwright Eve Ensler to discuss Ensler's award-winning work, "The Vagina Monologues," in which women talk about their sexuality using frank language about their bodies and references to genitalia.

"Vagina Monologues" has spawned a movement called V-Day that aims to stop violence against women, and it is celebrating its 10th anniversary on Thursday.

Over the years, celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, Salma Hayek, Sally Field, Glenn Close and Fonda have become involved in V-Day. On the "Today Show," Fonda explained how she first heard of "Vagina Monologues."

"I was asked to do a monologue called 'C***,' and I said, 'I don't think so. I've got enough problems," Fonda said. "Then I came to New York to see Eve and it changed my life."

The "Today Show" airs live on the U.S. East Coast, and the word was not muted or bleeped. Moments later program host Meredith Vieira apologized to audiences.

"Jane Fonda inadvertently said a word from the play that you don't say on television. It was a slip and obviously she apologizes and so do we," Vieira said. "We would do nothing to offend the audience, so please accept that apology."

U.S. broadcast standards and practices bar the use of the word uttered by Fonda.

[roses of sharon]

Telling how a word like that would come so easily to her mind, and off her lips.

[dighton]

Any resemblance between this Robert Conquest limerick and the topic at hand is purely coincidental.

One morning old Wilfrid Scawen Blunt
Was wanting a trip in a punt;
But the puntmen had struck,
So he shouted ‘Good luck!
—Your wage is a social affront!’

[Secret Agent Man]

First, this is definitely the pot calling the kettle black.

Second, the only headline I want to see about this is: “FCC smacks NBC with Whopping Fine for broadcasting CF-Word”.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Apparently, that’s still one of the words from George Carlin’s monologue that can’t be used on TV.

If you like Carlin, rent "Carlin at Carnegie".

The list of the original Dirty Seven has been expanded. He reads it at the end of the show and it goes on for 5-10 minutes. You'll laugh your @$$ off.

[Enterprise]

First - NBC needs to apologize for having her on at all.

Second - NBC needs to apologize for having the other hags on.

[Tucker39]

It has been my humble opinion for a long time, only reinforced by what I heard on Michael Savage this evening, that many of these sick, twisted commie libs have such filthy mouths that they can’t control themselves......and since they are members of the elite, they feel they shouldn’t have to.

And to carry the thought a step farther; I think the reason the leftist commie libs had such a huge orgasm over the Anita Hill v. Clarence Thomas broohaha was because it gave them a seemingly carte-blanche to talk dirty on TV, with references to pubic hairs on Coke cans and Long Dong Silver, etc., etc. ad nauseum!

Whattabunchaperverts!!!

[hosepipe]

“I would think that if you understood what Communism was, you would hope, you would pray on your knees, that we would someday become communists.” —Jane “Hanoi” Fonda, Michigan State University, 1970

[informavoracious]

They offend the audience daily with the drivel they broadcast.

[BIGLOOK]

fonda IS what she said...

A Vasser graduate.

[JayNorth]

“I would think that if you understood what Communism was, you would hope, you would pray on your knees, that we would someday become communists.” —Jane “Hanoi” Fonda, Michigan State University, 1970

That's what I thought the "c" word they were talking about all day was...Communist.

[Razz Barry]

"Vagina Monologues" has spawned a movement called V-Day that aims to stop violence against women, and it is celebrating its 10th anniversary on Thursday.

One way to accomplish that would be to stop lowering ourselves to c*** status.

[ConorMacNessa]

"I was asked to do a monologue called 'C***,'"

She was asked to describe herself.

[B-Cause]

[fhayek]

So this guy gets on an airplane, locates his seat and finds that he is setting next to, of all people, the Pope.
"Wow", he thinks, "I've always been a big admirer of His Holiness, but what do I say to him?"
Then he sees the Pope pull out his newspaper and start to work the crossword puzzle. "This is great, I'm a whiz at crosswords"
Soon the Pope says, "Excuse me sir, but do you know a four letter word that refers to a woman and ends in U-N-T. Well, of course, a word immediately springs to mind, but he thinks "Geez, I can't say THAT to the Pope." So the guy gives the Pope a sheepish shrug and tells him that he can't think of anything.
However, A few minutes later, a thought come to him. Excuse me sir, I think that the word you were looking for was "aunt".
""Yes, yes, the Pope smiles, "that must be right, say, do you have an eraser?"

[Moonman62]

jane fondas parents need to apologize for her existence.

Her mother committed suicide.

[purpleraine]

It wasn't a slip and it wasn't inadvertent. She said it directly in explanation of what she was asked to do in the play.

She knew that was a word which wasn't to be used on TV and the hostette, certainly choked by not saying something.

[JRochelle]

It's all just a publicity stunt.

[Digger]

It’s lent. I’m trying to be more forgiving. After all it’s only 40 days. Be thankful that you are not her.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

It has been my humble opinion for a long time, only reinforced by what I heard on Michael Savage this evening, that many of these sick, twisted commie libs have such filthy mouths that they can’t control themselves......

Hollywood types like Jane Fonda think they can do or say anything at all. For some reason, they think their celebrity status allows them to act like trash.

[fso301]

What’s the big deal? Does anyone other than women and gays watch that show?