The FCC is launching a new program to penalize references to sex, cursing, etc. on television. We are undoubtedly going back to the Will Hayes movie era, when married couples had twin beds and, if a male hero sat on a bed containing his wife, one foot had to be on the floor.
The question is, who is the judge of just what is immoral and what is not? Will that person, or persons, be expected to have a moral life? Does morality only include sex? Does it include White Collar immorality...like fraud, corruption, money laundering? What about the presidential candidates? Many of them have very speckled backgrounds. Should we monitor them, too? Or are they forgiven because they publicly claim they have asked God to forgive them? Would it help if, at the end of every television show, the producers would ask God for forgiveness? Then, would all indiscretions be forgiven?
If Conservatives believe in less Government, why try to monitor morality? Why not monitor corruption instead?
2007-10-25
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