I was watching 'America's Next Top Model' (I know - please no criticism!) and two girls were sitting in a balcony smoking. Their cigarettes were blurred out. Is there a law or guidance in american television for this?
2006-09-28 06:07:26 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
There is quite a bit of recent legislation which now means that any TV show can't show any behavior 'which is seen as influential upon viewers'- such as smoking and also, in some states, drinking. This means many TV shows cut out or in this case blur out any cigarettes or smoking- if you watch US shows such as CSI and Law & Order, you will see few people smoking. If I remember rightly then this also applies to the UK where tobacco companies are no longer able to advertise at racing car events such as Formula 1. They can still sponsor them though.
2006-09-28 06:13:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's subliminal advertising. Don't laugh it's true! They will say that it's to STOP us from seeing ciggies and brands but it's to make us notice them really. Who isn't going to notice a blurry bit on the screen? You only have to watch American Idol to know that it's true. The judges ALWAYS have coke cups on the table but they're always blurred out. Why do that when it would be far easier to just not have them there in the first place?
2006-09-28 13:47:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, I didn't even notice that. The last seasons, they never blurred out the cigarettes. Blurring it out wouldn't matter though, even if there was some sort of law or not... It's not like we don't know what they are doing.
2006-09-28 13:10:35 · answer #3 · answered by marypaz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, actually it depends on the program. For instance, America's Next Top Model are viewed by majority of females(or even males) in their early teens, and I think they think it would be immoral to promote smoking to teenagers
2006-09-28 13:10:15 · answer #4 · answered by Robbie W 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No.. it make have been the producers decretion to do that.. probably didn't wanna catch flack for showing skinny models smokin' and have some group somewhere accuse him of influencing all the young girls who are watching towards smoking..
2006-09-28 13:15:35 · answer #5 · answered by limgrn_maria 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In England Tom & Jerry cartoons have had the cigarette scenes edited out! Yet they are allowed to bash hell out of each other!!!! The whole world has strange TV rules.
2006-09-28 13:28:44 · answer #6 · answered by Red Knight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they were just blurring it out so you couldn't see the brand name. It is not a usual parctice. They do blur out brands and logos though, if it is not a sponsor of the show.
2006-09-28 13:16:42 · answer #7 · answered by debean75 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TV censors are really touchy about negatively influencing minors and seeing models(supposed role models) smoking might be construed as negative influence. We all need them to be PC.
2006-09-28 13:09:24 · answer #8 · answered by Kay M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It isn't a law, it is the thought police protecting us from ourselves. Heaven forbid we see smoking.
2006-09-28 13:31:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is just to protect the cigarettes' anonymity.
2006-09-28 13:16:54 · answer #10 · answered by Silkie1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋