Why is American television/radio censored?

Question

That's gay! If America is truly the freest country in the world, we should be granted our 1st amendment rights. Sadly, we are not allowed to watch what we want on TV or listen to whatever we please on the radio, because of the FCC catering to uptight parents, etc. who are too ******* lazy to monitor what their kids watch/listen. America is not a nanny-state, goddammit! We need to be given the freedom to say ****, ******, **********, ****, dick, ******, etc without bleep-outs or 3-second-delays on mainstream media and the freedom to show graphic violence and nudity on regular TV.

I signed a petition to the FCC to end censorship, but that ain't working. I voted Libertarian in '04, but America still thrives on that backwards 2-party bullshit! How can I get rid of government-imposed media censorship?

Answer 1

You have answered part of your own question...or didn't you notice when you were slipping in your graphic language? You blame the FCC for catering to up tight parents who are too ***** lazy to monitor what their kids watch/listen. Well, parents can't be with their kids 24/7 even if mom is at home with them all the time. They have access to computer, can get on to Y!A and read questions such as yours without too much ******* chance of being monitored by mom or dad. I have been to several countries; a few in which access to the Internet is so restricted photos of women in swim suits are censored. So when you use your 1st Amendment right to say what you have here and only a handful of offensive words are ****** filter out while others slip through I suggest you appreciate the many advantages of living in the "truly freest country in the world" and deal with the few limitations. Or would you prefer the right to yell FIRE in a crowded theater?