As a result of many people and media editors getting their knickers in a twist over Janet’s boob, the FCC is apparently considering a “crackdown on broadcast indecency“.
Now if this does not show the immense influence of neoconservatives on our media I don’t know what does. As it stands, the American airwaves are already more than saturated with bland entertainment where there is no blood, authentic language and certainly no nudity. Compare this to European basic cable channels where soft core porn after 11pm is nothing unusual.
If the FCC does indeed go through with this, a serious defense of the first amendement and high level culture should be mounted as otherwise TV programs will hardly be worth watching anymore. Conservative groups can have their own channels which can be as non-offensive as they want. But for the rest of us, there should be programs that entertain the educated masses and deal with real life and real people.
