Saving Private Ryan - I Just heard the F word on TV

ProudDad

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Thu Nov-11-04 11:20 PM
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Saving Private Ryan - I Just heard the F word on TV

I wonder if Powell is going to fine ABC for showing "Saving Private Ryan" uncut and uncensored?

Double-standards anyone?

:nuke: bush

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eowyn_of_rohan

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Thu Nov-11-04 11:21 PM
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1. do you want him to?

should there be any limits, or none at all?

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NightTrain

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Thu Nov-11-04 11:22 PM
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3. None at all!

My attitude has always been, put everything out there and let people decide for themselves.

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eowyn_of_rohan

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Thu Nov-11-04 11:32 PM
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6. I am not convinced

a pithy freaking topic

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ProudDad

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Thu Nov-11-04 11:46 PM
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13. No I don't think they or anyone else should be fined

I like Europe -- they actually walk the walk as far as lack of censorship is concerned.

I think that the U.S. is insanely anal and hypocritical.

My point is that since this is a movie that glorifies the military, it will get a pass.

I think glorifying the military is obscene but I'll defend to the death their right to do it.

:nuke: bush

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eowyn_of_rohan

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Thu Nov-11-04 11:51 PM
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15. funny thing about europe

there seems to be a double standard there when it comes to the sexes

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Newsjock

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Thu Nov-11-04 11:22 PM
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2. I was traumatized!

Indeed, all Americans of good conscience must contact the FCC and file a complaint. Because, as we all know, the FCC would *never* have a double standard for the F-word when it comes to Our Troops.

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/obscene.html

1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-225-5322)

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high density

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Thu Nov-11-04 11:23 PM
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4. If we're lucky the FCC won't get any complaints about this

My ABC affiliate isn't airing it because they're afraid of the right-wing congress.

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Kathy in Cambridge

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Thu Nov-11-04 11:23 PM
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5. We don't get to see it-IN BOSTON

Edited on Thu Nov-11-04 11:24 PM by Kathy in Cambridge

there is worse violence on "Fear Factor" and other reality programs.

:wtf:

The movie can be construed as anti-war and is not the best recruiting tool.

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robbedvoter

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Thu Nov-11-04 11:40 PM
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10. Violence is OK, as long as they are daintly speaking and no sex

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Peter1x9

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Thu Nov-11-04 11:34 PM
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7. This was the first time I saw it

It was on channel 7 in the Chicago area.

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0rganism

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Thu Nov-11-04 11:36 PM
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8. Did your ears bleed? Instant migraine headache? Struck by lightning?

I'm just wondering what kinds of deleterious effects the Fuck word has when spoken on broadcast television. Clearly it must be something strange and terrible, perhaps worse than seeing an exposed boob during the Superbowl halftime show.

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Bonobo

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Thu Nov-11-04 11:38 PM
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9. Whew! we dodged a bullet here in Western Mass. Jane Pauley was much safer!

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Robert Oak

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Thu Nov-11-04 11:41 PM
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11. All day long the fundamentalist have been bitching on cable

covered all day on cable news...like now this movie is just...
soooo, sooo immoral.

I'm sorry, Janet Jackson flashing everyone is one thing...

but this film is about war. What do they think war is?

"make it pretty, make it nice" or we'll boycott, we'll fine...

but they have no problems endorsing uni-lateral "new world order"
neocon agenda.

I keep thinking these people will just blow up one day from all of
the hypocrisy in their brain.

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Left Is Write

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Thu Nov-11-04 11:45 PM
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12. The first time I heard the "F" word on TV....

...was probably 20 years ago. I was a teenager and "The Deer Hunter" was on the local independent station in Minneapolis. The F word was not censored.

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ProudDad

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Thu Nov-11-04 11:51 PM
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14. I guess I should wait

I haven't seen the movie yet (I'm watching it now) before deciding if it glorifies war or not.

That first scene does show some of the gore, the guys barfing their guts out before hitting the beach, etc. -- that's a good thing.
Anything that could scare some testosterone poisened teen-ager into NOT joining the military is ok by me.

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