[opendtv] Re: Garrison Keillor: Talk about obscenity
- From: Mark Schubin <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 15:26:14 -0400
>There is a huge difference between broadcasting a live news event where
>nobody can control what happens,
>
And, even on that, there's an issue. And then there's the separate
question of what is news. Is a presidential press conference news? How
about a political candidate's press conference? How about a corporate
press conference? How about a celebrity press conference?
> and a live television entertainment program
>where the talent is under contract to perform, and I presume paid.
>
Your presumption may or may not be accurate.
>Things
>like (I'm nasty so she insists I call her) Miss Jackson's "Wardrobe
>Malfunction" was deliberate
>
There's no question that the removal of one layer was deliberate. It
was said to be part of an anti-violence statement. You may or may not
agree with that intention. The removal of the second layer was, if I
recall correctly, not deliberate.
>and thanks to her language will be included in
>any future live talent contract that such "malfunctions" will be disclosed
>and approved in advance.
>
>
Ah, but what gets approved? The removal of a woman's facial veil is
offensive to some. To others, total nudity is not offensive. As I say,
there is no rulebook.
>Have your entertainment program identify itself as TV-MA and let the V-Chip
>take care of things.
>
Would that the FCC and Congress would accept such things!
TTFN,
Mark
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