... eh?

[jessybxx]

I just started episode House 3x02. It was recorded from TV.
Before the thing started, it said "Viewer discretion is advised".
That made me laugh.
And it got me to write up some stuff I needed to get rid off.
Just ignore it if you like, okay?
Anyway.
Censorship. On TV. The hell is that supposed to do?
I mean, I am from a country where you get graphic stuff in the middle of the afternoon.
A country where US musicians are happy to be able to drop their pants and show their ugly asses on a TV show that is mainly watched by people younger than 20.
Well.
It's laughable, really.
I got my own TV set when I was fiteen.
Which is damn late compared to the stuff that goes on in this country today.
Still, from that day on, I could watch whatever I wanted.
Which I did.
And it didn't turn me into a psycho, an addict or a mass-murderer.
All that parental advisory stuff just makes bad stuff more intersting for kids.
Who then get it on the 'net or from their older friends.
And then notice it's not all it's cracked up to be.
Really.
I mean, I love you Americans.
But I don't get why you would erase images of guns from kids' cartoons when those kids' dads can buy then in the store at the corner.
Priorities, anyone?
But I still love you, even though you're quite the weird bunch ^_^
End of rant.
*goes to watch House*

Comments

[foxhare.livejournal.com]

You're as confused as we are. Censorship is mostly due to parents who want to feel like they're having a part in their children's developmment when all they do is leave them in front of the TV all day. *shrug*

[jessybxx.livejournal.com]

It boggles the mind.

[thekelaal.livejournal.com]

Viewer discretion warnings are mainly just there to protect the producers from sue-happy soccer moms.. Or that's what I've always assumed o_O

We've only ever had one TV in our house. And I was never allowed to have video games. But, my parents are weird.

[jessybxx.livejournal.com]

But, my parents are weird.
Yea, I got that.
Actually, I'm pretty amazed that they let you use the 'net at all. Or are they trying to subject you to some sort of filter there, too?

[thekelaal.livejournal.com]

Nope. I have my own computer, and no filters.. It doesn't make much sense to me either, but I'm not protesting.

[rdyfrde.livejournal.com]

Mostly it's the government telling us what we can or can't watch because they think it might be harmful. They got most of their information from overprotective parents who want to raise their kids in a bubble. It's sad really.

[jessybxx.livejournal.com]

It is very, very sad.
But we've got parents like that as well.
Like that eleven or twelve year old girl I once knew... who had never heard of the word "drugs".
Nice way to prepare your kids for the dangers of the real world
... not >:|

[screwthedaisies.livejournal.com]

When a show is warning for content that parents might not want their children to see, the warning is generally worded as "parental discretion is advised", not "viewer discretion". The "viewer discretion" warning before House is to let you know that it's got disturbing content that you, if you've got a weak stomach like me, may not be comfortable watching. (But for me Gregory House (and Chase!) trumps gross medical stuff every time.)

[jessybxx.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I figured that this must be the purpose of the warning.
We just don't GET stuff like that. And House runs at 9:15 when most of the minors are still sitting happily in front of their TVs. Maybe a warning like that would encourage them to watch House instead of MTV *lol*