What. the. HELL

[taleya]

FCC fines ABC for indecency

Jesus fuck.

The agency proposed the highest fine possible for the broadcast, which briefly showed the side and back of a naked woman getting into a shower.

"Although ABC argues, without citing any authority, that the buttocks are not a sexual organ, we reject this argument, which runs counter to both case law  and common sense," the FCC said in its complaint.

For those of you that may think this ruling is fair, please let me elaborate.

The backside of a human being is not a sexual organ. The buttocks are are rounded portions of the anatomy located on the posterior of the pelvic region. They are composed mostly of gluteal muscles with a lovely layer of fat, and their purpose is to allow us to sit upright without putting weight on our feet. True, they do split at a point and surround a hole, but that hole is designed for the defecation of waste material. It can be used in a sexual manner, but so can the mouth, the hand, and indeed a greased up knothole in a tree. This does not make them a sexual organ. They are nothing to be ashamed of, they are nothing to be afraid of, they are part of the human anatomy.

They have been sexualised, yes, but that is due to the fact that humans, like most animals, are randy fucks. And most often due to the titillation factor of a body part usually unseen by casual clothing. Other items that have been sexualised are legs, feet, foodstuffs, languages, the entire female body and sheep.

But lastly, and most importantly

If you can't stand the site of a pair of human buttcheeks YOU SHOULD NOT BE FUCKING WATCHING NYPD BLUE. It is not a nice show. It showes the aftermath of bloody murders, horrific sex crimes, the seedy underbelly of humanity. If a human arse offends you to the point of writing a nasty letter, but the other factors waft serenely by your mental blinders, then get the FUCK out of my genepool.

Seriously. Get the fuck out.

Sex is not a dirty, filthy thing that should be fled from. Agreed, there are ages where children should remain children and not know about adult matters like that, but children of that age should not be watching fucking shows aimed at adults.

You want disgust? I have your disgust right here. It's unacceptable to see the human body in its natural form. It's unacceptable to see expressions of love between a man and a woman, or a man and a man, or a woman and a woman, or indeed a woman, man and fifteen midgets. However, seeing the human form brutalised, degraded and torn apart is classified as entertainment? Seeing animals tormented and slaughtered, weapons made with no other purpose than to take another life being glorified...this is all ok?

You disgust me. Absolutely fucking disgust me.

Comments

[thetommydodd.livejournal.com]

I've clicked "comment", but any comment of mine really seems superfluous- you've said all that needs to be said.

[taleya.livejournal.com]

It's insanity. Pure insanity. I catch L&O and their offspring on the on and off 'cos torasin watches it, and seriously...they had an ep where refugees were being forced to work at illegal brothels, and one of them was dismmembered and then buried under a concrete slab.

But the people watching that can't fucking handle a bum shot?

Words....words fail.

[thetommydodd.livejournal.com]

All that Victorian/Puritan nonsense would be funny if it wasn't so ridiculous. I mean, we're supposed to be the uptight stiff-upper-lipped ones but I've seen bare arses of both genders used in commercials and nobody bats an eyelid. I suppose it's really something else to blame on The Glorious Empire On Which The Sun Never Sets Nor Shall It*. 200yrs ago the solution to unrest in the cities was not electoral reform but wholesale export of anyone aware enough to be offended and energetic enough to do owt about it (Yes, they were technically criminals, but you wouldn't believe what was counted as a crime then). 150yrs before that, after over a century of bitter divisive religious and pseudoreligious wars and judicially sanctioned setting-fire-to-people-you-don't-like it was tacitly decided that uncompromising fundamentalism was A Bad Thing, and the doctrinaire were allowed to jump to the front of the queue for the ships over the Atlantic. Yes, it's all our fault (again) and we're truly sorry (again, again)

[taleya.livejournal.com]

You lot may have been imperialistic bastards, but at least you're not that ashamed of your own bodies that you fine a show aimed at adults for showing bumclevage.

I think Robin Williams said it best "How uptight do you have to be for the english to say "Get the fuck out" ???"

Although of course that in and of itself is a fallacy because the Americans don't seem to understand the tact involved in understatement. Which is why they think you're so demmed faggy and poofy and snooty, while of course they're the frat boys doiing that hilarious thing with the balloons and the lampshade....

[twitchfetish.livejournal.com]

amen. damn amen.

And they think "irony" means "kinda like iron" (thank you pterry)

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[taleya.livejournal.com]

I prefer the term "Bronzy" - it sounds sexier somehow. Possibly because it brings up mental images of a high-classed exotic dancer on a pole.

[ryttu3k.livejournal.com]

What?! o.O

Okay, yes, I must admit, I used to blush at the sight of a bare arse. I should also point out I was eleven and staying up past my bedtime to watch adult shows. I mean, WHAT?!

That's fucked up.

It can be used in a sexual manner, but so can the mouth, the hand, and indeed a greased up knothole in a tree.

...Oh, huh. That's a whole new meaning to 'getting wood' XD

It's unacceptable to see expressions of love between a man and a woman, or a man and a man, or a woman and a woman, or indeed a woman, man and fifteen midgets.

I'm... strongly reminded of one of Paul's routines. ("The love between a man and a woman, or the love between a woman and a man, the love between a man and a man, the love between a woman and a woman, the love between a woman, a woman and a man, the love between [starts pointing out audience members] a man, a woman, a woman, a man, a man, a man, a woman, a man, a woman, a woman, a woman, a man, a man, a ma-- sorry, a woman, and finally the love between a man and a dog.")

Erm. Sorry? XD

[taleya.livejournal.com]

Admittedly I did push it a bit with the midget referral - Porn is explicitly adult, and even then tends to cater more to the voyeur side. But midgets need love too!

And yes, the greased up knothole is true. It's amazing what humans will do in the event of a lack of partner. We're incredibly inventive that way :D

[kegzilla.livejournal.com]

Ugh, that just shits me.

More Bums I say.

Actually I think thats what surprised me about Rome, so much sex and language but the violence in it was quite secondary. Not having dismembered people being dipped in chocolate and used as novelty candies for children was a refreshing change.

Imagine how bad it would be is Huckabee somehoe became President.... *shudder*

[madscot.livejournal.com]

Words fail me.

[taleya.livejournal.com]

I swear, it seems that reading the news out of the US of late is like watching a two year old with a loaded gun.

the only question is whether or not they self-destruct spectacularly, or accidentally shoot all family members and the cat first.

[kyoshyu.livejournal.com]

Somebody set us up the bomb. Quickly!

[taleya.livejournal.com]

....

er, what?

[kyoshyu.livejournal.com]

I just wanna turn the whole planet into plate glass. :P

[taleya.livejournal.com]

Hey, I called dibs.

[siamesegoth2.livejournal.com]

Reason 1458752 why i love living in france, tv has tit and arse shots and no one gives a flying shit.

The attempt to sexualise every damn thing about the body is wearing very fucking thin.