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May 16, 2013, 10:46:00 PM5/16/13
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Anyone who has followed my postings throughout the years know that
decency and the welfare of children have always been in the forefront
of my agenda. This particular issue, the FCC proposing loosening their
criteria for what they consider indecent, needs to be vigorously
opposed. I urge everyone to file a complaint with the FCC whenever you
witness indecency on broadcast television or on the airwaves.






http://www.citizenlink.com/2013/05/15/fcc-proposes-loosening-indecency-regulations/






The Parents Television Council (PTC), a media-watchdog group, opposes
the Federal Communications Commission�s proposal to loosen its policy
against radio and T.V. indecency (obscene speech and nudity). The PTC
is making its opposition known to the FCC during a public comment
period, which end June 19, 2013. They encourage parents to send
comments to the FCC on this subject, as well.

According to PornHarms.com, Tim Winter, the president of PTC,
commented:

�It unnecessarily weakens a decency law that withstood a ferocious,
10-year constitutional attack waged by the broadcast industry. It
invites yet another wave of special interest pressure to obviate the
intent of Congress and the will of the American people,� Winter said.

�� Either material is legally indecent or it is not,� Winter said. �It
is unnecessary for indecent content to be repeated many times in order
to be actionable, and it is unwise for the FCC to pursue a new course
which will guarantee nothing but a new rash of new litigation.�



File an official indecency complaint with the FCC



http://w2.parentstv.org/Main/Action/ContactFCC.aspx








J Young
jdyo...@ymail.com

Honesty. Decency. Integrity

Adam H. Kerman

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May 16, 2013, 11:46:47 PM5/16/13
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J <jdyo...@ymail.com> wrote:

>Anyone who has followed my postings throughout the years know that
>decency and the welfare of children have always been in the forefront
>of my agenda. . . .

That would be other people's children, not your own. You're a creep.

Jeanne Douglas

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May 16, 2013, 11:58:40 PM5/16/13
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In article <as4bp8dpa1650k8r3...@4ax.com>,
J <jdyo...@ymail.com> wrote:

> Anyone who has followed my postings throughout the years know that
> decency and the welfare of children have always been in the forefront
> of my agenda.

Translation: "I think the religious views of the Christian Taliban
should be in charge of every aspect of American life."


Is this some lame Canadian plot to weaken the US so much you can invade
us?

<giggle>

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JD

"Osama Bin Laden is dead and GM is alive."--VP Joseph Biden

Jeanne Douglas

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May 17, 2013, 12:01:41 AM5/17/13
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> Anyone who has followed my postings throughout the years know that
> decency and the welfare of children have always been in the forefront
> of my agenda. This particular issue, the FCC proposing loosening their
> criteria for what they consider indecent, needs to be vigorously
> opposed. I urge everyone to file a complaint with the FCC whenever you
> witness indecency on broadcast television or on the airwaves.
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> http://www.citizenlink.com/2013/05/15/fcc-proposes-loosening-indecency-regulat
> ions/
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> The Parents Television Council (PTC), a media-watchdog group, opposes
> the Federal Communications Commission’s proposal to loosen its policy
> against radio and T.V. indecency (obscene speech and nudity). The PTC
> is making its opposition known to the FCC during a public comment
> period, which end June 19, 2013. They encourage parents to send
> comments to the FCC on this subject, as well.
>
> According to PornHarms.com, Tim Winter, the president of PTC,
> commented:
>
> “It unnecessarily weakens a decency law that withstood a ferocious,
> 10-year constitutional attack waged by the broadcast industry. It
> invites yet another wave of special interest pressure to obviate the
> intent of Congress and the will of the American people,” Winter said.

You mean the American people watching shows you don't like in large
enough numbers to keep them on the air?


> “… Either material is legally indecent or it is not,” Winter said. “It
> is unnecessary for indecent content to be repeated many times in order
> to be actionable, and it is unwise for the FCC to pursue a new course
> which will guarantee nothing but a new rash of new litigation.”
>
>
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> File an official indecency complaint with the FCC

Can we file one against you? Because I find not allowing parents to
decide what their children watch an indecent act.

RichA

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May 17, 2013, 1:11:04 AM5/17/13
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On May 17, 12:01 am, Jeanne Douglas <hlwdj...@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote:
> In article <as4bp8dpa1650k8r379tm4kh48bk1r4...@4ax.com>,
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>  J <jdyou...@ymail.com> wrote:
> > Anyone who has followed my postings throughout the years know that
> > decency and the welfare of children have always been in the forefront
> > of my agenda. This particular issue, the FCC proposing loosening their
> > criteria for what they consider indecent, needs to be vigorously
> > opposed. I urge everyone to file a complaint with the FCC whenever you
> > witness indecency on broadcast television or on the airwaves.
>
> >http://www.citizenlink.com/2013/05/15/fcc-proposes-loosening-indecenc...
> > ions/
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> > The Parents Television Council (PTC), a media-watchdog group, opposes
> > the Federal Communications Commission’s proposal to loosen its policy
> > against radio and T.V. indecency (obscene speech and nudity). The PTC
> > is making its opposition known to the FCC during a public comment
> > period, which end June 19, 2013. They encourage parents to send
> > comments to the FCC on this subject, as well.
>
> > According to PornHarms.com, Tim Winter, the president of PTC,
> > commented:
>
> > “It unnecessarily weakens a decency law that withstood a ferocious,
> > 10-year constitutional attack waged by the broadcast industry. It
> > invites yet another wave of special interest pressure to obviate the
> > intent of Congress and the will of the American people,” Winter said.
>
> You mean the American people watching shows you don't like in large
> enough numbers to keep them on the air?
>
> > “… Either material is legally indecent or it is not,” Winter said. “It
> > is unnecessary for indecent content to be repeated many times in order
> > to be actionable, and it is unwise for the FCC to pursue a new course
> > which will guarantee nothing but a new rash of new litigation.”
>
> > File an official indecency complaint with the FCC
>
> Can we file one against you? Because I find not allowing parents to
> decide what their children watch an indecent act.

Even crack-smoking, sub-100 IQ parents who infest ghettos? No one
wants some all-dominating monstrosity running TV, I'd rather have the
freedom of the 1990's back, but don't pretend all parents are fit to
BE parents. Use another argument.

SkyEyes

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May 17, 2013, 1:40:01 AM5/17/13
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On May 16, 7:46 pm, J <jdyou...@ymail.com> wrote:
> Anyone who has followed my postings throughout the years know that
> decency and the welfare of children have always been in the forefront
> of my agenda. This particular issue, the FCC proposing loosening their
> criteria for what they consider indecent, needs to be vigorously
> opposed. I urge everyone to file a complaint with the FCC whenever you
> witness indecency on broadcast television or on the airwaves.

If somebody doesn't like what's on TV, the can always exercise their
Constitutional right to TURN IT OFF.

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Syd M.

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May 17, 2013, 7:32:39 AM5/17/13
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On May 16, 10:46 pm, J <jdyou...@ymail.com> wrote:
> Anyone who has followed my postings throughout the years know that
> decency and the welfare of children have always been in the forefront
> of my agenda.

Still more lies.
Controling others seems to be your ultimate agenda, IBen.

PDW

Mason Barge

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May 17, 2013, 8:54:15 AM5/17/13
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On Thu, 16 May 2013 22:40:01 -0700 (PDT), SkyEyes <skye...@cox.net>
wrote:

>On May 16, 7:46 pm, J <jdyou...@ymail.com> wrote:
>> Anyone who has followed my postings throughout the years know that
>> decency and the welfare of children have always been in the forefront
>> of my agenda. This particular issue, the FCC proposing loosening their
>> criteria for what they consider indecent, needs to be vigorously
>> opposed. I urge everyone to file a complaint with the FCC whenever you
>> witness indecency on broadcast television or on the airwaves.
>
>If somebody doesn't like what's on TV, the can always exercise their
>Constitutional right to TURN IT OFF.

Would you agree or disagree with the proposition that "it takes a
village to raise a child"?

linuxgal

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May 17, 2013, 9:56:13 AM5/17/13
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Mason Barge wrote:
> Would you agree or disagree with the proposition that "it takes a
> village to raise a child"?

John McCain version: "Take the village!"

--
Halftime at Circvs Maximvs, and the Lions lead the Christians 326-0

Mitchell Holman

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May 17, 2013, 9:25:20 AM5/17/13
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J <jdyo...@ymail.com> wrote in
news:as4bp8dpa1650k8r3...@4ax.com:

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> Anyone who has followed my postings throughout the years know that
> decency and the welfare of children have always been in the forefront
> of my agenda. This particular issue, the FCC proposing loosening their
> criteria for what they consider indecent, needs to be vigorously
> opposed. I urge everyone to file a complaint with the FCC whenever you
> witness indecency on broadcast television or on the airwaves.
>


"If thine eye offend thee......."





anim8rFSK

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May 17, 2013, 9:59:36 AM5/17/13
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In article <m2acp85ono8ujs39c...@4ax.com>,
Disagree. Obviously the correct answer is "a child may or may not be
raised by a village"

--
"Every time a Kardashian gets a TV show, an angel dies."

Uncle Vic

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May 17, 2013, 10:14:08 AM5/17/13
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J <jdyo...@ymail.com> wrote in news:as4bp8dpa1650k8r379tm4kh48bk1r44ov@
4ax.com:

> Anyone who has followed my postings throughout the years know that
> decency and the welfare of children have always been in the forefront
> of my agenda. This particular issue, the FCC proposing loosening their
> criteria for what they consider indecent, needs to be vigorously
> opposed. I urge everyone to file a complaint with the FCC whenever you
> witness indecency on broadcast television or on the airwaves.

Once again I must focus your attention to the little hand-held device that
sits on the coffee table. There is a button on that device that will save
you all this grief. Do you know what it does?

--
Uncle Vic
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BTR1701

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May 17, 2013, 10:48:30 AM5/17/13
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In article <m2acp85ono8ujs39c...@4ax.com>,
Mason Barge <mason...@gmail.com> wrote:

I would. There are plenty of examples of parents who have raised
children on their own without villages.

MarkA

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May 17, 2013, 11:50:05 AM5/17/13
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On Thu, 16 May 2013 19:46:00 -0700, J wrote:

>
> The Parents Television Council (PTC), a media-watchdog group, opposes the
> Federal Communications Commission's proposal to loosen its policy
> against radio and T.V. indecency (obscene speech and nudity). The PTC is
> making its opposition known to the FCC during a public comment period,
> which end June 19, 2013. They encourage parents to send comments to the
> FCC on this subject, as well.
>

This reminds me off all the effort the Roman Catholic Church recently
invested into making subtle changes to the wording of Mass, while people
are abandoning the Church in droves for reasons that have nothing to do
with the wording of Mass.

Over-the-air TV is becoming increasingly irrelevant. If you want to make
it the last bastion of your version of "decency", I will hardly notice.
Nor will the children growing up today.

--
MarkA
Keeper of Things Put There Only Just The Night Before
About eight o'clock

Jeanne Douglas

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May 17, 2013, 5:31:09 PM5/17/13
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In article
<8af717ed-383a-4a1e...@h13g2000yqe.googlegroups.com>,
Of course.

He wants the Christian Taliban in control.

June G

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May 17, 2013, 7:03:24 PM5/17/13
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"Jeanne Douglas" <hlwd...@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message
news:hlwdjsd2-16BFD4...@news.giganews.com...
Piggybacking

>> On May 16, 10:46 pm, J <jdyou...@ymail.com> wrote:
>> > Anyone who has followed my postings throughout the years know that
>> > decency and the welfare of children have always been in the forefront
>> > of my agenda.

One of your posts describes watching a cat being cruelly killed by a dog as
fun. You call that decent?
--
June G
# 364


June G

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May 17, 2013, 7:11:04 PM5/17/13
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Piggybacking

>>
>> >On May 16, 7:46 pm, J <jdyou...@ymail.com> wrote:
>> >> Anyone who has followed my postings throughout the years know that
>> >> decency and the welfare of children have always been in the forefront
>> >> of my agenda. This particular issue, the FCC proposing loosening their
>> >> criteria for what they consider indecent, needs to be vigorously
>> >> opposed. I urge everyone to file a complaint with the FCC whenever you
>> >> witness indecency on broadcast television or on the airwaves.

To whom does one file a complaint about sick videos showing a cat being
cruelly killed by a dog? There's not much that's more indecent than that.

SkyEyes

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May 18, 2013, 5:38:37 AM5/18/13
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On May 17, 5:54 am, Mason Barge <masonba...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 16 May 2013 22:40:01 -0700 (PDT), SkyEyes <skyey...@cox.net>
I disagree with it. Parents raise a child. The "village" might have
a certain amount of input, but the parents can, and should, counteract
any village input they don't care for.

Here's what I agree with: the airwaves shouldn't be run strictly by
and for children's preferences. Adults get to have programming too.
If a particular parent doesn't want their kids watching particular
programs, s/he can always use the V-Chip built into each television
that allows parents to block content.

*OR* they can do what my parents did and simply turn the TV set *off*
and not allow the kid to watch any television.

*OR* they can simply get rid of their television, as unAmerican as
that may sound.

But only allowing programming fit for children? No. Let the parents
*do their jobs* and actually *parent* their children. Too many
parents consider the job of parenting done the minute they grunt out
the squealing piglet.

MarkA

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May 18, 2013, 11:58:10 AM5/18/13
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On Fri, 17 May 2013 09:14:08 -0500, Uncle Vic wrote:

> J <jdyo...@ymail.com> wrote in news:as4bp8dpa1650k8r379tm4kh48bk1r44ov@
> 4ax.com:
>
>> Anyone who has followed my postings throughout the years know that
>> decency and the welfare of children have always been in the forefront
>> of my agenda. This particular issue, the FCC proposing loosening their
>> criteria for what they consider indecent, needs to be vigorously
>> opposed. I urge everyone to file a complaint with the FCC whenever you
>> witness indecency on broadcast television or on the airwaves.
>
> Once again I must focus your attention to the little hand-held device that
> sits on the coffee table. There is a button on that device that will save
> you all this grief. Do you know what it does?

Unfortunately, my hand-held device likes to hide itself between the
cushions of the sofa, or will frequently latch onto a nearby, moving
animal, to have itself carried to the kitchen.

--
MarkA

If you can read this, you can stop reading now.


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Dakota

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May 18, 2013, 6:16:17 PM5/18/13
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One option you didn't mention was that parents could watch television
with their children as my parents did (except on Saturday mornings
when I watched cartoons).

SkyEyes

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May 19, 2013, 5:25:19 PM5/19/13
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Indeed, and that's a good option. Doesn't keep your kid from seeing
things not meant for children, but allows the parent to take advantage
of a teachable moment.

Brenda
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