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It really pisses me off to see how a brief nipple exposure led to this. Whether you belief the exposure was accidental or planned, the response by the FCC was completely wrong. Now you have everyone in TV programming filling their pants everytime something that could even remotely be considered offensive is going to be aired. Nipple slips have been seen on TV, war has been seen on TV, swearing has occurred on TV. None of this is new. If it wasn't a problem before the nipple, why is it a problem now? Growing up my parents controlled what I watched until they I reached an age at which they felt I could understand and deal with what I was seeing but accidents happened. There reaction was to either turn off what was on the screen and explain what I had seen or to let it run and explain anything that I had questions about when it was done. They didn't complain to the FCC, the TV station or movie producers then file a multimillion dollar lawsuit for taking my innocence.
With that said, I found Saving Private Ryan to be a very detailed portrail of war. Talking with friends who have returned from Iraq, I can tell you that there is as much as or more "F" words being said than probably used in the movie. The only thing accomplished by not airing the movie is to keep people from seeing reality and sadly, it seems that most people prefer to live in that fantasy land.
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A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day. Calvin
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