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Originally Posted by FoolThemAll
I'm thinking that one possible basis is that it's not wise to overstimulate kids well before they're mature enough to handle the topic of sexuality, or their view on the matter could be unhealthily skewed. I just pulled that out of my ass, however. It may be BS.
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First off, they shouldn't be watching a show that could potentially have nudity. Let's say a show at 9PM showed nudity, the parent should know better than to let their kid watch it if it really bothers them that much.
Another aspect is, how and why would it harm a child to see, for example, a nude woman in a shower? Like I said in another post, they can just as easily go to the bathroom and glance between their legs and wonder what the hell is goin on down there.
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The other reasons that come to mind are religious in nature.
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Those reasons shouldn't really matter, as religion shouldn't be shoved in the faces of others.
[quote]Would you agree that public TV should be fined when they broadcast nudity without warning? What about cable TV, when the audience has no reason to expect nudity?[quote]
If it's completely unexpected, then sure... but if it's a show that WARNS about these scenes, then no, because you know ahead of time the type of show you're watching. If you're watching sunday morning cartoons and all of a sudden some porn clip is shown, fine away. If you're watching some show on fox that shows a woman's breast, say, temptation island, then no, because why else would you watch that show? The whole premise of the show is about sexuality. You can't knowingly watch something like that then turn around and complain. (I'm not saying *you*, just people in general).
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Would it be acceptable to ban nudity on public TV, but allow it with no restrictions on cable? (This is where I'm undecided, currently, leaning toward 'yes'.)
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I see no logical reason why nudity or swearing should be censored period, as long as they're in their proper places.
I mentioned Howard Stern in a past post, but let's say he had a late night show on NBC that showed women topless... now why would you watch that show KNOWING what Howard Stern is all about, then get all huffy and pissed when breasts are shown? That's what the majority of his audience wants.
It's not like it's a sudden shock and surprise when he does something like that.
I feel that as long as proper warnings are in place, anything goes. If your show contains swearing, nudity, and violence, display a warning before and after each commercial break.. or, display the rating for the show in the lower left hand corner of the screen, so that way when someone flips to the channel, they can easily determine whether or not the show they are watching contains something that could potentially offend them.