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Originally Posted by Mr Mephisto
Thank you for the compliment! It was a compliment, right?
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As much as I hate AOL-isms, I actually laughed out loud on this one. Yes, you are right.
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Out of curiousity, do you believe a (clothed) pregnant women is obscene? Or a Korous statue?
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No, not on either case. I honestly cannot think of an instance where I would see nudity as obscene. Now appropriate is a different topic altogether.
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Is it sexual content or violence that you object to? I tend to agree, by the way, that some content is inappropriate for young kids. That's why we have the so-called "watershed" here and in Ireland/UK.
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Sometimes sexual, although my kids are a little too young to even understand the concept. I am mostly concerned about violence/images(non-sexual)/language/actions. I put a lot of effort into raising my kids and helping them become future positive members of our community. I am very proud of the fact that one of the first words for each of my kids was "please" or "thank you". I don't want to have to compete with the television for placing and instilling morals and ethics in my kids. I am mostly concerned with how kids portrayed on TV treat their parents and one another. After a couple of mimicking events of behaviour unbecoming of anybody, several shows on Nickelodeon are not allowed in my house. There are several other "kids" shows that are not allowed as well (on different channels).
The fact that I have to monitor a kids network, concerns me greatly. I can only think of one channel that I have confidence in and that is PBS--the kids shows are excellent, educational, uplifting, etc.
In a nutshell, I don't want my kids to think that most of the behavior they see on TV is appropriate or acceptable (and, unfortunately, most of it is--however, I don't condone censoring it--that is my job, not the government's).
What is "watershed"?