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Originally posted by OldJeff@Feb 26 2004, 11:29 AM
I have to disagree
I agree, they show more sex on TV
But there is still too much you can't say
Don't speak out about the war in Iraq, you are unpatriotic. Use the "N" word, lose your job (not in the Stern thing, but it has happened), Make a fairly accurate representation about how the crucifixion as portrayed in the Bible and you are anti semetic.
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You're saying that there is still too much you can't say which is completely different from saying it is getting worse (erosion).
There are many statements heard in the media every day that someone says are unpatriotic. Are you saying the reaction to them is worse than one could have expected during, say, World War II? I think that is not the case.
These same arguments have been playing out in the press ever since there was a press. Is it right or wrong to speak out against World War II? Is it right or wrong to use a racial slur on television? Is it right or wrong for Blockbuster to carry the movie the "Last Temptation of Christ"?
Today we argue over rap lyrics. In the 50s we argued over rock lyrics.
Clearly television and radio have become more licentious over the years, not less.