Oh those whacky half-time shows

[DeeBye]

^ ^ ^ Doc,you snuck that post in before mine. You pretty much said everything I was feeling. GG.

Hah,

This leads me to think about our culture in general. Senseless violence is ok, but a woman's breast stirs up that much. :D

It's pretty much the reverse in Canada. While the CRTC (Canada's version of the FCC) doesn't censor a whole lot, they seem to lean more heavily on violence than on nudity. Language is a mishmosh. You don't often hear any of George Carlin's seven deadly words during the daytime, but after 10pm it's "anything goes". Heck, CITY-TV plays softcore porn late at night.

I actually agree with the CRTC's reasoning. What would be worse -- hearing your son say "I saw a boobie! It was totally cool!" or hearing him say "I saw a guy get shot in the head! It was totally cool!"?

In the end though, it's really up to the parents and NOT the government to decide what is or what is not appropriate for Little Johnny/Janey to see on TV. I can think of a few R-rated movies that I will be SURE to show my son when I deem him old enough (Schindler's List is the first one that comes to mind).