Wishful Thinking: Why We No Longer Need the FCC

It seems to me that TV censorship is just not necessary any more. With v-chips required in every television and all shows having a rating, it is very plausible to believe the FCC will soon be extinct. Or maybe that's just my wishful thinking. I think that cable is getting more leeway; I've noticed that you can "shit" after 10 p.m. on basic cable now. I think that's an indication that more people are taking advantage of the TV ratings and v-chips. If you can simply block profanity and nudity from falling on the eyes and ears of our innocent children via your remote control, then we should be able to have more expression in our TV programs.

The first amendment guarantees this freedom of expression, in forms of speech, religion, protest and the press. I think we need to start acknowledging our Constitution after ignoring it for so long. Do I and I'm sure other people get offended by some of the programs and comments made on TV? Sure. But that doesn't mean that people don't have a right to say these things. I simply turn the station if it's something I don't want to watch.

The Imus "scandal" is one example. Though I agree with the Reverends Al Sharpen and Jesse Jackson, that his comments were uncalled for, I think they took things too far. If they hadn't made a big stink about it, I wouldn't have ever known who Don Imus was. I would have continued not to watch his program and do my own thing. I think that people, who did see it, would have and could have made their own decision about whether or not to still support him. If he lost enough support, he would have lost advertiser, and been out of business anyway. If not, oh well. Keep it moving.