I am no fan of censorship. I think that the market should determine what is acceptable and what is not when it comes to television programming, and if people want to see naked cartoon butts then that's just fine.
But Fox is electronically blurring a "Family Guy" character's posterior on an upcoming rerun, even though the image was seen five years ago when the episode originally aired. "We have to be checking and second-guessing ourselves now," Fox entertainment president Gail Berman said Monday. "We have to protect our affiliates." Or should that be, "protect our asses"?
This is a show that is known for its outrageousness -- what other show would feature President Abraham Lincoln in the buff?
If people don't want to watch it, or don't want their children to watch it, they should learn how to operate their remote controls -- the POWER button also turns the television off.
[We at Toner Mishap extend our thanks to Jason for the screen grabs and to Yahoo for the original news story.]
2 comments:
Well said.
Like your comments, B2. (Misanthrope sent me.) You have to hand it to the execs at Fox -- of all the things that people might (cough) find offensive on "Family Guy," they're worried about a character's bare butt?! They should worry more about their news programs, which are definitely a whole lot more offensive, and should not only be blurred, but the sound should be distorted. (At least as much as the news itself is.)
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