No, I'm not talking about those pathetic shut-in geeks who inhabit threads on BigSoccer devoted soley to passing out "rep" so they can all pretend to have big Johnsons. Rather, there's a shocking trend in entertainement to BAN NIPPLES on TV. Write your Congressman. From Desperate House-wives' deployment of digital nipple-erasers to Victoria's Secret's nipple-negating bras, a campaign is under way to conceal one of the natural features of the female breast. The producers of TV's Desperate Housewives have reportedly spent thousands of dollars digitally removing the nipples from on-screen images of actresses Teri Hatcher and Nicolette Sheridan. http://www.canada.com/ottawa/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=87634608-b248-44c7-b1bc-d6e8ef4771f3
Re: NCR: Cracking Down on Nipples Ok, you can't show breasts. When a woman goes on TV and takes her top off, out comes the black box. With that, the nipples are covered. You CAN show nipples, if they're showing through a see-through dress. Lovely. Just lovely. In regards to censorship, this whole country's gone effing haywire and has no idea what to do. The rules don't exist, because they're changing every day. There's also rumors about the censorship of premium TV (HBO, showtime, etc.) and satellite radio. --------- "There were 11,000 adult titles last year versus 400 releases in Hollywood." The porn business is estimated to total between $10 to $14 billion annually in the United States when you toss in porn networks and pay-per-view movies on cable and satellite, Internet Web sites, in-room hotel movies, phone sex, sex toys and magazines." http://www.bettydodson.com/nakedcapitalists.htm ---------- It's already started, and it's going to get worse before it gets better. The watchdog groups are picking up steam and are going to censor the (heck) out of TV, radio, etc. And why?? Because it's "in the nation's best interest." I'd like to give a big sarcastic "thank you" to these groups for telling me what I can and can't see on TV. And the wonder of it all?? Cable boxes and satellite receivers have parental control. TVs have built-in v-chips. Movies AND TV shows all have ratings and various warnings, and they're still complaining about too much porn being seen on TV? Hell, I can't sit through 24 without seeing "TV 14" after every commercial break and both hearing and seeing "This program contains scenes of lifelike violence and strong language. Parental discretion is strongly advised."
Re: NCR: Cracking Down on Nipples I read the other day that fully 70% of the in-room movies rented in motels are porn. The average viewing time is 12 minutes. Which led a smartmouth woman I know to ask what those guys are doing with the extra seven minutes, but I have no idea what she could be talking about.
Re: NCR: Cracking Down on Nipples So when Bush talks about the strength of the economy, is he including this country's porno habit?? Seriously, you have to wonder how much of the economy consists of adult-related entertainment and related accessories, and if you take that away, then what's left?
Re: NCR: Cracking Down on Nipples So, who's going to go back and edit all those episodes of Friends where Jennifer Aniston was smuggling raisins? Or King of Queens where Leah Remini was sprouting nubbies?
Re: NCR: Cracking Down on Nipples As Howard Stern would say, "The best way to end the war in Iraq would be to expose that country to adult pornography." I mean really, after that is there really anything left fighting for?
Re: NCR: Cracking Down on Nipples Anyone remember his fartman character? He'd just call up the embassy as fartman, pretending to threaten to drop plastic bags of farts over Iraq.
Re: NCR: Cracking Down on Nipples Since you have chosen to make this about politics, instead of just something for fun, then I'm certain you have some evidence you can cite for this statement. So please, share your source with us. Be specific. Otherwise, you're just another douchebag who has to take every damned thing and turn it into some sort of political crap.
Re: NCR: Cracking Down on Nipples and I felt so peaceful listening to a little Tull, Deville, and Hoople tonight.
Re: NCR: Cracking Down on Nipples Im just g;ad that fish dude got out of her.e he was gross. ryan tell s me to write htis. its so late. hay lenos on. seriously.
Re: NCR: Cracking Down on Nipples uh, youre the one who said to write your congressman. and, if you insist... http://www.parentstv.org/ thier founder and president, L. Brent Bozell, yep. REAL liberal group, them.
Re: NCR: Cracking Down on Nipples From the desk of Walter Cronkite: "Dear Friend, When I anchored the evening news, I kept my opinions to myself. But now, more than ever, I feel I must speak out. That's becasue I am deeply disturbed by the dangerous and growing influence of people like Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell on our nation's political leaders." This is the introduction to a forward I received today to information provided by The Interfaith Alliance, which supports free speech, the separation of church and state, and religious tolerance in the face fascism under the guise of the Christian Coalition and other groups of the religious right. Fascism is my explanation for Falwell's famous remark: "[We] will not adopt 'inclusive' policies to accept other religious teachings." Aka, 'my way or the highway' or 'this is MY America, you are not wanted here.' You won't find an endorsement of porno at www.interfaithalliance.org, but you will find, according to Walter, a "diverse group of people of faith and good will who promote tolerance, respect and the inherent dignity of all human beings." Nipples included.
Re: NCR: Cracking Down on Nipples And Brent Bozell's group taking issue with Paris Hilton writhing half naked while smearing herself with soapy water is analagous to Teri Hatcher;s nips HOW exactly? I searched in vain for any mention of nipple taping in the article you referenced. Perhaps I missed it. You're making up a connection which isn't there.
Re: NCR: Cracking Down on Nipples 1) Walter Cronkite is a doddering old fool, an East Coast elitist liberal snob who regales the Ladies for Lunch Bunch on the Upper West side with his unbounded wisdom. 2) If either Jerry Falwell or Pat Robertson had ANY influence whatsoever on "our nations' leaders" Walter would gleefully point it out. Unfortunately for him, and for your apparent (though unclear) thesis, nobody much takes either one of them seriously. They each have small religious followings, as our constitution gives them the right to do. Beyond that, all they really are is Official Boogeymen for the left wing. Ridiculous. 3) Idiots who use the term "fascism" in connection with a guy who's simply expressing his personal religious views are so hopelessly pickled in their own lack of context or perspective that communicating with them is a waste of air. Furthermore, Falwell's remark is so "famous" that I've never heard it before. Sorry. 4) In your vein, then, "Communism" is my explanation for Hillary Clinton's famous comment "We're going to take things away from you for the common good". AKA "I'll decide what you are allowed to own in this country" Look bud, this is not the place for this. "Write your Congressman" is not, as OGHT seems to feel, an invitation for leftie moonbats to come out of the wookwork and air their peculiarities. It's just an expression. Chill out. (And what any of this has to do with airbrushing Teri Hatcher's lovely nipples is beyond me)
Re: NCR: Cracking Down on Nipples And whoever they hell they are got you a 10 point street cred reduction.
Re: NCR: Cracking Down on Nipples Tragic. To get back on the nipple track, here's a job we can all agreee on: It seems that, for photo sessions, someone has to help the model get her nips up: Professional nipple tweaker: http://saltyt.antville.org/stories/185853/
