Getting a Grip: tough issues

Sunday, July 26, 2009

tough issues

Censorship

I read in a blog where the blogger was upset about a commercial that was running promoting a new TV show. The spot showed a family of 'little people' taking self defense glasses. It seems that the video of the spot is showing the woman of the couple kicking and screaming "No" and punching the instructor with the appropriate pads and stuff while a upbeat voice over guy is saying Ben and Jen play hard to get. Her contention is that the phrase hard to get coupled with the video f kicking and screaming NO plants the idea that no does not mean no that it means fight longer then I will say yes. I can see her point and i agree that there is a subtle message being delivered. I wonder about the not so very subtle messages out there... like "Smack my Bitch up". This is not so very subtle. I wonder if that is ok because it isn't trying to sneak in under the radar. Its just in your face and offensive or not...

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This warning is necessary because it seems that this country has become so sickeningly Politically correct that we all have to worry about offending some poor simple, humor impaired turd's sensibilities for fear of being sued by the ACLU or other heavy handed tool of the "oppressed" and "offended".

Everyone seems to think that some time recently there was an eleventh "right" written in to the Bill of rights section of the constitution stipulating something about having the right to go through life without being offended in any way shape or form by anything or anyone no matter how trivial or ridiculous the "offense".

This new pervasive attitude of entitlement has created "Champions of Justice" attorneys who will sue the offending party of the first part into complete financial ruination just to see their name in the press.

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Sunday, July 26, 2009

tough issues

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