Should cable TV be forced to tone down violent and sexual content in the way that broadcast television is?
Since cable TV is not free, and can be parentally controlled, does this, in your mind, provide enough to create this separation between these two Media delivery vehicles?
its called freedom of choice you don’t like what your watching simply change the channel
if you don’t want your kids to watch that station simply lock it
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September 29th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
Yes, there is enough separation. If you don’t like the channel, switch it. If you’re concerned about your kids seeing any programming while you’re absent, block it. But by all means, when you’re there and watching with your kids, don’t hesitate to explain things if something objectionable shows up.
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September 29th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
No, the rules should apply across the board.
Just my opinion.
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September 29th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
Yes, that creates enough separation between the two, much in the way there is separation between cable and the playboy channel. In the end its all on the parents to protect their kids from what they deem inappropriate.
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September 29th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
The FCC has no authority on this. They only can regulate over the air transmissions intended for reception by the general public.
Since cable must be subscribed to and paid for it is not "for the general public" and isn’t transmitted over the air anyway.
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September 29th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
No. If you don’t want to watch it, don’t watch it!
If you don’t want your children to watch it, tell them no, and block it if you wish.
Cable companies will not broadcast something if nobody wants to watch it. If nobody watches it, then it makes no money. That is the way this works. We all vote for and against programming with our remote controls.
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September 29th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
That is the reason why you pay for cable, to get the good stuff. If people worry about that, they can lock in the TV rating that is allowed to be watch.
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September 29th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
its called freedom of choice you don’t like what your watching simply change the channel
if you don’t want your kids to watch that station simply lock it
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September 29th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
I’ve not used public broadcast in a decade. When I checked it a while back, it was more violent than what I watch on DirecTv. On the same hand, a lot of the shows I watch were on Fox or NBC 1st. Honestly though, cable should have a choice to have it uncut imo. Freedom of speech & expression after all. my 2 lincons
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