Gud, I agree. The existence of crazies doesn't phase me. It's the less-crazy people who don't see the harm who scare me.
My heart expands / 'tis grown a bulge in't / inspired by / your beauty effulgent.
William ,'Conversations with Dead People'
What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
DebetEsse - Jun 01, 2005 12:04:45 pm PDT #8538 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Kat - Jun 01, 2005 12:06:59 pm PDT #8539 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Ugh. It just makes my head hurt.
Also, I'm all for regulating cable TV. But regulation should happen in the home, by the parent.
You don't want your kid watching MTV? Okay. then don't get cable in your home. It's a simple solution. But saying you have to have cable because kid wants the Disney Channel and you're upset about MTV? ARGH. Mad-making.
Frankly, I'd rather they regulate GE produce or dumping standards more than TV.
Gudanov - Jun 01, 2005 12:09:14 pm PDT #8540 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
You don't want your kid watching MTV? Okay. then don't get cable in your home.
Or you can use your V-chip.
Jesse - Jun 01, 2005 12:10:12 pm PDT #8541 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Or don't let your kid watch tv alone.
Hil R. - Jun 01, 2005 12:12:07 pm PDT #8542 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
The far right wingnuts are scary, but in a way it's the normal people I know that say that really separation of chruch and state is a myth, and that this is a christian nation founded by christians that make me more nervous.
Yep. One of the things that's made me the most nervous was a caller on (I think) Bill O'Reilly's show last December, when he was going through his whole "Take back Christmas" thing. Someone called in to agree that this is a Christian nation and so there shouldn't be any restrictions on any Christmas celebrations of any sort, anywhere, and to back up his "this is a Christian nation" point, said something like, "Go to Arlington cemetary, and count the crosses. Then count the stars of David."
Anne W. - Jun 01, 2005 12:12:21 pm PDT #8543 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Or don't let your kid watch tv alone.
Yes. This.
I wonder how many of the people who are whining about the standards on TV have kids who each have their own television in his or her bedroom.
Kat - Jun 01, 2005 12:14:27 pm PDT #8544 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Those are all fine options for regulating TV. I dunno why, but with broadcast TV, regulation doesn't bug as much.
DebetEsse - Jun 01, 2005 12:15:47 pm PDT #8545 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Or don't let your kid watch tv alone.
I think this works a lot better in theory than in practice, especially with older kids.
I wonder how many of the people who are whining about the standards on TV have kids who each have their own television in his or her bedroom.
But, yeah, this one is hard to defend, especially tvs hooked into the cable.
Jesse - Jun 01, 2005 12:16:44 pm PDT #8546 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I think a kid old enough to be home alone is old enough to see anything on basic cable.
Kat - Jun 01, 2005 12:18:34 pm PDT #8547 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I think I'd like to regulate for stupidity on TV. Take out Yes Dear and that ilk in one fell swoop.