Wait, I'm confused: didn't NYPD Blue show Dennis Franz' naked ass previously? Because dude, I totally found that offensive, and yet they didn't fine anyone!
And we live to fight another day.
Mal ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 56: ...we need the writers.
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.
Consuela - Jan 27, 2008 11:32:52 am PST #5730 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Consuela - Jan 27, 2008 11:33:32 am PST #5731 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Great cross-post, Aurelia!
I suspect the FCC doesn't think men's asses are sexual organs. Hello, male gaze.
aurelia - Jan 27, 2008 11:42:00 am PST #5732 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I wonder if they would have considered Jimmy Smits ass indecent.
Dana - Jan 27, 2008 11:53:20 am PST #5733 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I want to know what authority anyone can cite as to whether or not an ass is a sexual organ. Dr. Ruth?
§ ita § - Jan 27, 2008 12:09:24 pm PST #5734 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My lips are a sexual organ, FWIW.
Theodosia - Jan 27, 2008 12:48:45 pm PST #5735 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
So are hands, generally speaking.
Nutty - Jan 27, 2008 1:11:35 pm PST #5736 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
The smoking gun:
"When the brief scene in question was telecast almost five years ago, this critically acclaimed drama had been on the air for a decade and the realistic nature of its storylines was well known to the viewing public."
Also called, "Please go yell at a rerun for exposing you to spoilers."
By all expanses of logic, one naked butt is as allowable as any other, under the same non-sex, non-crapping circumstances. And... I think the first butt I saw on network television was in 1994. Hell, I've seen butt on soap opera (not more than once)!
I'm sorry, FCC: the butt train has already left the station.
Dana - Jan 27, 2008 1:13:45 pm PST #5737 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I'm sorry, FCC: the butt train has already left the station.
No! Protect the children!
Hil R. - Jan 27, 2008 1:17:36 pm PST #5738 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
There was at least one episode of MASH where they showed Radar's butt. (The compound was bombed while he was in the shower, or something like that.)
Theodosia - Jan 27, 2008 1:24:59 pm PST #5739 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
They've also showed Bart Simpson's naked butt, for that matter.