Well, it's a sticky issue isn't it? I mean, I don't like the idea of curtailing anyone's rights, but this is a case where the rights of different indiviuals conflict. I think that, if I toon into watch an NFL halftime show, I have a reasonable expectaion not to get flashed. If Janet wants to celebrate her own private Spring Break during that time well, maybe she got the right to. But don't force obscene exposure on me if I don't want to see it, because that violates MY rights. Of course, I'm talking about this as though the incident in question were deliberate. If it wasn't, then that's a different story (accidents happen, after all).
The V-Chip looks like a good solution, but it's not in place yet. I mean, I don't have one, do any of you? So until they are universal, TV needs to be censored at the source, because we can't censor it at our end. The ratings system is pretty good, and fills in for now, so you can tell what you're in for and avoid what you don't consider acceptable. Just wish it would display on the Channel Display continuously, rather than popping up onscreen and blocking the shot, then dissappearing so you don't see it if you tune in at the wrong time.
Once the V-Chip is more common, maybe then the standards can be relaxed a little. And don't think for one instant that the major network execs haven't thought of that! As soon as the people have a reliable means to censor for themselves, lobbying will begin to lighten or completely lift restrictions on content.
*Troy McClure Voice* "But now let's get to what we really all came here for; hardcore nudity!"
Do you think that this is going too far? some people are completely offended by what's on tv, others are fine with it.
