Ever since the inappropriate Janet Jackson incident, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has enacted new legislation to further advocate what is inappropriate for terrestrial radio. However, today I felt the FCC has crossed the line. Today I was driving home from a long day at the office, listening to a very famous radio station in the New York City, Z100. The song was a new release from the group Panic! At The Disco entitled, I write sins not tragedies. So what was the offensive lyric you ask that forced the Z100 to omit?
I chime in with a "haven't you people ever heard of closing a goddamn door?"
No, it's much better to face these kinds of things with a sense of poise and rationality.
So, what was the inappropriate or obscene word in this lyric? Goddamn!
Has the FCC added more words to the list of 7 dirty words?This list was made famous by thecomedian George Carlin:- shit
- piss
- fuck
- cunt
- cocksucker
- motherfucker
- tits
Has the list been modified or has the FCC just become more observant of indency.In recent times it seems that indecency has exceeded these seven words into anything that the FCC seems inappropriate.
Please do not get me wrong, I believe and feel that these words should be left off the air, because there needs to be some type of regulation in place. However when did 'goddamn' become a bad word?Following the FCC?If you have been following the FCC over recent years it seems they have had a vendetta against certain radio personalities, more specifically Howard Stern who has been fined more then any other disk jockey in the history of radio. When Howard Sterns contract was up he left terrestrial radio and moved to Sirius Radio.Since the popularity of satellite radio has increased over the past year,there have been discussions and rumors that the FCC wants to impose indecency legislation against Cable and Satellite radio. However, these are not free services; therefore it will be very difficult for legislation to pass without public protest.But what about the Internet?In 1996, the Internet wasavailable for consumers only through dial-up services such as prodigy and later American Online. These services were expensive and utilized your primary phone line. However, broadband connections swept throughout most metropolitan areas in2000. In addition,many areas such as airports, coffee shops and universities began to offer freewireless hot spots. Today, the Internet is not only accessible almost everyone, butit is also free in some areas.Even though the majority of users pay for the Internet some now receive free Internet using wireless hot spots or in metropolitan projects that provide free broadband access. If this service is free and anyone can accessit, then can it be compared to that of public television?Could you wake up one day to find that your website has received a fine from the FCC for indecency? Currently this is neither likely nor legal in the United States, but as the idea of free Internet continues to grow, will the government eventually place the Internet under the same guidelines that holds any website hosted in the US accountablefor indecency?
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