Comments on: Censoring Sketch Comedy http://enableate.com/steve/2006/373 make it happen Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:40:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: steve http://enableate.com/steve/2006/373#comment-847 steve Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:28:36 +0000 http://enableate.com/steve/2006/373#comment-847 Diatribe- I take your point. But i think the force of my argument still holds since the Islam censorship has actually affected a current comedy show and did so network wide as opposed to some markets. But you do bring up good example of chrisitan censorship that i had not considered. Diatribe-

I take your point. But i think the force of my argument still holds since the Islam censorship has actually affected a current comedy show and did so network wide as opposed to some markets.

But you do bring up good example of chrisitan censorship that i had not considered.

]]> By: steve http://enableate.com/steve/2006/373#comment-846 steve Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:24:12 +0000 http://enableate.com/steve/2006/373#comment-846 Darwin- Are you intentionaly trying to miss my point? Darwin-

Are you intentionaly trying to miss my point?

]]> By: darwin http://enableate.com/steve/2006/373#comment-844 darwin Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:32:35 +0000 http://enableate.com/steve/2006/373#comment-844 To be fair, the concept was that the sketch was written 4 years ago and the network would not allow it to be aired then, but was eventaully persuaded to show it now. Which may be more in line with how you think things work. At any rate writing a sketch about Mohammed 4 years ago wouldn't have made as much sense (and definitely would have been out of character for the writer in the show, especially since Sorkin was trying to create tension between the writer and his Christian ex-girlfriend). To be fair, the concept was that the sketch was written 4 years ago and the network would not allow it to be aired then, but was eventaully persuaded to show it now. Which may be more in line with how you think things work. At any rate writing a sketch about Mohammed 4 years ago wouldn’t have made as much sense (and definitely would have been out of character for the writer in the show, especially since Sorkin was trying to create tension between the writer and his Christian ex-girlfriend).

]]> By: steve http://enableate.com/steve/2006/373#comment-843 steve Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:29:40 +0000 http://enableate.com/steve/2006/373#comment-843 Im sure Chrisitans arrange boycotts. My point was not that christians dont arrange boycotts, its that networks hardly cave in, thank god, no matter how negative the show is towards that faith. So if Aaron is actually interested in being relevant from a contemporary perspective he has selected the wrong religious faith. Networks are censoring themeselves on behalf of Islam and not Christianity. The fact that he chooses the 'safe' religion, to pick on, in lieu of the dangerous religion that actually caues censorship we see that he lacks the courage he eagerly ascribes to the protagonists of his fictional drama. Im sure Chrisitans arrange boycotts. My point was not that christians dont arrange boycotts, its that networks hardly cave in, thank god, no matter how negative the show is towards that faith.

So if Aaron is actually interested in being relevant from a contemporary perspective he has selected the wrong religious faith. Networks are censoring themeselves on behalf of Islam and not Christianity. The fact that he chooses the ’safe’ religion, to pick on, in lieu of the dangerous religion that actually caues censorship we see that he lacks the courage he eagerly ascribes to the protagonists of his fictional drama.

]]> By: Diatribe http://enableate.com/steve/2006/373#comment-842 Diatribe Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:22:56 +0000 http://enableate.com/steve/2006/373#comment-842 This has happened a few times of the top of my head. Affiliates all around the country would not air the Ellen show when she said she was Gay Affiliates would also not air saving private ryan becuase of the language and violence. Now this is just in certain markets and Aaron actually referenced that in the show when THe President said they only lost like 5 markets becuase of the sketch. This has happened a few times of the top of my head. Affiliates all around the country would not air the Ellen show when she said she was Gay

Affiliates would also not air saving private ryan becuase of the language and violence.

Now this is just in certain markets and Aaron actually referenced that in the show when THe President said they only lost like 5 markets becuase of the sketch.

]]> By: darwin http://enableate.com/steve/2006/373#comment-841 darwin Thu, 28 Sep 2006 13:35:08 +0000 http://enableate.com/steve/2006/373#comment-841 First of all, there's a very big difference between a 10:00 animated show on cable than a prime-time high-profile sketch show on a major network. Second of all, crazy christians don't protest south park too much anymore because they stoppe watching it. Christian groups organize boycotts and protests and such all the time; check out the AFA (americna family association): http://www.afa.net/Petitions/IssueDetail.asp?id=215 Still, it is quite annoying that Comedy Central decided to censor the image of Mohammed (although they are a BUSINESS, and it's not their job to be courageous while scaring away advertisers). If you want to prove your courage, I'll send you a .jpg I made awhile ago that struck me as funny, adn you can post it if you like it. First of all, there’s a very big difference between a 10:00 animated show on cable than a prime-time high-profile sketch show on a major network.

Second of all, crazy christians don’t protest south park too much anymore because they stoppe watching it. Christian groups organize boycotts and protests and such all the time; check out the AFA (americna family association):
http://www.afa.net/Petitions/IssueDetail.asp?id=215

Still, it is quite annoying that Comedy Central decided to censor the image of Mohammed (although they are a BUSINESS, and it’s not their job to be courageous while scaring away advertisers). If you want to prove your courage, I’ll send you a .jpg I made awhile ago that struck me as funny, adn you can post it if you like it.

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