On Fri, 19 Nov 2004, JDG wrote:
> At 07:52 AM 11/19/2004 -0800 Doug Pensinger wrote:
> >> I wasn't outraged but I thought the whole thing was in poor taste.
> >> I think that it is important, however, to also note that everyone who
> >> watched ABC's promo was receiving a message from ABC (and a very popular
> >> NFL player in uniform)
> >
> >A player people love to hate - big difference.
>
> I don't think that's quite accurate outside of San Francisco. TO is the
> #1 selling jersey in the NFL, IIRC.
Not in Texas, it isn't, believe me! A lot of people in Texas hate him,
insofar as they hate any professional athlete. (Some may even make an
exception to hate him more.)
Did you watch the game? Did you see the footage from the September 2000
game? I'm guessing you didn't, or you wouldn't have restricted that hate
to the SF area. :)
> >> I think that there are a lot of people who
> >> don't want that message broadcast into their homes as part of Monday
> >> Night Football., and I don't think that there is anything particular
> >> wrong,
> >> hypocritcial, or un-American about not wanting that message broadcast
> >> into their homes as part of Monday Night Football.
> >
> >Well, I do. If you think that the beer commercials and the impotence
> >spots are just OK for your kids to watch, then its a mighty small step to
> >be bitching about this thing.
>
> I think the key thing is that broadcast TV inherently involves a
> community compromise on standards. While some would prefer a much
> stricter standard on the images shown, language used, and topics
> discussied, and while others prefer a much looser (or no) standard - the
> standards that are used do represent a de facto compromise by our
> community/civilization. I see no problem with people being outraged at
> a sudden change in that compromise and de facto generally accepted
> standards.
What about the fact that ABC told the NFL that the teaser would be one
thing, and it turned out to be something entirely different? Basically,
ABC lied to the NFL, and that's not exactly going to help when their
contract is under consideration at the end of the season.
Moral reasoning as to what is suitable viewing at whatever time aside, or
what community standards may be, the fact of the lie (or is that an
oxymoron?) has ABC in hot water with the NFL. I'm sure there are a number
of things that ABC could have done that had nothing to do with sex that
they could have lied to the NFL about beforehand, and they'd be in trouble
for that, as well.
If you're supposed to get clearance for something before doing it, and you
get clearance for X and then do Y, the folks you're supposed to clear it
with first are going to take a dim view of it.
Julia
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