On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 10:46 AM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 12:17 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Somebody failed here, but not sure it was Banzhaf. >> >> "the FCC said Redskins doesn’t fit definitions for obscene or profane >> words because it isn’t sexual or excretory in nature." >> >> So, I guess the "Washington Motherfuckers" (a name which no doubt would >> be chosen to honor those who love their mothers) and the "Washington >> Pants-Shitters" would not be acceptable, but the "Washington Niggers" or >> "Washington Kikes" would be just fine. >> > > By the rules the FCC got from Congress that's right. If you complain to > the FCC they'll tell you that those are the rules they work under and if > you're not happy convince Congress to give them new rules. > And yet, if there was an NFL team called the Washington Kikes, I suspect most television stations would not say it very often over their air. As I say, somebody has failed here, but I am not sure it was Banzhaf... -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
