When will it end?

[bpyatt]

It's getting ridiculous. Somehow this is worse then
the incessant violence all over TV. What about the beer commercials?
So nudity or even women in lingerie is somehow worse? Get real.



<I>Limited Brands Decides to Cancel Lingerie TV Show
April 11, 2004: 22:08 p.m. EST

Limited Brands Inc. (LTD), owner of the Victoria's Secret chain of lingerie stores, said Saturday that it is canceling its provocative, annual televised fashion show, in the wake of an indecency crackdown by federal regulators, Monday's Wall Street Journal reported.</I>




http://money.cnn.com/services/tickerheadlines/for5/200404112208DOWJONESDJONLINE000049_FORTUNE5.htm?cnn=yes

[KharmaTrain]

1. All Hat No Cattle...The Could Put It On Cable

Damn...I'm gonna miss this again? The FCC only regulates over-the-air broadcast, not anything on cable. This smells more like the company bailing out on a losing project and someone covering their ass.

I had HBO on last night and the 4-letter words and sexual acts were going full tilt...doesn't look like they're too worried, and then there's all those Pay-Per-View channels. This is called marketplace...and how it should be.

Now, if there was a fundamentalist religious broadcaster fined for the indecent crap they spew, then I'd be impressed.

[bpyatt]

2. In the article

It said they were getting pressured by the FCC