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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 06:18 PM Original message |
OK, I'm sorry, but I think this is stupid--bleeping a word in a John Lennon song on VH1. |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
1. Context is king. |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
2. I'll bet they've had a policy in place regarding that word, for years |
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orpupilofnature57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
3. I know what you ,as well as knowing what John meant ,language liability |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
4. Could be just a blanket policy of VH1 to censor that particular pair of consecutive syllables. |
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PSzymeczek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 06:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Even when it's on their channel up in the triple digits, |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 09:16 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. I understand the offense, and I myself don't like to stage contests as to who has suffered most, |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
5. well, i've heard they censored it in the movie ROOTS!! lets take it out of huckleberry finn too... |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 07:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. And let's not forget |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 05:30 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. what about when they CHANGE the word... |
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GreatCaesarsGhost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
8. last week on TVLand, when they showed M*A*S*H |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 07:36 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Are you kidding me? |
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GreatCaesarsGhost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 07:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. no joke. |
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AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 07:02 AM Response to Reply #8 |
17. Context means nothing. PC is king. |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
11. Do they also censor the same word in gangsta rap? |
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nemo137 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 09:05 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. They do on the radio, not sure about VH1 |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 07:20 AM Response to Reply #11 |
20. I don't think that VH1 plays music videos anymore |
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enuegii (624 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
12. I was leafing though the TV listings a few years ago |
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AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 07:00 AM Response to Original message |
16. If they do that then they have no business running the concert footage |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 07:17 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. I agree. n/t |
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Ghost of Tom Joad (651 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 07:04 AM Response to Original message |
18. Did he do "Working Class Hero?" |
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