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Post by islandgrl on Aug 18, 2021 6:53:52 GMT -5
All the nearly naked celebrities. Why do they feel they have to show us everything by wearing skimpy clothes. Do they have something different or better than you or I? What's good in what they wear. On the other hand, royalty is only that pretty dress. THEY should get a real job. How do you feel about all this frivolous stuff?
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Post by Admin on Aug 18, 2021 16:27:20 GMT -5
Totally agree, it's skanky, I won't watch them.
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Post by windy on Aug 18, 2021 16:49:11 GMT -5
It's everywhere these days. I can't believe the trash that passes for prime time TV, especially lately on CTV. The show Love Island was embarrassing just watching the ads for it, no wonder kids are so screwed up these days. In another couple years , full nudity and porn will be a network offering, in this woke and Liberal world anything and everything is allowed, it's their rights.
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Post by peeves on Aug 18, 2021 17:49:16 GMT -5
The viewer-listener decides what they want. The entertainment media is geared to an audience. I won't watch or listen to anything I don't choose to unless there's a reason. Saying that, I have always stood against censorship, and am, as an adult, my own censor.
I turn off the movie or radio or news or whatever that I choose. Too much $%#@&*! or brutality or biased politic and I can and do control my exposure. I would not censor what others want unless it violates the law.
Personally I think the radio/movies and even some ads have sunk to new lows, but I can switch them off.
Anyone can usually do the same.
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Post by peeves on Aug 18, 2021 18:00:49 GMT -5
Totally agree, it's skanky, I won't watch them. I personally think extreme violence is far worse than nudity or attire. Piercings and much of what is called music are not my thing so I simply make the choice and turn them off where I can.
All too often things are censored because someone doesn't like them, like 'Forever Amber' or Little Black Sambo, or "Ulysses" by James Joyce, in the day.
Walking through a mall or a Walmart can be rather distasteful for language,dress or piercing and such, but that is 'their' choice , not mine.
So I answer the posed query, to wit, "Why do they feel they have to show us everything by wearing skimpy clothes." with why would I watch and judge beyond as here, expressing an opinion on the matter. If someone dresses for attention that's not much of an issue for me, but violence would be.
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Post by Admin on Aug 18, 2021 19:28:18 GMT -5
My mother told me about Forever Amber (a fave of mine) my brother was delivered by a midwife but mom says she was so busy reading Forever Amber she left mom to it on her own..  - I thought JayLo and the other one's performance at the big half time thing was disgusting, soft porn. I guess a lot of people like that. |
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Post by windy on Aug 18, 2021 20:43:28 GMT -5
The viewer-listener decides what they want. The entertainment media is geared to an audience. I won't watch or listen to anything I don't choose to unless there's a reason. Saying that, I have always stood against censorship, and am, as an adult, my own censor.
I turn off the movie or radio or news or whatever that I choose. Too much $%#@&*! or brutality or biased politic and I can and do control my exposure. I would not censor what others want unless it violates the law.
Personally I think the radio/movies and even some ads have sunk to new lows, but I can switch them off.
Anyone can usually do the same.
I have access to nearly 100 channels on our TV subscription, some are IMO adult orientated total garbage. I don't watch them but some are included in packages that have other "not bad" channels. As you mention I can choose to watch or turn them off. I wasn't talking about obscure filler type channels, I was talking about one of Canada's leading networks, CTV. Kids of all ages watch these networks any time of the day, the ads for the show I mentioned (Love Island) border on being sexually explicit and some of the shows would be censored 20 years ago. The show itself is on our time zone at 7 pm, prime time for all audiences and ages, and in 15 minutes you can see more T&A than I used to see in a year in my 20s. This day and age it seems OK to corrupt the minds of young children with the "anything goes" as long as it brings in advertising revenue . Some moronic parents with their young kids watch this type of crap, that's why it's on at that time slot, and some kids are watching it alone and sure won't switch it off. Don't get me started on Ellen at the after school time slot of 4pm to 5 pm, another show that is worthy of scorn for more reasons than I could list here. |
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Post by peeves on Aug 19, 2021 13:57:52 GMT -5
The viewer-listener decides what they want. The entertainment media is geared to an audience. I won't watch or listen to anything I don't choose to unless there's a reason. Saying that, I have always stood against censorship, and am, as an adult, my own censor.
I turn off the movie or radio or news or whatever that I choose. Too much $%#@&*! or brutality or biased politic and I can and do control my exposure. I would not censor what others want unless it violates the law.
Personally I think the radio/movies and even some ads have sunk to new lows, but I can switch them off.
Anyone can usually do the same.
I have access to nearly 100 channels on our TV subscription, some are IMO adult orientated total garbage. I don't watch them but some are included in packages that have other "not bad" channels. As you mention I can choose to watch or turn them off. I wasn't talking about obscure filler type channels, I was talking about one of Canada's leading networks, CTV. Kids of all ages watch these networks any time of the day, the ads for the show I mentioned (Love Island) border on being sexually explicit and some of the shows would be censored 20 years ago. The show itself is on our time zone at 7 pm, prime time for all audiences and ages, and in 15 minutes you can see more T&A than I used to see in a year in my 20s. This day and age it seems OK to corrupt the minds of young children with the "anything goes" as long as it brings in advertising revenue . Some moronic parents with their young kids watch this type of crap, that's why it's on at that time slot, and some kids are watching it alone and sure won't switch it off. Don't get me started on Ellen at the after school time slot of 4pm to 5 pm, another show that is worthy of scorn for more reasons than I could list here. I can't fault you on that, but parents need to take responsibility. They let T.V. and the internet baby sit. Still reason should follow the degree of censorship. If there's a legal market blame the parents for allowing kids to view. As for nudity, it should be confined to appropriate venues. It seems to me that some how many will accept displays of violence in film/TV, and condemn nudity. That Makes no sense to me. Nudity has been accepted in European countries over generations. Who does that hurt? I agree that sexually explicit scenes should be only for adult content times, but comparing a sexual scene to a dismemberment,throat slash or violent murder enactment is to me a no brainer as to the degree of condemnation.
The Olympic games were originally in the nude. From the early 8th century BC, Olympic athletes competed in the nude.The word "gymnasium" comes from the Greek word gymnos, which means naked. In ancient times athletes practiced in the nude to the accompaniment of music.
What many argue as repugnant is certainly repugnant to them. Can't fault that. I do fault the intent of any trying to foist their values on me or the contemporary community values. Too many world states have restrictions on rights as it is. I don't want the 'BLUE' laws I lived with in the 40's when you could not do ___ ___ __- on Sunday or buy a contraceptive anytime. If the pendulum has swung too far then personal choice is available, not more unenforceable laws.
The Kama Sutra would surely be banned by some and The Kama Sutra was banned in Britain until 1963.
" Kama Sutra would definitely come in the top five things people know about India. The knowledge about sex that acquired from this scripture is perhaps the only factor that brought Kama Sutra the prominence it has today all over the world.
Written in the period between 400 B.C. and 200 A.D. by Rishi Vatsyayana, Kama Sutra is more than just a book about positions and lovemaking. It also talks about how to live a fulfilling life in every aspect. Apart from giving answers to sex-related problems, the book has lot more things about different arts and human psychology. It is said that less than half of the book is about sexual positions, and has much more in-depth knowledge about other life skills we need to learn.
None too long ago being 'gay' was illegal, 'Bloody was a cuss word. We must be careful with our restrictions/censorship. Common values of the day change in many things and there are always those with a cause and a personal idea as to what is acceptable. I side on caution and condemn censorship unless I am the censor.
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