27 Jul
2004
27 Jul
'04
1:19 p.m.
And thusly Vintage Computer Festival spake:
When will this entirely way too priggish society we live in get over
itself already? One of the most enlightening moments I've had in recent
years was when Hans Franke was visiting a few years back. We were
watching some show on TV (probably on Comedy Central) where some swear
words were bleeped out. I, of course, having been raised in this
obnoxiously Puritanical society, did not flinch. But Hans was like,
"What!?" He was befuddled. Over what I did not know. I thought maybe
he didn't understand the joke that was said. No, no, he understood the
joke just fine. He was shocked--shocked!--that the curse word was
bleeped! This distinctly American practice had been lampooned on German
television, and he thought it was just the Germans poking fun at the
uptight Americans. He was astonished that the practice was real and
alive in the 21st century!
Another example of that... There is a show called "Fashion Television", made
by the independent TV station City TV, based out of Toronto, Ontario.. It
features models walking down the runways showing off the latest fashions
oftentimes with see-through tops or no tops at all. This was shown around
6PM on weekends..
But if you ever see it on American TVs, the good bits are all pixelated out.
BTW, this show is unofficially known as Boob TV in Canada... 8-)
Cheers,
Bryan Pope