FCC complaint about Tom Brady swearing

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Three families filed complaints about CBS and NBC airing Tom Brady saying the F word several times during the Patriots Packers game. There was no audio but you could clearly see what he was saying. Brady says that the TV producers should not have shown it. I agree with him.

I also agree with the parents who complained. One had a 6 year old son who clearly understood what was being said, I hope the FCC takes action.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/Tom-Brady-FCC-complaints-687543
 
good grief.
 
Go after the network,they try for the close ups for ratings. In the heat of the game,what do they expect to see.close up of the coach and his players should be off limits.
 
I think the players should be able to swear up a blue storm, I have no problem with that, but the networks should not be highlighting it, which is pretty much what they did. Even the local news around here showed the clips. We really don't need young kids exposed to this crap, even if they have heard it before.
 
frfly172 said:
Go after the network,they try for the close ups for ratings. In the heat of the game,what do they expect to see.close up of the coach and his players should be off limits.
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Or people that are too delicate to lip read swear words shouldn't be watching 300lb men beat the crap out of each other for money and glory. Hearing ****ed off people drop F bombs is more interesting then watching football.:lol: Which is why they aired the clip.
 
Jim Logajan said:
Fascinating.
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Why? Look, I'm no more a prude than the next guy on this stuff, but when you have young kids you don't want them exposed to that stuff, it's pretty simple, keep broadcast tv g rated. If you want more adult language get cable, there's plenty there.
 
"Swearing can occur with any emotion and yield positive or negative outcomes. Our work so far suggests that most uses of swear words are not problematic . . . and rarely have we witnessed negative consequences," authors Timothy Jay and Kristin Janschewitz wrote.

The authors said their data shows some positive effects born by profanity at the right times.

"Therefore, instead of thinking of swearing as uniformly harmful or morally wrong, more meaningful information about swearing can be obtained by asking what communication goals swearing achieves. Swear words can achieve a number of outcomes, as when used positively for joking or storytelling, stress management, fitting in with the crowd, or as a substitute for physical aggression. Recent work by Stephens et al. even shows that swearing is associated with enhanced pain tolerance. This finding suggests swearing has a cathartic effect, which many of us may have personally experienced in frustration or in response to pain. Despite this empirical evidence, the positive consequences of swearing are commonly disregarded in the media. Here is an opportunity for psychological scientists to help inform the media and policymakers by clearly describing the range of outcomes of swearing, including the benefits."

http://www.psychologicalscience.org...2012/may-june-12/the-science-of-swearing.html
 
PaulS said:
Why? Look, I'm no more a prude than the next guy on this stuff, but when you have young kids you don't want them exposed to that stuff, it's pretty simple, keep broadcast tv g rated. If you want more adult language get cable, there's plenty there.
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Fascinating.
 
Working words as my buddies kid called them. Let my daughter swear appropriately. Lots of studies showing swearing increases pain tolerance. Stub your toe, dropping F bombs is the perfect salve.
 
Video clip is non conclusive......IMHO



He could have been shouting fudge,, or fart, or anything...:yes::yes:
 
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It's just a word. I don't know why people get so worked up over it.
 
I would hope the FCC does not take action. I think that's a step too far. I have step kids of 8 and 11 so I get where you're coming from, but it's a level of protection that we don't need. If your kids can recognize what word it might have been, you can use it as a teaching moment and give some thought to why they recognize the word. But we don't need television producers blurring out the mouths of people they think might be swearing.
 
wow 3 families were upset. Oh NO!!!!!! So now just being able to read lips, what if is he was saying fake, Fock, fig, frack.
 
PaulS said:
Why? Look, I'm no more a prude than the next guy on this stuff, but when you have young kids you don't want them exposed to that stuff, it's pretty simple, keep broadcast tv g rated. If you want more adult language get cable, there's plenty there.
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Umm, if you don't want them exposed, you have to keep them in solitary.

They hear that, and much worse, at school. Even in preschool.

It's just a word. A teachable moment about what not to say in public.

Before you ask, I do gave a 9 year old. He knows exactly what the F bomb means, why it's weak, and that it's not appropriate among adults. He probably does use it elsewhere, but if he knows when not to use it, I'm fine with that.
 
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I seriously hope they don't take action.

That was a few moments of video where you can see that he might have said the word.... not even actually hearing the word.

Also... it's a word, a series of sounds we've assigned a meaning to. It's 2014 now, I think we can get over this goofy notion that certain words are somehow harmful. The only good reason for them to be taboo is so you have some words set aside for when the moment really calls for some strong expression.

...or am I the only one who always found the idea of "bad" words silly?
 
3 families full of whiners who think their whining entitles them to being able to dictate what LIVE shots of something they CHOOSE to watch willingly, contain.

I'm getting sick of idiots thinking they run things.

If you don't want to see cussing football players, don't watch football. Sheesh.
 
cowman said:
It's just a word. I don't know why people get so worked up over it.
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Exactly.

It's ok to watch grown men beat on each other and occasionally suffer career ending injuries on live TV. It's ok to have the evening news show the blood-covered streets of [name the suicide bombing city of the day] during the dinner hour. But no! We can see someone mouth off a few swear words! Little Johnny will be scarred for life!

Do these same folks get all riled up by the continuous stream of ED drug commercials on during the game?
 
Jeff Oslick said:
Exactly.

It's ok to watch grown men beat on each other and occasionally suffer career ending injuries on live TV. It's ok to have the evening news show the blood-covered streets of [name the suicide bombing city of the day] during the dinner hour. But no! We can see someone mouth off a few swear words! Little Johnny will be scarred for life!

Do these same folks get all riled up by the continuous stream of ED drug commercials on during the game?
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Off topic but I don't see why the guy needs viagra driving through the desert alone. Or how painting a room gets a couple in the mood. I suppose the yellow paint can turn you on but really?
 
Catalo said:
Off topic but I don't see why the guy needs viagra driving through the desert alone.
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He wouldn't be alone if he had a blue pill?

Don't want to progress to the SZ, but I don't think any prescription drug needs to be advertised on TV.
 
Jeff Oslick said:
He wouldn't be alone if he had a blue pill?

Don't want to progress to the SZ, but I don't think any prescription drug needs to be advertised on TV.
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He's driving alone in the desert when his radiator leaks/ blows up. So he stops for a bottle of water to fix it then the name viagra pops up. There's no one else around him though. And yeah I agree.
 
cowman said:
I seriously hope they don't take action.



That was a few moments of video where you can see that he might have said the word.... not even actually hearing the word.



Also... it's a word, a series of sounds we've assigned a meaning to. It's 2014 now, I think we can get over this goofy notion that certain words are somehow harmful. The only good reason for them to be taboo is so you have some words set aside for when the moment really calls for some strong expression.



...or am I the only one who always found the idea of "bad" words silly?
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Agree completely.


denverpilot said:
3 families full of whiners who think their whining entitles them to being able to dictate what LIVE shots of something they CHOOSE to watch willingly, contain.

I'm getting sick of idiots thinking they run things.

If you don't want to see cussing football players, don't watch football. Sheesh.
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Agree completely.

Kids are gonna learn it somewhere, might as well be at home where parents can address it right away.

Or they can whine about stupid stuff so their kids can learn how to sue at the drop of a hat at an early age. Sad, sad thread. "I watched manly television and manly stuff happened. Who do I sue ?!?"
 
ClimbnSink said:
FTFY
Question if the 6 year old can lip read the word he must have heard it before, no? :dunno:
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Any kid who rides the bus to jr high/middle school has heard every bad word there is.
 
PaulS said:
Three families filed complaints about CBS and NBC airing Tom Brady saying the F word several times during the Patriots Packers game.
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fishing for settlement dollars?

anything for a buck
 
Bill Jennings said:
fishing for settlement dollars?

anything for a buck
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I don't think so, I doubt it's about money with those folks. Everyone here is focusing as an adult or an older kid. What about the 2 to 6 year olds, let them see or hear the swear words, let them learn about erectile dysfunction, let them watch soft porn on daytime tv?

To those who think this is ok, where is the line? The NFL is trying to promote the game as family friendly, so profanity in front of little kids is fine in all your households? Where is the line?
 
Why the **** do people get their panties in a ******* wad over swearing? Their just words fer ****s sake! Pretty sure George Carlin did a routine about it. The kids, the kids... ****ing news flash, the kids know a **** load more ****ing swear words than you do.

My main issue is this, the same people, by and large, who complain about swearing on TV don't have a problem with little Johnny playing Call of Duty or GTA 5. Don't even get me started on the Janet Jackson 'wardrobe malfunction'. Ken M played it perfect suggesting C-Sections so the babies don't see the R-Rated bits.
 
PaulS said:
I don't think so, I doubt it's about money with those folks. Everyone here is focusing as an adult or an older kid. What about the 2 to 6 year olds, let them see or hear the swear words, let them learn about erectile dysfunction, let them watch soft porn on daytime tv?

To those who think this is ok, where is the line? The NFL is trying to promote the game as family friendly, so profanity in front of little kids is fine in all your households? Where is the line?
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This has to be a troll. No way on earth this is real.
 
PaulS said:
Everyone here is focusing as an adult or an older kid. What about the 2 to 6 year olds
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I have a 12yr old, so at one time she was 2 to 6 ;).

I can't remember, but by 4 or 5, kids realize there are good words and bad words. We taught her not to use bad words and what was expected of our family. She hears them all the time in middle school, it happens. You can't shelter kids forever.

FWIW, my own family growing up was like that Bill Cosby skit. I thought my name was Jesus Christ and God.

"Jesus Christ, son, what the hell are you doing?"

"God dammit, boy, what the F did you do here?"

These were common phrases growing up, and my wife's father cusses regularly as well.

We chose NOT to live like this, thus there are no bad words in our house and our daughter is growing up not to use them.

But, they are out there. Even standing in the line at the grocery store, the people behind you could be cussing up a storm. What are you going to do, carry around a set of DC's and pop 'em on the kids head anytime someone drops a bad word?
 
Effin' A, Cotton. Effin' A.
 
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