1. You’ve just been hired to work in the Standards and Practices Department at CBS. Your first task is to devise a list of 5 items that you think constitute inappropriate content for your network’s prime time schedule. In other words, what should be censored? Keep in mind your network still needs to make money so, if you place too many restriction they may lose viewers, which translates into you losing your job, and you would really like to keep your high paying, very prestigious job.
When I first thought this through, I thought that, sex sells. But that goes against my beliefs and what I stand for. Then I thought of my favorite TV show, The Office, and it is a show that I can watch with my parents and not be offended. So I thought of my censoring in relation to The Office. Because even though they don’t use sex to sell their show, it is still an extremely successful show.
- Sex
- Sexual material should not be something that is aired.
- Swearing
- Swearing should not be used, or should be bleeped out if they really want the effect. On Arrested development they will bleep out a swear word and it makes it funnier in my opinion.
- Very revealing clothing
- I thought of Pam and Angela from The Office and everyday they are in cardigans and knee-length skirts. They do not need to show off their body in order to catch the attention of the audience.
- Homosexuality
- I feel like these days homosexuality is something that is viewed as being completely normal and natural, and I am a firm believer that it is not. I think by showing it on television that over time it has become acceptable because its on TV. I feel that by eliminating this it could help reduce the acceptance of homosexual relationships.
- Racist stereotypes
- I feel like stereotypes are a huge part of our society and minorities can be the brunt of many jokes that only those not of that minority believe to be funny. I feel that by elminating minority stereotypes we can bring in more viewers from many different races and backgrounds.
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