First the FCC wants to save us all from Howard Stern. Now they want to deliver us from the evils of daytime television.
Soap operas have become a potential target in the Federal Communications Commission's crackdown on broadcast indecency, according to a key official who said the programs might be too "steamy" for daytime television.
All the controversy surrounding "indecent" programming had to do with children. Hmm, morning radio shows and early afternoon soaps. I wonder. AREN'T KIDS SUPPOSED TO BE IN SCHOOL WHEN THIS STUFF IS ON??!!?? Nothing makes me crazier than trying to get rid of things that make people uncomfortable and call it "saving our children."
The cleansing of our airways had absolutely nothing to do with young kids. It has to do with stifling free speech and peoples' queasy stomachs. Let's call it what it is. The government wants to tell us what we can watch. The FCC is overstepping their bounds. All they should do is license airwaves, not dictate content. It's up to the average person to decide what they want to watch.
If you don't like it, change the channel.