FCC fines ABC over 'NYPD Blue'; network to appeal
LOS ANGELES, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission on Friday said it plans to fine the Walt Disney Co's ABC network $1.4 million for airing an episode of "NYPD Blue" in 2003 that showed a woman's nude buttocks.
The company said it opposes the fine and plans to appeal.
In a notice filed on Friday, the agency said 52 television ABC stations in the Central and Mountain time zones had aired the scene at 9 p.m. in violation of federal restrictions against broadcasting "obscene material" between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.
The whole story is here.
Obscene? Hardly. I think Charlotte Ross has a damn fine ass, IMHO. Once again, the Powers That Be apparently have nothing better to do than to hound the mass media for displaying the human body in its purest form. Violence? No problem. War images? No problem. (Okay, maybe the coffins of U.S. soldiers are a problem) The rantings of various sociopathic politicians and talking heads? No problem. A lovely set of buttocks? Problem! Does it even matter this show's been off the air for years?
Why do I bring this up now?
Well, the Super Bowl is this weekend...
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