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06 February 2005 

Hypocrisy Live

As I was writing the previous post I started watching Best Darn Super Bowl Road Show Period on Fox (it's a spin off of a show called Best Damn Sports Show when it's on cable) and someone just realized that the talent said damn instead of darn a few times while live. So they killed the talent mics but left other mics live while producers explained to the talent about the problem -- Can't say damn on broadcast TV.

That was hilarious! It took a while for the director to notice some mics were still live and the discussion was on the air while someone managed to say "damn damn damn damn" while the crowd moaned in protest. Quick like a bunny, they cut (not faded) to black and then hastily started a commercial.*

Maybe we are being too politically correct since last year's so-called "wardrobe malfunction" at the Super Bowl. This has been a major part of pre-game news coverage. National Public Radio, for example, covered the controversy over some adverts that are not allowed to air during the game because of the content -- "Anheuser-Busch pulled this Budweiser ad, entitled "Wardrobe Malfunction," from the Super Bowl, choosing to feature it online instead" (link added by me).

Can't we all just get along?

* I guess the article posted today at Yahoo! News was wrong: "Damn is out and darn is in at Fox Sports Net's Best Damn Sports Show Period, making an appearance on the parent network."

2/06/2005 01:12:00 PM |

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