[Dave P]

MTV Is Wary of Videos on War
By NEIL STRAUSS

though images of war are dominating television screens, one channel is not having it.

In the memo, one of the department's managers, recommends that music videos depicting "war, soldiers, war planes, bombs, missiles, riots and social unrest, executions" and "other obviously sensitive material" not be shown on MTV in Britain and elsewhere in Europe until further notice.

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Taking further cautionary measures, the memo goes on to advise against showing videos in which lyrics, song titles or even band names allude to war, bombs or other "sensitive words."

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So let me get this straight: I can watch sexual violence, sexual activities, Celebrity Deathmatch, The Osbournes, Undressed, and listen to all the filth that they like to pass off as everyday speech, but I can't watch real life history in the making???

[MitchSchaft]

Amazing.

[TheOtherOne]

What I always thought was funny is how they would blur out/pixelate guns in any of the rap videos? They've been doing that for years.

I never understood it. They censor something that isn't morally wrong and the FCC doesn't forbid but then leave foul language and nudity (Shannon Elizabeth's see through shirt with no bra at the music awards, plus many other uncensored nude shots).

[Joe Demko]

Use the "off" switch and then you won't be exposed to any of the above.

[cuchulainn]

What's the policy of Cartoon Network? :rolleyes:

[El Tejon]

How did I miss Shannon?:banghead:

[TarpleyG]

Yeah, anybody got a link to Ms. Elizabeth in that garb???

Oh, found it here (http://www.deansplanet.com/shannonpie.html)

[jmbg29]

Isn't MTV/VH1 the company that goes to prisons in order to film bands of rapists and murderers that also happen to be musicians?

You know, I've heard that smoking crack is bad for people. I'm really starting to believe that there is a lot of truth to that rumor.:rolleyes: :scrutiny: :uhoh: :barf:

:cuss: MTV!!!!!

[dev_null]

What the heck are you doing watching that dreck in the first place? :cool:

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[Labinnac]

I dunno...

After watching a Britney, or Christina, or Cheryl, video where the only thing missing is a polished steel pole and "Girls Girls Girls" playing in the background... After all those videos are always best after the MUTE button is hit once...

I don't want to see sand, and soldiers, and tracer fire... It would really ruin the mood...

If I want to see that stuff there are a lot of other channels to watch it on. I don't think cartoon network or the Disney channel show much war coverage either.

So, I commend the monkeys in charge of MTV for not jumping on the band wagon of crappy redundant reporting like everyone else. But the channel stills reeks of censorship of things like guns. Granted, Rap stars are NOT what I would consider good firearm role models. They let them flaunt porn and drug abuse, why not guns?

I appreciated that link of Shannon btw. Good one!

[Pendragon]

Most of the Euros I have heard speak on the subject are baffled at our attitude on sex/nudity especially when seen in light of our relative tolerance for violence.

It's all about the world view: make love, not war....man :rolleyes:

[spacemanspiff]

our culture has been desensitized to violence. its sad that many of our youth think little of seeing carnage and gore. its 'entertainment'.
my oldest nephew saw a brief clip on the history channel about D-Day that showed the boats coming up to the shore, and he said "Thats tight! just like in the game Medal of Honor."

i was saddened that he found scenes like that 'cool' and 'fun'. he doesnt realize nor does he care that many died on that day before they even had a chance to get into the battle. kids today think life is like a video game. there is no sense of mortality. you shoot someone and they are supposed to jump back up and respawn instantly.
i feel that this is why youths are more prone nowadays to commit suicide, or to intentionally harm their peers. they dont realize that there is no coming back from death. they hear their favorite rappers talk about killing those who get in their face, anyone who messes with them. they watch movies like "Black Hawk Down", "Saving Private Ryan", and give no thought to those who died, how it made their families feel.
all media is not to blame for desensitizing them, however. it is the media that chooses to censor true events while glorifying fictional scenes of brutality that i blame.

[DeltaElite]

Less violence, more Shannon.
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM, Shannon. :D

[Pendragon]

I disagree only slightly wildalaska.

I think they DO realize that death is permanent, but do not care.

If they do not realize the nature of death, that is one thing - but these kids know that death is permanent - there is just an epidemic of narcissism and to most young people, the world revolves around them and f everyone else if they get in the way.

Thats the message of a lot of rap music and thats the idiom of the thuggery that passes for artistry in this day.

I think a lot of these kids are deprived of parental love and acceptance - thats the root of most of this business...

[DonP]

... they let their viewers see a Republican President doing what he said he'd do successfully.

This is such a load o'crap from these guys. What a bunch of elitist hypocirtes!

It's OK to show videos that feature women in subservient and abusive roles. Make fun of organized religion or to glamorize the "gangsta lifestyle" the way they do. But please don't let our sensitive viewers see people their own age acting in positions of responsibility with weapons on behalf of America and its ideals.

Phooey.

Don P.

[spacemanspiff]

a year or two ago mtv did that 'switched' episode where a youth who was a 'gun-nut' exhibited all kinds of violent behavior and was open about his threats to 'shoot anyone who gets in mah face!'

maybe that kid was yamming it up for the camera. maybe not. but i'm sure most of us have come across induhviduals that jump so quickly to violent behavior over the smallest of infraction made against them.

where does that come from? how do people activate that 'aggression' switch in their brains? is it involuntary?

i agree that parenting has much to do with the problems we see today. but i also think that the gene pool has been diluted so much that human instincts are fading away. you can test this hypothesis by observing the lack of a conscience in the majority of todays youth. there is little sense of 'right' or 'wrong'. this has been linked to hyperactivity disorders and ADD.

you are right about the narcissism and inflated sense of ego. some of the statements the movie 'fight club' made about society also can be tied in. kids have been conditioned to think they are 'special', and that they can be whatever they want. popularity is given so much importance. we see no balance between 'haves' and 'have-nots'. you either have everything you wish for, or barely get by with the necessities.

you know, i had a valid point when i started this post. maybe it will come back to me later. sorry for the aimless rant. :(