Tuesday, March 01, 2005

Cussin' in Wartime is Acceptable

When ABC showed Saving Private Ryan on Veterans Day, 66 affiliates refused to carry it for fear of indecency complaints. Not just from all the bleeding and dying -- but also from the language actors used portraying soldiers bleeding and dying. But the FCC has cleared the movie.

In its order, the FCC said: "In light of the overall context in which this material is presented, the commission determined that it was not indecent or profane." Chairman Michael Powell issued a statement saying the story could not be told properly without the violence and language.

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