>> I'm watching the Carlin special on PBS. Jon Stewart just said >> "cheese-tits" several times during his monologue, and PBS censored all >> but one of them (the first). Why is the word appropriate once, but not >> two or three times? Is one "cheese-tits," by itself, not inflammatory, >> but multiple "cheese-tits" completely unacceptable? > > Depends on whether or not the Sunshine Biscuit Company (Kellogg's) paid > a promotional fee to have its crackers mentioned.
Weren't they a Nabisco product in the original "Seven Words..."? To Kevin's question: My guess is that PBS felt like they could get away with allowing it once, if only for context, but that Stewart's many repetitions were overkill. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
