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Originally Posted by Russ D
I'm not saying they shouldn't show it - although I'd prefer it if they didn't. Just as some people feel they have a right to view this kind of thing, I have the right to call it mindless depravity. You'd better believe the 'off' button will be used in this house.
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And that's the sort of comment that disturbs me a *lot* more than this program being shown.
Some people "feel" they have the right to view something that is potentially educational? The use of the word "feel" there suggests that you are imposing your opinions on what they should and shouldn`t watch, as it implies that they are in the wrong.
As I said, abortion is not an issue for me, I would even go as far as to argue that a foetus should not necessarily be classed as human, homo sapiens yes, but not human (people too readily blur this distinction between homo sapiens and human).
Fair enough, you are going to be sensible and exercise your use of the off button, and that is to be respected, you're not another of these "moaners" who complain but then forget they can turn the television off. But the uproar at this programming strikes me as the sort of thing to be feared and nipped in the bud lest we have a situation where the "moral majority" dictate what can and cannot be broadcast, to the point where anything even vaguely controversial is banned from the airwaves.