I've been pondering something for a while now. It pertains to a broadcast
company. While I have loved some things from that company, I have hated
other aspects of it. That company is Fox.
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch owns the Fox networks. Murdoch is a staunch
conservative who is perhaps best know for his republican propaganda network,
the Fox News Channel, where they never let the facts get in the way of their
arguments. But, For once, I'm not here to criticize that steaming pile of
crap that is Fox News. I'm here to point out the irony or hypocrisy of Fox
networks programming.
I find it very unusual that a network run by conservatives fill Fox & FX
with programs that contain subject matter that is the polar opposite of what
they allegedly preach. It's been that way since the impetus of the Fox
network. Shows like Married With Children & Women In Prison pushed the
boundaries of subject matter on television. It continued on through the
years with shows like Cops, In Living Color, & The Simpsons which showed
violence & liberal thinking while Fox as a company did its best to condemn
such topics as taboo. While conservatives complain about teen sex, actors
in their 30's played teenagers who fucked a lot on 90210.
It's traveled through to today. Fox is the Mecca of conservatives & it's
not uncommon to see FCC advertisements for the V-chip, which allows people
to block certain programs from their television (I have a similar device
that allows me to do this. I call it my remote control). This ad will
quickly be followed by shows like 24, Nip/Tuck, & Rescue Me which are full
of sex, profanity & violence.
I'm not in anyway against violence on TV. In fact we need MORE of it, even
on Sesame Street. I just wonder how Fox can preach its supposed values with
a straight face when they clearly don't practice it. I guess Rupert can
damn Janet Jackson's titty & then go into a dark room to furiously
masturbate to Paris Hilton. Then he shakes hands with the Bush
administration. EWWWWWWWW!
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