Fox's 'Family Guy' goes too far; file a complaint with the FCC

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								 					**Fox's 'Family Guy' goes too far; file a complaint with the FCC**



				 					On March 8, Fox network aired *Family Guy*, a perverted and sickening program, into the homes of millions of Americans. This episode was rated TV-14 DLSV by FOX, meaning that in the network's opinion it was appropriate for 14-year olds. It aired during prime-time.
The content of this program was so explicit that I can’t even begin to describe it here.

to watch these scenes or read our detailed review. WARNING: These scenes taken from the Fox program Family Guy are highly offensive.

Even more offensive is Fox’s view of Christianity. At a “straight” meeting, the speaker talks to gays about Jesus and tells them, “He [Jesus] hates many people, but none more than homosexuals.”

You really cannot get the full effect of the show’s portrayal of Christianity without watching the video or reading our review. You will hear the tone and sarcasm very clearly.

The FCC has a duty to enforce the law and fine Fox for this sickening violation of broadcast decency standards. In addition, your local FOX network affiliate did not have to air this episode. Obviously, they do not care about your local community standards.

TAKE ACTION

File an official complaint with the FCC against the Fox network and your local FOX affiliate station. It will onl! y take a couple of minutes. Do it for your children and grandchildren.

Sincerely,
Donald E. Wildmon, Chairman
OneMillionDads.com
P.S. Please forward this to your family and friends!
 
buffalo said:
March 24, 2009
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								 					**Fox's 'Family Guy' goes too far; file a complaint with the FCC**



				 					On March 8, Fox network aired *Family Guy*, a perverted and sickening program, into the homes of millions of Americans. This episode was rated TV-14 DLSV by FOX, meaning that in the network's opinion it was appropriate for 14-year olds. It aired during prime-time.
The content of this program was so explicit that I can’t even begin to describe it here.

to watch these scenes or read our detailed review. WARNING: These scenes taken from the Fox program Family Guy are highly offensive.

Even more offensive is Fox’s view of Christianity. At a “straight” meeting, the speaker talks to gays about Jesus and tells them, “He [Jesus] hates many people, but none more than homosexuals.”

You really cannot get the full effect of the show’s portrayal of Christianity without watching the video or reading our review. You will hear the tone and sarcasm very clearly.

The FCC has a duty to enforce the law and fine Fox for this sickening violation of broadcast decency standards. In addition, your local FOX network affiliate did not have to air this episode. Obviously, they do not care about your local community standards.

TAKE ACTION

File an official complaint with the FCC against the Fox network and your local FOX affiliate station. It will onl! y take a couple of minutes. Do it for your children and grandchildren.

Sincerely,
Donald E. Wildmon, Chairman
OneMillionDads.com
P.S. Please forward this to your family and friends!
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I know what you speak of without me viewing the link…I hate this show, always have. I caught a glimpse of it one night, and was turned off completely. I am tired of Christians being mocked in every venue it seems, including cartoons.:mad: South Park is not much better, I have seen a show or two…and again, was turned off.
 
When you advocate for censorship from the government then you are treading in dangerous waters. Do you really want to increase the government’s (unconstitutional) power to decide what is offensive and what is not? Will you still feel that way when the government tells you that EWTN is offensive? Or instead of the government maybe you want the majority to decide. Catholics are not the majority. What about when the majority decides that EWTN is offensive?

If I may suggest a more effective solution: change the channel. Write (or call, or email) to Fox and its advertisers and let them know that their programming is offensive and you are going to try to hurt their pocketbooks until they change it, but please don’t call in the government.
 
I really like the show Family Guy (we own all the DVDs), but I have to agree that the “Gay Gene” episode really crossed a line. There was a song in the show that…well…we really don’t need to know what goes on in certain nightclubs. If any children were watching (I don’t see how any responsible parent would allow this, but some kids are left alone with the TV), they were exposed to something that they shouldn’t have to know about until they are older, something that will sexualize them wayyy too early in life.

I’m surprised that the homosexual community hasn’t gotten angry, since the episode presented a very effeminate and promiscuous stereotype of male homosexuals that, IMO, is dangerous for the homosexuals. It’s the kind of stereotype that would rile up people who are ready to hate actively.

In fact, for those who feel that the episode insulted Christianity, I would say that it insulted homosexuality a whole lot more.

I wasn’t offended by the portrayal of Christianity, since I tend to agree that the “reorientation camps” are not necessarily effective. I’ve read some things that imply a very high recidivism rate. I think the issue is a lot more complex than many evangelical Christians want to believe. I support the Catholic approach towards homosexuality, e.g., the one that this apostolate teaches:

couragerc.net/
 
Becks said:
When you advocate for censorship from the government then you are treading in dangerous waters. Do you really want to increase the government’s (unconstitutional) power to decide what is offensive and what is not? Will you still feel that way when the government tells you that EWTN is offensive? Or instead of the government maybe you want the majority to decide. Catholics are not the majority. What about when the majority decides that EWTN is offensive?

If I may suggest a more effective solution: change the channel. Write (or call, or email) to Fox and its advertisers and let them know that their programming is offensive and you are going to try to hurt their pocketbooks until they change it, but please don’t call in the government.
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Correctamundo!

The government should not be censoring anything. That is up to individual citizens to determine. Every time the government has control over something, you lose your freedom… and that usually does NOT help religion…
 
I’ve never seen Family Guy. Are they equal opportunity offenders like South Park? I’ve heard the creators are Democrats while South Park’s are Republicans, so I’m guessing FG would be more likely to single out Christians.
 
FG offends all people pretty equally. I watched the show with my teens, and I would say they “offended” the gay community FAR MORE than Christians! FG played just about every gay stereotype there is.

It’s a TV show. If you don’t like it, change the channel or turn it off. If enough people did that, it would go off the air.

Don’t involve the government. If we want a smaller government, we don’t need to run to them for everything. That just give them a big head.😉

Overall, I and my family enjoy FG. We own all their seasons on DVD and watch reruns on the comedy channel (Adult Swim) pretty much every evening. I don’t think it would be appropriate for small kids (elementary age), but I have no problem with my high schoolers watching it.
 
Catholic90 said:
FG offends all people pretty equally. I watched the show with my teens, and I would say they “offended” the gay community FAR MORE than Christians! FG played just about every gay stereotype there is.

It’s a TV show. If you don’t like it, change the channel or turn it off. If enough people did that, it would go off the air.

Don’t involve the government. If we want a smaller government, we don’t need to run to them for everything. That just give them a big head.😉

Overall, I and my family enjoy FG. We own all their seasons on DVD and watch reruns on the comedy channel (Adult Swim) pretty much every evening. I don’t think it would be appropriate for small kids (elementary age), but I have no problem with my high schoolers watching it.
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I have to agree with this comment 100%. Hey - I’m a self proclaimed prude, and I like Family Guy. But I realize that it’s a TV show, and if I don’t like it, I simply TURN IT OFF.

Pretty simple really. If you don’t like it, don’t watch it. But don’t invite the government into every single corner of our lives that we are all perfectly capable of policing ourselves. Be careful what you ask for, you may actually get it - and then some.

~Liza
 
Yeah…this was pretty offensive to both the Christian and Gay communities…
 
Don’t watch TV if you don’t like garbage like this. And write to FOX, not the FCC.
 
I like the show but I agree that at times they do go too far. But seriously, I think we have much more harmful attacks on the Church to worry about than Family Guy. Lets deal with them first, shall we?
 
Catholic90 said:
FG offends all people pretty equally.
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Absolutely. We also enjoy Family Guy…in a weird sort of way. We do not agree with much of what they say, etc, but the mere fact that they did say it, it makes us laugh (or gives us a “Oh My Gosh, they didn’t just say/do that?” :bigyikes: moment).

We also love the references to our childhood/teenaged years because the creator is our age…the Electric Company references come to mind off the top of my head. Also, although we may disagree with the creator’s viewpoints, we find him incredibly creative, talented and intelligent.

Having said that, there have definitely been times when he has gone over the top (the McCain episode comes to mind) and we cringe and say, “now that was just *so *wrong”. :eek: Thankfully, those moments are not most of the episodes…just a small snippet in a particular show.
 
I have a suspicion this show doesn’t mock other groups the way it mocks Christians. Yes, we can shut the program off, but by watching this stuff…it increases ratings for the show, and thus the show will continue on. If people stop watching shows, no phone calls, letters, emails, or anything need to be sent to the FCC or anyone, the show just dies a natural death. lol

That being said, I’m not a prude when it comes to watching tv. I just refuse to give positive ratings by my viewing, to a show that mocks God, Jesus, Catholics, priests, etc etc…

By far, Christians are on the chopping block so much more than any other faith. Not that I want others faiths to be mocked…ha I just don’t see the need to give my viewing time and thus ratings, to a show that mocks Christ.

It’s such a bore, all this Christian mocking. SNL, Family Guy, South Park, Hollywood movies, etc etc…It’s just so old, but I guess when ratings are slouching, some top exec:rolleyes: says…hey, let’s mock Jesus, that gets us some ratings.

How sad.
 
You know who I blame? Every single one of you on this thread who have said they watch this C*RAP and even BOUGHT THE DVD’S. Hello, YOU are the problem.

We don’t have cable, we don’t have any regular tv coming into our house. This is why. This show is tasteless and your participation in watching this show is not helping morals, faith, youth, culture, etc. Please take responsibility for what you view.
 
Jennifer_J said:
You know who I blame? Every single one of you on this thread who have said they watch this C*RAP and even BOUGHT THE DVD’S. Hello, YOU are the problem.

We don’t have cable, we don’t have any regular tv coming into our house. This is why. This show is tasteless and your participation in watching this show is not helping morals, faith, youth, culture, etc. Please take responsibility for what you view.
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Right on - no customers means no market for this cr*p.
 
Becks said:
When you advocate for censorship from the government then you are treading in dangerous waters. Do you really want to increase the government’s (unconstitutional) power to decide what is offensive and what is not? Will you still feel that way when the government tells you that EWTN is offensive? Or instead of the government maybe you want the majority to decide. Catholics are not the majority. What about when the majority decides that EWTN is offensive?

If I may suggest a more effective solution: change the channel. Write (or call, or email) to Fox and its advertisers and let them know that their programming is offensive and you are going to try to hurt their pocketbooks until they change it, but please don’t call in the government.
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That is how Donald Wildman’s group works though. He is the person who complained and got the FCC to ban certain words from the radio back in the 70s rather than changing the channel.

He was also pictured on the front of the LA Time degrading a man dressed a Christ while trying to make the point that the movie, “The Last Temptation of Christ” was doing that… what do you think the millions of non-christians who only saw that front page and didn’t read the story thought?

I would steer clear of the AFA, most of them don’t believe we are “saved” anyway in their book and they advocate witnessing to us. Why? Because rather than taking the time to LISTEN to what people are saying and find out the truth, they would rather just protest and believe what they believe. Who needs the truth when you believe you are always right?

Me personally my sons know to turn off Family Guy, South Park and all that stuff. Even though they are young I have worked hard to teach them about freedom and censorship. It’s on because some people may want to watch it but we chose not to, I give them a lot of leeway in other areas for their age and thus far they have always respected my decisions because I actually take the time to explain it.

That is what America needs more than protests to the FCC or boycotting McDonalds, Ford or whoever happens to advertise in a publication targeted at a group we disagree with. If people took the time to discuss difficult subjects with their kids, it would matter if our secular society allowed gay marriage, condoms in school etc… We have responsibilities as parents. Spamming notes over the net in disagreements to topics won’t teach your children or others anything.

Joe
 
buffalo said:
Right on - no customers means no market for this cr*p.
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Don’t complain, don’t write the FCC… if you don’t agree with it, turn it off, don’t watch it. That is how capitalism works. No ratings, no big commercials, no money, show goes off the air… it’s that simple.

However I would steer clear of judging others on this board or anywhere else though. God knows our hearts and our actions and more importantly our WHYS. There are definitely thing we all can agree on that are sinful, but other areas are gray and what is right for you might not be right for someone else.

Joe
 
Okay, so, um, I laughed at certain parts of that. :o Certain parts, not the whole thing, mind you.

Regardless, I do see that this show, especially this episode, can prove troublesome for most of the youths who watch it. Most of Family Guy’s social commentary, especially regarding Christianity, has often targeted extremist fundamentalism, which is why I have no problem laughing at it because, well, yeah, extremist fundamentalists *do *say those things or act that way. The show *can *cross the line, no doubt, but the FCC isn’t going to do anything, especially since Julius Genachowski, who is purportedly “pro-neutrality,” has taken over as Head of the FCC. Also, Family Guy was cancelled once by Fox, and viewers made it well-known that they disapproved. In short, Family Guy has got both Fox and the FCC under its thumb.
 
jwashu said:
Don’t complain, don’t write the FCC… if you don’t agree with it, turn it off, don’t watch it. That is how capitalism works. No ratings, no big commercials, no money, show goes off the air… it’s that simple.

However I would steer clear of judging others on this board or anywhere else though. God knows our hearts and our actions and more importantly our WHYS. There are definitely thing we all can agree on that are sinful, but other areas are gray and what is right for you might not be right for someone else.

Joe
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I agree, better to not watch it.

I think that even if it’s just one episode out of 100 that someone is mocking Christ, it’s too much, for me…I think as Christians, we have been too permissive with these things…well, it’s only one episode…well, it’s just a fleeting comment…well…well…

I remember when someone (can’t recall the pub) put a cartoon out that greatly offended Muslims. I really don’t see the same mockery of other faiths as I do Christians…and I don’t think we need to react in nasty, attacking ways…but, we should really stop being so permissive. I know for myself, I have grown nearly immune to the stupid jokes of people who loathe Christians…and one day, it’s just a joke on a radio show, or a cartoon…or a sitcom, and the next? Prayer is taken out of schools, free speech is being more and more squashed for Christians namely (if you blast Christians, that’s apparently ok) …and so on.

So, while I’m not a brazen activist, there has to be some way to drive home a point that we are not going to permit our Lord and Savior to be degraded anymore in the media. 🤷 How to do this, without just turning the channel is beyond me, but part of it, is in helping our brothers and sisters in Christ, to see the potential damage such shows can have.

It’s not in judgement…not for me to say who watches what, that’s none of my business, but I do try to at least, help brothers and sisters in Christ that I run across in everyday life, see that ignoring bad comments to our faith, is what is causing more and more garbage to be put on tv, at our expense. 😦
 
The worst thing to do in this (or any other situation) is get the government involved. If you don’t like the show or portions thereof, turn it off; or contact those who distribute it or advertise during it. Don’t give the government *any *reason to get involved–they will NEVER be on your side. They would sooner take EWTN (and talk radio) off the air than fix a religious bias–because *they *are biased themselves.
 
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