The law also says it is a federal offense to broadcast obscene material any hour of the day or indecent or profane material outside certain late-night hours. Cable television can do what it wants, of course. CBS was fined half a million for the Janet Jackson bare-breast fiasco two years ago at the Super Bowl. They have fined broadcasters millions of dollars over the years. I don't know about "whoever," but I know they've never imprisoned anyone for 20 minutes, let alone two years, for saying something dirty on television. There's some dirty stuff on television, but less than there would be if we didn't have a federal law that says: "Whoever utters any obscene, indecent or profane language shall be fined or imprisoned not more than two years, or both." I don't mind some nudity, but I hate filth. I think it's wrong to use dirty stuff to attract an audience to anything. I say "damn" and "hell" occasionally, but nothing vulgar. I don't steal, I don't lie very often - once in a while - and I never use dirty words. I live by four or five of the Ten Commandments. I mean, my neighbor doesn't even have an ox. We're trying to get a younger audience here at 60 Minutes, so I thought if we showed that warning "Viewer Discretion Advised," maybe more kids would tune in to watch me.Ī lot of people hold the Ten Commandments as their standard of decency, but some of those commandments don't make much sense. What it does, of course, is alert the kids to be sure to watch. The suggestion is that children shouldn't watch it. You often see that warning on the screen before a television show: Viewer Discretion Advised.
The following is a weekly 60 Minutes commentary by CBS News correspondent Andy Rooney.
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