Thursday, March 30, 2006
Ruffled Feathers
Television network NBC has just aired an episode of ER which featured a close-up scene in which a hospital patient gives the middle finger.
In the scene, police come to apologize to a deaf person they'd mistakenly accused of being a gang member and flashing 'gang gestures' at them (when in fact the deaf person was merely trying to communicate using sign language).
Now, the last I heard, the middle finger gesture equates to the F-Word.
Sure, other networks like FX and HBO do worse, but the difference is that people opt to receive those networks and pay a premium to do so.
NBC on the other hand uses public airwaves and is broadcast into every home with a television.
The peacock network has just crossed a discouraging line. . .
In the scene, police come to apologize to a deaf person they'd mistakenly accused of being a gang member and flashing 'gang gestures' at them (when in fact the deaf person was merely trying to communicate using sign language).
Now, the last I heard, the middle finger gesture equates to the F-Word.
Sure, other networks like FX and HBO do worse, but the difference is that people opt to receive those networks and pay a premium to do so.
NBC on the other hand uses public airwaves and is broadcast into every home with a television.
The peacock network has just crossed a discouraging line. . .
