[IP] BBC makes fun of FCC Puritism
Delivered-To: dfarber+@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 05:59:42 -0500
From: Barry Ritholtz <ritholtz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: BBC makes fun of FCC Puritism
To: Dave Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Hi Dave,
It seems some of the Brits are rather amused at the goings on recently at
the FCC. One of the BBC channels has been running a very, very funny R
rated advert. Channel Four International (C4i) asked a number of US and UK
film and TV stars what the favorite swear words were -- and to say them out
loud (and they do). What follows is a 2 minute melange of famous faces
saying, amongst other things, bloody, wanker, bollocks and bugger -- it is
England, after all -- and an awful lot of other swear words you'd recognize
in the U.S.
Regardless of your national origin, its very funny. It's kinda surprising
to hear people you see on US broadcast TV, where cursing is not allowed,
using a lot of 4 letter words -- including a surprising number of women,
who on the commercial seem to enjoy cursing indiscriminately.
After about 30 seconds of it, you realize they are just words, and the
power of the phrases diminishes rather rapidly. Its rude, hilarious, and
whether intentional or not, very effectively punctures the puritanical
sanctimony at the FCC lately . . .
NOTE: This will offend anyone with G rated sensitivities, and is really not
safe for most offices.
The ad, for those who not too easily offended, is here:
http://www.channel4.com/ads/index1.html
Cheers,
Barry L. Ritholtz
Market Strategist
Maxim Group
(212) 895-3614
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