Here it is almost Christmas time. If it wasn't for my wife we
wouldn't have most of our Christmas shopping done. I tend to wait
until the last week to get all the presents.
The subject I want to talk about doesn't have a lot to do with
Christmas. Well, it could, depending on if you are considering
buying music and movies for your children as presents.
I want to talk about our responsibility as parents about what we let
our children hear on TV and radio. Mostly I want to talk about
the "F" word.
I know some of you are saying that you can't say the "F" word on TV or
radio. Starting in 2004 the FCC has said that the "F" word can be
used on TV and radio during prime time if it is used as an adjective
and not a verb.
Yes this is true. I believe that this is sad and wrong. Here is their ruling:
One of our responsibilities as Stay at Home Dads is to protect our
children from this trash. Isn't it interesting that when "I Love
Lucy" was on that even though they were married they slept in different
beds on the show. During this era they couldn't even say the word
pregnant on TV.
Today the morality of TV and radio has changed. Morality on TV
has gone down. It is ok to say just about any word over the
airways you want. You can talk about having sex with animals or
watch a couple have sex on TV. Is this really what we want our
children to see? I know I don't. There are no TV shows that
we can watch together as a family anymore.
I remember when I was a child there were shows that we used to watch as
a family: Happy Days, The Waltons, Little House on the Prairie, Hee
Haw, and such. My parents didn't have to worry about what was on
TV. Now I have to watch the cartoons on Saturday morning to see
if my boys can watch them. It is really sad since I used to watch
cartoons like the Bugs Bunny Road Runner Show, Speed Buggy, Hong Kong
Foey, Scooby Doo, and etc. Cartoons today do not even compare to
what we had. My parents knew there was nothing to worry about but
they always kept their ears open just in case.
I am not going to debate about good and bad morality. I am saying
that what is on TV is not good for our children to see. The
morality of what is on TV has plummeted. It is our responsibility
to watch and screen what our children watch. We need to take
responsibility in letting our congressmen, representatives, and the
five commissioners on the FCC board be told that we don't approve of
what is being allowed on TV and radio. If you want to tell the above
that you disapprove of what is happening on TV I would suggest going
to http://capwiz.com/afanet/alert4124576.html.
Let's see if we can clean up TV. Let's tell them we no longer
want to see naked men and women on TV. Let's tell them we want to
get rid of the raunchy words that are on TV and radio. Let's tell
them we need clean wholesome family shows and to keep out the bad words.
I am taking a stance and I hope you will follow. Take
responsibility on what your children are watching. If there is
nothing but trash on TV or the radio play a family game or go rent a
good family movie like "Swiss Family Robinson" or "20,000 Leagues Under
the Sea", "Veggie Tales" or some good cartoon movies.
Give your children a hug and tell them that you love them.
Bart Buskey, Meridian, Idaho email at:
