Archive for the ‘Politicians and Prudes’ Category
Monday, August 11th, 2008
They're our knight in shining armor -- our Hetty in a time of Henson -- they are the Australian Family Association. Always around when someone has crossed that line... as can be seen from these recent events.
Step 1: If you run a multi-million dollar company selling burgers, you can make ...
Posted in Politicians and Prudes | 6 Comments »
Monday, July 14th, 2008
South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson is what most people consider a dickhead (and that's by folks who vote for him). Gamers and anyone opposed to censorship aren't so kind. They know he's been blocking an R18+ classification for video games for years.
Why? Atkinson swears blue children will be harmed by ...
Posted in Game Censorship, Politicians and Prudes | 8 Comments »
Sunday, July 13th, 2008
She doesn't consider herself to be a moral crusader, but Hetty Johnston does consider herself to be the Mary Whitehouse and Fred Nile of our time. Well, 'probably' at least. Hetty told the Courier Mail she doesn't like to think about it:
Is she a moral crusader? Our age's Fred Nile ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Queensland Premier and suit connoisseur Anna Bligh has lodged a complaint with the Advertising Standards Bureau over what she says are obscene slogans on camper vans operated by hire company Wicked.
'I don't think they'd be allowed on a billboard and therefore they shouldn't be allowed on a van'
'These are ...
Posted in Advertising Censorship, Politicians and Prudes | 2 Comments »
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Those wacky family groups are at it again. This time it's over a Vodka Cruiser promotion where customers at thirteen liquor outlets across Sydney were given free condoms and the chance to win a pole dancing kit.
Angela Conway from the Australian Family Association told the media that the offer was ...
Posted in Panic, Politicians and Prudes | 4 Comments »
Friday, May 16th, 2008
It's enough to make a senior citizen want to die:
Obscene? Yes. From today's 'Grey Power' protest.
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
Family First's Steve Fielding is at it again. According to Crikey, he's convinced Senate President Alan Ferguson to filter every Senator's Internet access at Parliament House (except the library). Why? To stop them looking at inappropriate content.
Senator Lyn Allison says sites relating to reproductive health, the sexualisation of ...
Posted in Internet Censorship, Politicians and Prudes | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Attention: This blog post about Stephanie Rice would probably be banned to Australians if the Federal Government's planned mandatory Internet censorship scheme or 'Clean Feed' is introduced in 2008/2009.
Stay on top of the issue and make sure you aren't censored by subscribing to my RSS feed here or ...
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Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
South Australian Liberal Party Senator, Cory Bernardi, has called for an examination into the effectiveness of the broadcasting codes of practice for radio and television.
Why? Bernardi isn't happy that the chef famous for swearing, Gordon Ramsay, swears on Australian TV.
Supposedly, Channel 9 broadcast Ramsay saying cunt in an episode of ...
Posted in Politicians and Prudes, TV Censorship | 1 Comment »
Friday, March 21st, 2008
Kate Sikora from the Daily Tele asks how far do lobby groups, which claim to have childrens' best interests at heart, want to go with curtailing any possible shred of fun our youth might have?
If the fun police in this country have any more influence your only enjoyment looks like ...
Posted in Parental outrage, Politicians and Prudes | 1 Comment »
