Archive for the ‘TV Censorship’ Category
Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Down Syndrome families and advocacy groups are outraged that Channel 7 hospital drama All Saints insinuated the child of a fictional brother and sister involved in an incestuous relationship would likely have Down Syndrome. Apologies are now being demanded and Down Syndrome Australia is lobbying major advertisers to boycott the ...
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Sam Newman has been temporarily boned by Nine after his recent on screen antics angered AFL execs and a group of women footballers. Nine says he came back to work after having surgery way too soon. Watch the clips below:
Cheryl Laredo comments on News.com.au:
'So what excuse does Channel Nine offer ...
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
The ACMA is investigating claims by extreme-right Christian group Festival of Light (FoL) that the Nine Network crime series Underbelly breached television classification guidelines on five different occasions.
According to News Ltd, the FoL complaint suggests strong coarse language, drug use and nudity have all been aired at an inappropriate time. ...
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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 ...
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
News.com.au says Channel Nine's new show Underbelly has a "violent bashing, a sex scene, liberal use of the "F" word and a graphic shooting in cold blood - and that's the first 20 minutes."
Naturally, family groups like the AFA (the same people who said a stage play that depicted Jesus ...
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