Greetings folks. It should be no surprise to any of us that the world is coming to an end. I have been hearing the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse’s footsteps for a while now. For me it probably started with the Gulf War in 1992. More recently, it has been such things as the Catholic Gay Priest, UPN, Marilyn Manson, George Bush becoming President, Benzino and Nick Cannon just to name a few. All these variables have allowed the horses strides to become louder and seem as if they are closing in fast. For you bammas who think the world is not on its last leg, you need to get your life right with the Good Lord above and get a damn grip! But don’t fret. The world has been “staggering” for hundreds of years now. So don’t think that it’s going to fall tomorrow…even though it very well could!

Anyway, as much of a continuing reality as this is to me, it hit me once again a couple of months ago when I was watching ESPN’s dramatic series “Playmakers.” As I was sitting there watching the show, all of a sudden I heard one of the characters use the word ‘Sh!t” in a sentence….and it was not edited out! I paused for a moment to make sure I was not hearing things. But it was quickly confirmed that my ears were correct when I heard it said again a few moments later. As I sat in awe, I found myself wondering what in the hell is going on?? I know that this is cable, but damn folks! It’s not HBO, Showtime or Cinemax!!

“Sh!t” being an acceptable word does not sit well with me. However, I can see how the FCC could rationalize approving it for radio and television. Sh!t it’s a word that most of the world uses on the regular…sh!t I just used it twice! Do you see where I’m going with this?

After further research on this subject, it came to my attention that a couple of weeks ago the FCC completely crossed the line as far as I am concerned. On October 3, 2003 the FCC approved the use of the word “fu_k” in the media…and don’t add an “n” in that blank either!!!! The old adage of “give somebody a rope and they want to be a cowboy” seems to echo in my mind over and over again every time I think about this. In short, here is a rundown on how this all came to fruition:

During the Golden Globe Awards ceremony on January 19, 2003, which was broadcast by NBC-TV and seen in more than 14 million American households, U2 lead singer Bono caused a stir by uttering the F-word ("This is really, really, fucking brilliant," is exactly what he said) during his acceptance speech for the songwriting award. Partially as a result of an online campaign started by the Parents Television Council, the FCC received thousands of complaints against the network and its affiliates from offended viewers over the course of the year.

So after a year of complaints from all over America, the FCC released this ruling/statement:

Noting that its own rules and precedents, limited by the First Amendment and the Communications Act of 1934, require that actionable speech in radio or TV broadcasts meet strict definitions of "obscene, indecent or profane," the FCC ruled that although the word "fu_king" may be "crude and offensive," its "fleeting and isolated use" in this instance was not indecent, because it did not "describe sexual or excretory organs or activities," nor obscene, because it did not "appeal to prurient interest," and therefore did not violate the law.

This decision will allow the word “fu_k” to be used in any sentence as long as it is not used in a verbal tense.

WHAT THE F_CK??? I mean ladies and gentlemen, I am certainly an advocate for freedom of speech. Hell, without it my @ss may have been locked up a longtime for writing this column! But dammit, we have to draw the line somewhere! I mean its bad enough that this word is used in mass abundance in music and movies, but now there is going to be a saturation of the word “fu_k” everywhere we turn! Parents, imagine your child sitting at home watching “must see TV” and this word just getting tossed around as if it’s some type of commercial jingle! In fact, to all the parents out there, let me do you one better. For you “MTV reality show watchers” - how many times did the word “f_ck” get edited out of shows like “The Real World,” “Making the Band 2,” “Sorority Life” and the granddaddy of them all, “THE OSBOURNES???” Now imagine your child watching these shows without all the “beeps!!!!!!”

Life imitates art. It is already a damn shame that some of these young people think it is acceptable to call women b!tches without regard and that homosexuality is a “normal” way of life with no consequences (which it ain’t! Just ask a gay person!). But now we can potentially have young people using this word as acceptable, everyday language along with all this other sh!t!! (can’t forget that you will be hearing more of that word on television as well). Parents, what are you going to do the day your child says something like; “Mom this dinner is fu_king great! Sh!t, this Kool Aid is slamming too!” I bet after the initial shock, your @sses will turn into a bunch of “Angree Muthers & Fahthers” real quick!

Now granted, many of you parents reading this are good parents. You tell your children what is right and wrong. However, we have many people in this world who think that the sole purpose of being parents is to receive additional funds back from the IRS at income tax time! These are the children that are going to go to school and use these words in the classrooms towards their teachers. Not only that, but they may use it in everyday classroom conversation! ‘Sh!t Ms. Johnson, this test is too fu_king hard!’ I mean these words are no longer deemed ‘bad’ anymore!!!

I blame Bush’s bamma Ass!!! Let’s point the finger at him as this ridiculousness was approved under his reign!!! Maybe he is the reincarnation of one of the four horsemen…THE DUMB ONE!!!

I’m tired, until next week people, get it together.

Peace,
Angree Bruther

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