“…All men are endowed … with certain unalienable rights Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness…”
February 7, 2007
THE CONTENTS OF THIS BLOG DO NOT EXPRESS THE TRUE OPINIONS OF ITS AUTHORS, BUT ARE CREATED FOR PURELY ENTERTAINMENT AND THOUGHT PROVOKING PURPOSES.
A couple of years ago and during halftime at the Superbowl, over a hundred million people witnessed one breast exposed. For those 2.859 seconds, some people were happy, others were mad, but everyone in this country was schocked. The following day, that “event” was the subject of thousands of media stories constantly playing on television and in other media. On the other side of the Atlantic, Europeans were also talking about this ”event,” but they’re schocked for different reasons. Mainly, they’re trying to figure out why Americans were making such a big deal. They thought, ”Come on! It’s just a tit.”
There are definitely more ”tastefull” and “wholesome” things in life, but why are some people more shocked by the sight of a breast, then by watching someone have their head sawed off or watching a bomb create some collateral damage.
“Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” U.S. Const. Amend. I. That sounds very powerful and it should be, but the reality of the situation is that the government has a strong and constant hand controlling and stunting the exercise of these rights. Generally, the constitution is interpreted by executive and administrative agencies, as opposed to the courts or the legislative. Example, Howard Stern being fined thousands of dollars by the FTC for speaking his lunatic mind. This is will be the mindset of this blog, it looks not only into the legal aspects of ”entertainment” issues, but also the cultural and social aspects of the law.
