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I don't watch or listen to trump so I have no idea what he said. I don't know why there would be a double standard though, to edit out swearing on certain shows & not during news programs & vice versa.
Years ago, the time of day factored into how much FCC censorship was going on, I think it was after 10pm and the restrictions were more lax on language and content, I guess they figured young kids would not be watching tv at those times, so it was permitted.
I remember watching movies on network tv back in the 80s and into the 90s, if they were on late night or overnight, they would show more nudity and allow language, being a young boy at the time, this was VERY important! A friend and I stayed up late one night to watch 'Blame it on Rio' on network tv...we only wanted to see the nudity!
Show me a child who can sit through any 2 hour speech.
I certainly would never torture myself by listening to a Trump speech, but I did see clips of his profanity-laden speech on several news shows. So it wouldn't be necessary for children to be present to be exposed to it. And if they live in a Trump household, they will grow up believing this is how a president is supposed to act.
At the CPAC conference Trump used profanity. Some networks bleeped it out, some did not.
It was not the first time nor will not be the last.
We all know that Trump has so lowered the bar for presidential conduct that Andrew Dice Clay would fit right at home in the Oval Office. I digress.
Personally we are all adults. If children hear it, sobeit. He is their president as well. They should be exposed to Trump and see him for who he is. Parents can explain what he means to them.
Should presidential profanity be edited out or bleeped out of news stories?
Having nothing to do with president Trump, in my view all profanity should be edited by news organizations, whether it is a nobody, or a politician.
Our society/culture has slipped enough from a civility and decency standpoint, to one of crassness and routine vulgarity.
For example, it was not that long ago that young boys were admonished from cursing in front of girls, and the girls themselves would choose not to hang with such rude and vulgar boys.
That tradition carried over to adults to where young men would curse among themselves, but not mixed company.
Yet now days not only are the young boys cursing in front of the girls, the girls are curing themselves.
If the media and news starts allowing vulgarity, so called "wardrobe malfunctions", etc., we will have no chance of returning to a more decent and respectful society.
Years ago, the time of day factored into how much FCC censorship was going on, I think it was after 10pm and the restrictions were more lax on language and content, I guess they figured young kids would not be watching tv at those times, so it was permitted.
I remember watching movies on network tv back in the 80s and into the 90s, if they were on late night or overnight, they would show more nudity and allow language, being a young boy at the time, this was VERY important! A friend and I stayed up late one night to watch 'Blame it on Rio' on network tv...we only wanted to see the nudity!
Lol, I love that movie for some reason. If you have Roku, it's available to watch on TubiTV channel.
I don't agree with using foul language in mixed company. I don't use it at all and I view people that use it all the time as not that smart because they are using curse words to fill in the blanks in their minds.
I think Trump used the words for emphasis. I do think that kids should be protected from foul words for as long as they can but given the day and age we live in, where morals have been tossed out in favor of doing whatever you want when you want our kids are being exposed to more and more at earlier ages. Turn on your cable TV any time of the day and you can find naughty words being thrown about, murders and naked people engaged in sex acts. Even a lot of modern music that kids listen today features such things.
I do agree that our Presidents should stick to a higher standard but Trump can't help himself when he gets on a roll like at the recent rally. Trump is not Presidential but he really connects with the common man in his supporters. That is part of the reason he won the election.
I certainly would never torture myself by listening to a Trump speech, but I did see clips of his profanity-laden speech on several news shows. So it wouldn't be necessary for children to be present to be exposed to it. And if they live in a Trump household, they will grow up believing this is how a president is supposed to act.
That eruption of words out of Trump's mouth preceded by groping the flag was in no way a a speech.
It was a stream of consciousness spewing of all the pent up anger Trump has had since the Cohen hearing.
Frankly, in the clips I saw Trump appeared to be rather unhinged to put it mildly. Cuckoo is more like it.
I voted "Other"--the networks shouldn't have to be trying to decide whether or not to censor the POTUS's words. The POTUS shouldn't be using language like that in his speeches.
And before anybody does the whole, "Oh, you're so offended" bit--no. I was in the Army. I can (and do) swear like a blue steak. But I also watch my language in cases where I know it's not appropriate. I don't swear at work, nor in front of small children (and yes, I know they may hear it from other sources. But I will not be one of those sources.) It's called being adult enough to know that not every occasion calls for swearing.
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