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Singapore fines TV station for gay show
And we don’t mean happy
From The Raw Story
Reprinted for posterity…
Apr 24, 2008 06:43 EST
A Singapore television station has been fined for airing a show that depicted a gay couple and their baby in a way that “promotes a gay lifestyle,” the city-state’s media regulator said Thursday.
The Media Development Authority fined MediaCorp TV Channel 5 $11,000, it said in a statement on its Web site.
The station aired an episode of a home and decor series called “Find and Design” that featured a gay couple wanting to transform their game room into a new nursery for their adopted baby.
The authority said the episode contained scenes of the gay couple with their baby and the presenter’s congratulations and acknowledgment of them as a family unit “in a way which normalizes their gay lifestyle and unconventional family setup.”
The episode was in breach of rules on free-to-air television programming, which disallows content that promotes, justifies or glamorizes gay lifestyles, the statement said.
Earlier this month, the authority fined a Singapore cable television operator, StarHub Cable Vision $7,200 for airing a commercial that showed two lesbians kissing.
Under Singapore law, gay sex is deemed “an act of gross indecency,” punishable by a maximum of two years in jail.
Despite the official ban on gay sex, there have been few prosecutions. Authorities have banned gay festivals and censored gay films, saying homosexuality should not be advocated as a lifestyle choice.
Why is John McCain so ugly?
A tasteless jokes gets revealed.
A few weeks ago, McCain told a joke to a group of conservatives which was “too tasteless to reproduce in print.” Was the media protecting McCain or the victims of the joke? It’s an interesting story of self-censorship.
Because the joke provides some insights into the character of the Republicans’ leading contender for the presidency, Salon figured it was fair game to print:
Salon feels its readers deserve the unadulterated truth. Though no tape of McCain’s quip has yet emerged, this is what he reportedly said:
”Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly?
Because her father is Janet Reno.”… McCain’s two-liner conveys some interesting insights into what he considers humorous (lesbianism, a young woman’s physical appearance), particularly since it was delivered to a Republican crowd. Remember, this is the party that champions pro-family values.
Salon cushions the analysis by remarking that McCain’s lapse of judgement is:
“admittedly, not as big a lapse as having a sexual relationship with an intern.”
Well good for him. But why is this the barometer? Bill Clinton is not running. Is this to be a perpetual “get out of jail free card” for every idiotic move by a Republican?
Is there any way we can move on?
In Full: Salon
