I.. what? Dude... this government scares me so bad

[amezri]

Censor 'Scooby-Doo'? Words fail

The government is refusing to caption Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie, apparently fearing that the deaf would fall prey to witchcraft if they viewed the classic sitcoms.

Your government also believes that Law & Order is too intense for the hard-of-hearing. So is Power Rangers. You can rest easy knowing that your federal tax dollars aren't being spent to promote Sanford and Son, Judge Wapner's Animal Court and The Loretta Young Show within the deaf community. Kids with hearing problems can forget about watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, classic cartoons or Nickelodeon features. Even Roy Rogers and Robin Hood are out.

That's... really dumb. "Fall prey to witchcraft?"

If they want to start burning us, that will be when I flee this country and start crying religious persecution.

Comments

[bee-oh-three.livejournal.com]

Well, I'll grant them that Scooby-Doo is scary to children...but that's because of Scrappy.

However, I think deaf people are more than capable of judging what they want to watch and read. The Bush government being exclusive of this right doesn't really surprise me, since they've been the mortal enemy of America and common sense since day one.

And you may want to steal some gear from your nearest firemen...if Bush loses, there will be another witchhunt...because he and the stooges will try to scorch the earth before they go.

[amezri.livejournal.com]

I think if you're not intelligent enough to choose what you want to watch, that's a whole other issue.