freedom and censorship revisited
Motley Crue filed suit against NBC for banning them after Vince Neil decided to wish everybody a Happy Fucking New Year on national TV during their New Year's Eve show hosted by Jay Leno. They allege that the ban violates their first amendment rights and has cost them a loss of exposure and along with that, income. On the first of those points, excuse me Mr. Neil, but no fucking way. On the second...well duh!
As I have said before, lack of support does not constitute infringing on your freedom of speech. Vince Neil can say "Happy Fucking New Year" all he wants and nobody is threatening to shut him up. When I last checked (admittedly not very often), nobody was at the front gate of stately Neil manor telling the security guard he needed permission to enter, so he can cut out Vince's tongue before he does that again. Nobody's stopping him and his band from making music (or anything remotely resembing it) either. Just because someone chooses not to televise it, doesn't mean you aren't free to do it. You aren't being censored, but you aren't being promoted either. Just because you are doing something doesn't make it worthy of anybody's support, and nobody's obligated to help you make money. That would be their choice, not yours.
As for the move causing them a lack of exposure, I would think it does. It also almost cost NBC a hell of a lot of money in FCC fines, for allowing that to go out over the air, and I imagine they aren't in a big hurry to give Mr. Neil a second opportunity. It also is a perfect example of an idiot not taking responsibility for his actions. In fact, Mr. Neil caused NBC to ban his butt (and the collective butts of his bandmates) by blurting out "Happy Fucking New Year" on national TV. That in turn caused NBC to ban the band. That in turn caused a lack of exposure. That in turn made it harder for Mr. Neil and friends to supersize their Big Mac value meals due to lack of funds. So if we trace cause and effect back to its origin, Motley Crue should be filing suit against....Vince Neil. Think that'll happen?
As I have said before, lack of support does not constitute infringing on your freedom of speech. Vince Neil can say "Happy Fucking New Year" all he wants and nobody is threatening to shut him up. When I last checked (admittedly not very often), nobody was at the front gate of stately Neil manor telling the security guard he needed permission to enter, so he can cut out Vince's tongue before he does that again. Nobody's stopping him and his band from making music (or anything remotely resembing it) either. Just because someone chooses not to televise it, doesn't mean you aren't free to do it. You aren't being censored, but you aren't being promoted either. Just because you are doing something doesn't make it worthy of anybody's support, and nobody's obligated to help you make money. That would be their choice, not yours.
As for the move causing them a lack of exposure, I would think it does. It also almost cost NBC a hell of a lot of money in FCC fines, for allowing that to go out over the air, and I imagine they aren't in a big hurry to give Mr. Neil a second opportunity. It also is a perfect example of an idiot not taking responsibility for his actions. In fact, Mr. Neil caused NBC to ban his butt (and the collective butts of his bandmates) by blurting out "Happy Fucking New Year" on national TV. That in turn caused NBC to ban the band. That in turn caused a lack of exposure. That in turn made it harder for Mr. Neil and friends to supersize their Big Mac value meals due to lack of funds. So if we trace cause and effect back to its origin, Motley Crue should be filing suit against....Vince Neil. Think that'll happen?
John put this out here at 2:34 PM
3 Comments:
I find it extremely contradictory that Tommy Lee is involved in this lawsuit. After all, is NBC not going to be airing a Tommy Lee reality show later this summer? For shame Motley Crue. For shame! I guess a little publicity goes a long way.
Let's see... Vince Neal... Vince Neal...hmmn..sounds familiar... Oh I know...the Chicken Dance guy from the Surreal Life 1 on VH1. Wonder if he forgot that he wasn't on the show when he said 'fucking.' See what happens when you rely on censors to bleep your words out.
They are after all a "Motley Crew"... it is only to be expected in a world where a fireman can be prosecuted for breaking and entering when they are trying to rescue some fool from a fire
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