&%#!ing Kids

In Freedom's Curse, it is discussed how certain language is prohibited in the times when children are likely viewers. The article referred to television without censorship as an intruder in one's home, using the very offensive language parents wish to shield their children from.The scholarly article, The Role of Bleeps and Warnings in Viewers' Perceptions of On-Air Cursing, tells about the author examining the effects of warning labels and profanity on a person's overall view and enjoyment of a television show. The results showed that warning labels actually increased the viewers' enjoyment of the show and that bleeping out offensive language made the programming seem "less offensive and more realisitic". The article claims that research shows that the effects of these warning labels and censorsing actually has an opposite effect when it comes to children. These kids actually want to watch the programs with these labels. I know when I was a child warning labels never stopped my parents from letting me view, resulting in my watching programs that I definitely should never have. I don't however, think that this was damaging to me in any way. Most of the time I didn't understand what was being said anyway. I believe these articles go together because, for one, both have to do with censoring profanity on the television, and second I think that Freedoms Curse sets up the substance that the research in the second article is based off of.