America, Land Of TV Hypocrites

Outwardly, Hollywood and the TV networks which incessantly cover its every move are wringing their hands over this year’s Oscar host, comedian Chris Rock, practically begging the star not to step over the line of good taste and subject the broadcast to sanction from the newly activist FCC. In reality, of course, everyone involved with the awards show is thrilled to pieces that Rock is hosting, since it allows the show to be promoted to jaded viewers as spontaneous and potentially rule-breaking, when in fact, it will be as scripted and sanitized as ever. It’s just one more bit of evidence that Americans love to watch the same supposedly indecent programming they later fight to have removed from the airwaves.