Was T.O.'s Skit "that bad"?
 

Pardon me if this was discussed elsewhere, but what the hell is going on in this "free" country? The skit is nothing you don't see on daytime TV and was a joke. It's not something you're gonna see every week. Bad taste? Perhaps, but an FCC offense? They need to fine all soaps then. If that happened all hell would break loose.

I was wondering if anyone was going to bring this up. I agree with you redrock. I don't think it was that bad. I guess the argument is that MNF is on at 6pm in the West Coast and some impressionable kids could get the wrong impression. "Daddy why is TO going with that naked woman, isn't he playing football today?" But is a kid really going to think that? I don't have any kids but I think the FCC and others don't give children enough credit. I mean on Dora the Explorer, Dora has a magical, flying backpack that speaks. But my 4-year old cousin isn't wondering why her Dora backpack isn't flying through the room talking to her.

And I find it amusing that they've shown the skit over and over again all day long on news programs. It's like "this is wrong, look at this, this is wrong, you shouldn't be watching this, watch this" I don't think Desperate Housewives needed a boost in its ratings but I'm sure it will get one now

The whole thing is stupid I mean come on, they air tons of Viagra ads and people get mad over that little skit?

Some people are just using it to try to push through their extreme-conservative/fundie agenda....like they did with the Janet Jacksin thing

Agreed... there are way more important fish to fry than TO and a housewife. Hey, Owens wasn't that bad at his lines... well, then again, look at his scene partner!

How about the beer ads with scantily dressed women, or the constant closeups of the cheerleaders during the game?? How is that acceptable and this wasn't?

I didn't think what happened was a big deal at all.

My problem with the bit was that it wasn't funny and it wasn't "shocking". It was kinda silly.

Here's the question that I want to see answered - but hell will freeze over before it is:

Here is this nominally naked woman jumping onto a man with her legs around him while he ought to be wearing a cup - he's about to go play Monday Night Football would you go and play NFL football without a cup? That has to huit, no?

I guess this is "fallout" - so to speak - from Janet Jackson :nono:

I'm just looking forward to TO's next touchdown celebration. Wonder if it will involve a hot tub and a naked woman

I think that anyone wasting there energy to fight this is a joke! There are real problems out there to address are youth. Like STD's and Drug's! Move on to somthing that matters! Get over it. It was funny maybe a little tasteless, but I thought it was funny.
I'm in California and I wasn't really worried about all the kid's up watching. :rolleyes:
We as Americans are prudes! Look at what they watch on the "telly" in Europe and Australia. It's a joke!
Move on to somthing that matters! :rant:

:httr:

Now the FCC wants to fine ABC something like $30,000. If they do then they have to fine all the creators of the soap commercials...plenty of naked backs there. I remember there was also a commercial on not to long ago about some womens' shower hair product. The woman was in a court room and all of a sudden she's moaning and moaning and the people around her were looking at her like, whoa! Then they cut to a shower scene about the hair product. Can't remember what it was called but they basically portrayed a woman finding the same pleasure in the hair product as she would getting her self off if you know what I mean.

This commercial was on at all times of the day...If they fine ABC they are opening a big can of worms.

I heard a quote on a radio show this morning...It was "...stop turning your beliefs into my laws."

I think recently we as a nation are beginning to forget about freedom of speech and freedom of choice.

[QUOTE=NY_Skinsfan]I remember there was also a commercial on not to long ago about some womens' shower hair product. The woman was in a court room and all of a sudden she's moaning and moaning and the people around her were looking at her like, whoa! Then they cut to a shower scene about the hair product. Can't remember what it was called but they basically portrayed a woman finding the same pleasure in the hair product as she would getting her self off if you know what I mean.[/QUOTE]

Oh yeah the legendary Herbal Essences commercials

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I heard a quote on a radio show this morning...It was "...stop turning your beliefs into my laws."
I like that!

Anyone old enough to remember when people still had a sense of humor?

RedskinRat:

I'm old enough to have cleared the table at the Last Supper...

Theres kids dying all over the world with regards to war, disease , hunger, everything, but this is what people want to worry about. Its freaking rediculous, it wasent even bad. If you break down every single thing you put on TV like they are breaking this down detail for detail, Barney would be freaking offensive to half the country.

To you parents out there, what's going to cause more questions in your house? T.O. and the towel lady or the Cialis commercial that says 'if your erection lasts for more than four hours seeks medical attention'? Maybe if the drug companies weren't in bed with the governement then the FCC would focus on that instead of wasting time on a naked back.

So the Coors Light twins are still ok? What's Powell's take on them?

that skit was no worse then General Hospital or any other soap for that matter. Hell half the comercials on Tv for soap are worse. Herbel Essence?

I think we're all ignoring the main issue here.

We should be talking about how hot Nicolette is for being 40. I mean comon' who cares what the fanatics think. I say more hot Nicolette and less tubby Michael Powell.

While I personally didn't find the skit offensive, I could understand why some would. I mean when u turn to football u always expect to see a couple shots of cheerleaders and some beer and ED comercials, but not a partially robed(then not so partially) attractive woman seducing a football player to forget about the game and go have sex in the lockerroom. While I don't think its any worse than more than half the crap on during the morning soaps and primetime, people with families just weren't expecting to be sitting down getting ready to watch football and wham, that skits on and suddenly, like one of the ATH guys said, "the birds and the bees have to be explained when you'd normally be explaining the cover 2 defense." I thought it was pretty clever to cross merchandise the 2 brands, but anyone who put time and effort into the skit shouldn't be acting all naive(sp?) about not knowing how "controversial" this would be.
I know my first thought on the skit wasn't, oh my god what is this filth, but instead was damnit I don't wanna be envious of TO, but damn I'd have switched places with him in that shoot in a heartbeat ;)

Gotta love America, graphic violence is ok, but god forbid someone shows a boob on tv or something is a little racey

she's 40?? damn... the only thing i found offensive was TO's cardboard acting... I thought the skit was retarded personally, but I can't see what the big deal is... you're about to watch 60+ guys try to kill each other for an hour; god forbid someone shows some bare back... its not like we're amish.

[QUOTE=sportscurmudgeon]Here is this nominally naked woman jumping onto a man with her legs around him while he ought to be wearing a cup - he's about to go play Monday Night Football would you go and play NFL football without a cup? That has to huit, no?[/QUOTE]
Haven't you heard, SC? They don't were cups in the NFL anymore.

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Unbelievable!

Unbelieveable is right!

When I played ball in high school nobody wore them.

I don't know how you can run with that thing

I'm gonna try to stay out of the argument, but I'd like to say one thing.

I don't really like TO, but he really impressed me by apologizing to those that were offended. I thought that it was real classy of him to do that.

My God...

[QUOTE=ESPN]Yeah, tell that to Virgil Livers.

He's a former defensive back who played for the Chicago Bears from 1975-79. While fielding a punt at Soldier Field, Livers was speared in the groin. By halftime, one of his testicles had swollen so badly it had to be -- ugh, more flop sweat, oh the cramps ... breathe, breathe! -- drained with a needle by the trainers. Somehow, Livers suited up for the second half. That was a bad idea. A really, really, really bad idea. Later that night, he was rushed to the hospital where the mangled orb was surgically removed.

Now, here's the kicker. When I finally reached Livers, who is an assistant principal at a high school in Kentucky, I asked him about his "injury," and the guy started talking about his knee. Can you believe that? His freakin' knee! The one he blew out with the Bears, then rehabbed for two full years in order to play again in the USFL.

"Uh, well, no, sorry, I was talking about the, uh, the ... "

"Oh that," he laughed. "[/QUOTE]

it was a dumb commecial and it just didn't fit in at all. I don't mind it being shown but mike powell is a altra conservative wimp. everyone should know that.

That sound you all heard was my head hitting the keyboard after passing out upon reading about Mr. Livers' um "injury".

Why is T.O. apologizing shouldnt ABC and Paul Tagliabue be apologizing? he is an employee the policy makers should be apologizing.. that ridiculous incident

[QUOTE=FRPLG]That sound you all heard was my head hitting the keyboard after passing out upon reading about Mr. Livers' um "injury".[/QUOTE]
I clicked on the link to the ESPN page 2 article but when I came to that part I couldn't read on. I could feel my breakfast curdling in my stomach.

Then someone copies and pastes it here!

thanks!

LOL

I'm sorry I offended you. :D

[QUOTE=cpayne5]I'm sorry I offended you. :D[/QUOTE]
more like disgusted, I just can't take talk about bad things happening below the belt, turns my stomach LOL

One time I had a cyst that had to be drained without anesthetic. I lived on percaset for a week.
That guy is a warrior!

[QUOTE=Daseal]One time I had a cyst that had to be drained without anesthetic. I lived on percaset for a week.
That guy is a warrior![/QUOTE]

Damn! WTF! When did we suddenly become CSI:The Warpath?

[QUOTE=Mattyk72]When I played ball in high school nobody wore them.

I don't know how you can run with that thing[/QUOTE]
Yea no one on my team wore them either.I didn't even like to where the thigh pads. But they made us. I think the only time I would where a cup is if I was a cacther playing base ball. Or maybe a RB,maybe.

[QUOTE=FRPLG]That sound you all heard was my head hitting the keyboard after passing out upon reading about Mr. Livers' um "injury".[/QUOTE] :laughing2
CSI: The Warpath. That's pretty funny smootsmack. :rofl:

Wtf????
 

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Ok, now people like Tony Dungy are bring the whole racial card into it....Come on!!! I can understand how some people could find it inappropriate from the sexual references (even though I don't agree), or just thought it was dumb, but why bring race into it? Until I read this article, I didn't even think about that. TO is black and NS is white...so what! That has absolutely nothing to do with it. The controversy is about the sexual nature of the skit, not what color their skin is. Jeez!!!

Oh, and by the way, think the ratings for "Desperate Housewives" will be up this week??? I wouldn't be surprised if some of the original "complaints" were from ABC/Disney employees, just to get it started...

I think that it is fair enough that T.O. apologized "IF it offended anyone". There's no need for wasting taxpayers time and money on an FCC investigation. It was a one-time skit that played up on the polularity of Desperate Housewives.

i did'nt see one thing wrong with it.if nicolette were to drop her towel in front of me and jump naked into my arms,i'd put the world second for at least half an hour.

I wasn't so much offended with the content of the skit, than the fact that it existed in the first place. It's not the job of the NFL to directly promote any shows on any network.

Did T.O. get a check for being in a Desperate Housewives commercial? Probably not.

Did the Eagles approve of the use of their jerseys in the commercial? Doubt it.

Someone from ABC probably said "We'd like TO for the opener", and they said fine. If the exact same commercial was made to promote MNF, I'd think it was hysterical - the NFL isn't their to talk up another product, though.