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Morally Offensive Content and the
Juvenile
Morally offensive content
The World’s Most Lucrative Business
Pornography Women Against Pornography National Organization for Women
Pornography is the major form of sex education for adolescents, delivering ideas about the nature of femininity, masculinity and relationships. This pervasive normalization of sexual harm directly contributes to our cultural acceptance of violence against women, and we must organize to reclaim our culture.
Child Pornography
Obscenity Obscenity
Supreme Court ruling: Miller v. California (1973)
Three conditions established with Miller
Ethical Issue of Porn and Internet access
Practice of Journalism
“Telecrudeness”
Richard Wald: “There is no such thing as a totally inappropriate news story.
The problem is to figure out how to tell it.”
Federal Communication Council (FCC) History of regluations
1970 – Jerry Garcia
1975 – George Carlin
21st Century Censorship NCAC
Shock and Awe with Images
The use of photos and newsreel that contains graphic or disturbing images
Is it newsworthy? Teleological perspective
Reaction of audience and consequences for family
Shock value
Justified via rules of good journalism
Case for Moral Limits
Liberty – limiting principles Harm Paternalism Moralism Offense
And the theories say. . .
Deontologists Object to publication of offensive material Acknowledge right to freedom of expression
Consequentialists Evaluate effects of the content
Virtue Ethics Golden mean Allow reasonable control
Cultural Paternalism
Juvenile justice system Prohibits child porn, child labor laws,
establishes legal age for buying alcohol and getting married with parental consent
Age of majority John Locke, “On Liberty”
“this doctrine meant to apply only to those beings in the maturity of their faculties.”
Influences & the Juvenile Audience
Movies Movie ratings
MPAA: created 1968, revised by FTC in 2000
Movie content and the actions of youth
Recordings FCC regulations
Television Ethical dilemma between artistic freedom
and responsibility
Advertising “Cradle to grave” campaigns History of regulations
National Assoc. of Broadcasters
Action for Children’s TV
Congress
Guidelines for Child Advertising
Avoid high pressure
Do not attempt to mislead
Separate premiums from product
Exclude antisocial behavior
Avoid weasel words
Delineate between program and advertisement
Case Study Assignment
Review case 11 – 1 on page 362 before Thursday class
We will use class time for the Case Study portion