ABC edits the offensive word "Jesus"

[RudeDawg]

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ABC editing of "Jesus" Causes Controvery

NEW YORK (AP) -- ABC says it edited the word "Jesus" out of a recent broadcast so viewers wouldn't be offended. For many, it had the opposite effect. The bleeped Jesus on "The View" has drawn the ire of the Rev. Jerry Falwell, some conservative media watchdogs and even the women whose on-air conversation was altered. "It is political correctness run amok," said Elizabeth Swasey, spokeswoman for the Media Research Center. On the May 23 edition of "The View," Meredith Vieira noted that the daily weigh-ins of her dieting co-host, Joy Behar, had ended. "Yes, and thank you, thank you, Jesus, is all I have to say," Behar replied. Her words were aired live in much of the country, but when ABC broadcast a taped version of the show on the West Coast, "Jesus" was edited out. ABC spokeswoman Julie Hoover said the use ran afoul of a pretty clear standard. The network has no problem with Jesus' name if it is used in a "prayerful and respectful manner," she said. (ABC's Peter Jennings anchored a highly rated news special, "The Search For Jesus," in July 2000.) But ABC does not allow Jesus' name to be used in an exclamation. "Under the circumstances, we were concerned it would be offensive to our audience," Hoover said.

I still say that we've gone too far with the PC idea. [img]graemlins/idontagreeatall.gif[/img]

Awww, for Christs' sake, what's next?

[DeSoya]

Sheesh. That's terrible!!! What the heck are they thinking? [img]graemlins/confused5.gif[/img] I'm not religious at all but have never found anything wrong with the word Jesus. Maybe that's just cuz it takes alot to offend me. I must say tho' that I'm more frightened and offended by political correctness than anything that is usually said while ignoring it.

DeSoya, militant agnostic, I don't know and neither do you.

P.S. Don't read if you're into PC.

What would Jesus do? Live fast, die young and leave a good looking corpse.... Oh... Then come back three days later.

[Jorath Calar]

[BLEEP]sus Christ... what next...?

[Ladyzekke]

Utterly ridiculous! The only thing that usually gets bleeped on TV are curse words, so now Jesus is categorized along with profanity??

[khazadman]

and abc wonders why their ratings are in the basement?

[Madman-Rogovich]

Originally posted by Jorath Calar: [BLEEP]sus Christ... what next...?

[BLEEP]sus [BLEEP]ist ??? just athough but yes the whole pc thing is
feel is ridiculous things like equal rights are bcoming s equal they are unfair again

[Sir Goulum]

They have gone too far. I mean if they will be going [BEEB]us that will moreso annoy people

[Cloudbringer]

Good grief! Pc at it's ultimate in stupidity. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Lanthir]

Um I think most of you and othres such as Farwell are missing the point it is not the Name Jesus they wre concerned about. They wre worried that the way it wsa used as an expletative ( in their minds) was what was bad and that it shoudl not be used that way. They wree afriad it would offend christians to hear it used that way. What happen though is Farwell needed an issue to get his name back in the lime light so her is tryigg to turn it around and make it look like they do not want any mention of Jesus.