The latest survey also shows that the proportion of adults saying there is ‘too much’ sex, violence or swearing on TV has fallen by about a third since 2005.
In 2011, one in four (25%) adults felt there was ‘too much’ sex on TV, and just over one in three felt there was ‘too much’ violence (36%) and swearing (37%). This compares to 36% of adults saying there was too ‘too much’ sex on TV in 2005, with 56% for violence and 55% for swearing.
Last year, 19% of adults said they had been offended by something they had seen on TV in the past twelve months. In 2005, 32% said they had ever been offended by something on TV.
Ofcom.
This not very revealing survey prompts Mark Lawson to ponder why people seem less offended, even though there is more sexual content on TV.
"Much of the outrage of [Mary] Whitehouse and her attendant press was based on the idea that television arrived uninvited in people's houses and so was under obligation to behave well. Through a combination of "health warnings" (as they are known in broadcasting jargon) and targeted networks and time-slots, it is now much harder to claim to have "stumbled on" something you find unsavoury."
Yeah, whatever!
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Aww, John-Paul and Craig on Hollyoaks.
ReplyDeleteI remember watching that storyline.
Happy days. :'(
I watched a bit of "the 'oaks" t'other week.
Looks like a load of old shit, these days...
Is it a really old story?
DeleteShould I replace them with some new gays?
No!
DeleteIt's not THAT old... well, five years now (God that makes me feel old).
It's a nice picture anyway and I just checked "John-Paul's" wiki page and apparently he came back into it in December last year, so it's still kind of current. :)