Tennessee Legislator Takes On Girls Gone Wild
Apparently, every major social and political problem in the state of Tennessee has been solved, so they can now move on the really important stuff:
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee state senator is tired of girls going wild on raunchy late-night TV ads, so he introduced a bill to fine cable companies up to $50,000 for airing ads for obscene products.Sen. Doug Jackson, D-Dickson, said he got the idea after seeing commercials for “Girls Gone Wild” videos that show young women baring their breasts and acting out other sexual situations.
“This is being interjected right into our living room,” Jackson said Friday. “People feel like, as they sit in their living rooms, they just have to surrender; there’s nothing that can be done.
“The more I thought about it, I said, ‘You know, it’s time to draw the line,'” he said.
The bill would make it illegal to run advertising for “any obscene matter” and would apply to any station that knowingly accepted the ads.
Three points. First, if you don’t like it, turn off the television ? Second, as far as I know, those ads don’t meet the legal definition of obscenity. Third, at least we know what Senator Jackson has been doing with his late nights.
