Did you miss something offensive?

We all watch TV. Sure. It's only natural. But we can only watch so much. And, if you aren't watching the right channel, then lord only knows what you're missing.
These wonderful people have taken care of that for you! They find out the most offensive clips from TV and PUT THEM ON THE INTERNET FOR YOU!. How sweet! Did you miss the 'F' word on Leno's New Year's special? It's there. The'Whore fight' from South Park? Yep. It's there too.
Let's thank these fine folks for bringing sauch offensive things to our attention.

Fanfilms rule!

To the non-fanboy among you, fanfilms are short fils, done entirely by fans (of superheres, star wars, whatever) that run the gamut from intense suckitude, to the pillars of heaven.
There is the great "Batman:Dead End", "World's Finest" and "Grayson".
If you haven't seen these, Google them now and find out more.

You are faced with a choice now. at the end of this link is a THUNDERCATS FANFILM.
Is it good? does it suck? You decide.

One more thing screwed up by redesigning it.

I have heard rumblings about this, but I'd hoped it was bukkcrap. Turns out it's not only serious, it's seriously bad. Not bad in the good way, but bad in the, I can't look away for fear of going blind way.
As reported on Aintitcoolnews,
Warner Brothers has decided to update and redesign the classic Looney Toons characters and bring them up to the year 2772 or some crap.
The characters are:

• Slick (Wile E. Coyote)
• Roadster (Road Runner)
• Spaz (Taz)
• Lexi (Lola Bunny)
• Duck (Daffy Duck)
• Buzz (Bugs Bunny)

I hear you asking yourself, "What? Where is Porky Pig"?
If you remember, Porky Pig, the classic character that he is, seem to be politically incorrect, because he is thought to make fun of people who stutter. (As a former stutterer [try not stuttering while saying THAT] I don't see the problem)
They have a clip that's been released, and I dare you to see it.
Click here and prepare to shit your pants

UPDATED 3/13/05
Looked a little more into it, and damned if there's not controversy!
There's a new cartoon making the rounds.
and believe it or not, they didn't research it too much. Because not only is there a toy already called Buzz Bunny, but there is a sex toy, too!

Wow. Way to place responsibility.

Anyone who knows me knows that I am a huge advocate of both parental responsibility and being able to watch what I want on TV. Recent attempts to limit what is shown on television, coupled with legislation adding fines for 'indecency', may have a chilling effect on both creativity and risk-taking.
Then I come across this news item on IMDB.

Robert Thompson, the director of the Center for the Study of Popular Television at Syracuse University, has suggested that current efforts by Congress to enact legislation aimed at preventing television stations from airing indecent material would be unnecessary if parents used the V-chip. "People are screaming bloody murder that there's bad stuff on TV," Thompson told the Providence Journal. "But the little things they can do, they're not doing." With great fanfare, Congress required the V-chip to be installed in all television sets beginning in 2000, but, Thompson observed, "only a tiny percentage is learning how to use the V-chip ... and it's not hard to do." He also noted that most cable systems offer a "parental control" feature that few parents actually use. He said that he had talked to sixth-graders who could quote chapter and verse from HBO's raunchy Sex and the City.

Hmm, so if parents took responsibility for controlling what their children viewed through 2 CURRENTLY AVAILABLE METHODS, then maybe a big part of this problem would go away? Interesting.

'Crazy' bear is gone

If you haven't heard yet:

MONTPELIER, Vt. -- The Vermont Teddy Bear Co. said Thursday that its straitjacketed "Crazy For You" bears are sold out and no more will be made.

For weeks, the advocates and Republican Gov. James Douglas have criticized the toy as insensitive. The $69.95 bear, marketed as a Valentine's Day gift, came with a straitjacket and commitment papers.

The company said it had decided weeks ago that it would stop making the bears but would keep selling them through Valentine's Day.

A company spokeswoman said the bear had sold unusually well, but would not give figures.

Mental health advocates cheered.

"We believe the Vermont Teddy Bear Co. has come to understand the harm caused by creating an image that trivialized the pain of people with severe mental illness, and that reinforced public stereotypes regarding appropriate treatment for such individuals," four advocacy groups said in a statement.

Last week, company President and CEO Elisabeth Robert had apologized to anyone offended by the bear but said it would not be taken off the market. "We're not in a position to be told what we can and cannot sell," she said.

On Tuesday, she met with representatives of the Vermont chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill and three other groups.

"We sat around a Vermont kitchen table and talked," Robert said in a statement Thursday. "From the respectful, human discourse I learned a lot about the significance of stigma in the mental health community and the plight of real people who suffer from mental illness."

"Again, we are truly sorry if we hurt anyone with this bear," she said.

The bears were offered on eBay on Thursday for as much as $175.

IT'S ONLY A FUCKING TEDDY BEAR!!!!!!!