16-11-2013, 22:51
(10-11-2013 22:33 )MARCCE Wrote: [ -> ](02-11-2013 14:47 )RCTV Wrote: [ -> ]I think ofcom vary on what the government are at the time. The number of adult channels has moved on sky, giving them less space for less channels, no surprise considering government.
I don't think whoever in government has much to do with it. Ofcom reflect what is perceived to be the public mood of the time.
Sadly we're living in a time where people are desperate to be offended. So all of a sudden you get supermarkets demanding that lads mags are put into covers. If you go to football, chants that nobody would have batted an eyelid at even 5 years ago are now meant to be offensive. The campaign to get rid of Page 3 seems to have picked up greater momentum.
The loudest voices being heard at the moment all seem to be preaching greater censorship. There's a twitter page set up for "no more page 3" but you don't see an equivalent set up for keeping it. People with the strongest opinions will always be more proactive than people who disagree with them but don't see it as the be all and end all of their lives.
When you have things like lads mags and page 3 under threat because of the way they apparently objectify women then you have no chance at all of Ofcom suddenly relaxing it's iron grip.
it is government approved, and if it goes against what government wants it can go. The current cabinet have a lot of involvement in it, having done some recent work with another area of ofcom (nothing to do with babe channels before anyone asks).
The government are great at reacting as well, and you'll see that go down to ofcom. people moan, government act, ofcom follow.