TV Program BANNED in Evansville by SIGECOM!
Hi gang!
Admittedly, the public access program produced by David W. Johnson named "Stop Watching Me" is not for all people. It's... well, weird. Even Johnson, himself, would concede that. But is it too provocative?
That's what Sigecom decided last Spring, when Johnson received a letter from the cable service provider notifying him that it would no longer air anymore episodes of the program on its public access channel after only airing one episode.
I have uploaded the banned show's first episode at the link below (Don't worry, there's no bad language, vulgar behavior, and violence... Just weirdness):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP4BlaaOF7Y
Yes, it is really odd. And, certainly, not everyone (even most) people would watch it on a regular basis, if at all. But, should Sigecom have pulled it from the schedule on a public access channel?
Public access is a way for members of the community to have a voice for expression and ideas. "Stop Watching Me" did not violate community standards, insofar as I can tell. It's kind of scary when a show on public access is pulled for being "too provocative." After all, a program discussing politics and religion may be considered provocative. What if Sigecom decided to silence community members that wanted to use public access to discuss such matters? Personally, it goes against freedom of speech in my book.
What do you think?
See more "Stop Watching Me" segments, along with "The Happy Show!" segments at:
http://www.youtube.com/thehappyshow
Matt Haweshttp://www.comicsunlimited.biz/http://www.thehappyshow.net/
Admittedly, the public access program produced by David W. Johnson named "Stop Watching Me" is not for all people. It's... well, weird. Even Johnson, himself, would concede that. But is it too provocative?
That's what Sigecom decided last Spring, when Johnson received a letter from the cable service provider notifying him that it would no longer air anymore episodes of the program on its public access channel after only airing one episode.
I have uploaded the banned show's first episode at the link below (Don't worry, there's no bad language, vulgar behavior, and violence... Just weirdness):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP4BlaaOF7Y
Yes, it is really odd. And, certainly, not everyone (even most) people would watch it on a regular basis, if at all. But, should Sigecom have pulled it from the schedule on a public access channel?
Public access is a way for members of the community to have a voice for expression and ideas. "Stop Watching Me" did not violate community standards, insofar as I can tell. It's kind of scary when a show on public access is pulled for being "too provocative." After all, a program discussing politics and religion may be considered provocative. What if Sigecom decided to silence community members that wanted to use public access to discuss such matters? Personally, it goes against freedom of speech in my book.
What do you think?
See more "Stop Watching Me" segments, along with "The Happy Show!" segments at:
http://www.youtube.com/thehappyshow
Matt Haweshttp://www.comicsunlimited.biz/http://www.thehappyshow.net/
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