♫anna♫
Global Moderator
Aug 18 2017 - Always In Our Hearts
The Federal Reserve Act is the Betrayal of the American Revolution!
e x a l t | s m i t e
karma:
Posts: 11,769
|
Post by ♫anna♫ on Jul 2, 2010 5:36:07 GMT
The Beverly Hillbillies believed that the South won the Civil War and would display the Confederate flag at times! Humourous in my opinion, but politically dangerous in the eyes of the PC nutters! You could just as easily make the following argument: They (The Clampetts) were clearly wrong to believe the south won the war, so a TV programme that showed southern Americans to be Completely Stupid would be offensive to the folks down South; therefore it is censored now to protect their feelings. That argument is just as ridiculous because, as I have said already, the show is not censored; you can buy it on dvd and watch it in lots of places like the internet. If your gripe is that it's not on prime-time television then I'd think the reason for that is because modern audiences wouldn't be that interested in a black and white show that's over forty years old; there are (slightly) more sophisticated and fresher things to watch now. I think that it's the advertisers that have the real power not some imaginary PC hit-squad. I've never met a US Southerner, who felt offended by this TV comedy! The Clampetts all had their shotguns, except Critter lover Ellie May! Granny shown above was in charge of "shotgun weddings"! Uncle Jed and Jethro would go "Possum hunting" with their shotguns in the Beverly Hills neighborhood! Not the kind of show gun control advocates would approve of! ;D
I think i'd pass on eating an Opossum though! Ellie May shown below has an Opossum on her shoulder!
|
|
|
Post by o on Jul 2, 2010 8:36:14 GMT
Exactly.
Nobody is offended by this little ol' show. It's not on the TV any more solely because it is past its sell-by date.
No conspiracy, nothing to do with political correctness, we've just moved on is all.
|
|