http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3611969.stm

And heres the product:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=2598456

Ok, most of the time I find your newsposts amusing as hell Capula, although
the sources can be dodgy on occasion. The last one disturbed me on a fairly
deep level, however. That is just wrong, and one more reason why I am
frequently embarassed to be american.

Why does that disturb you on a deep level? When I followed the product link,
the box right above the picture clearly states that you can choose to disable
offensive material. I think it's pretty great that someone is developing a
product that lets people decide for themselves what is offensive, instead of
forcing those opinions on everyone else. I don't see why that should be an
embarassment to any human. Difference of opinions, and the ability to choose
what you want for yourself is part of what makes this country great. I'd
think that the movie industry would be happy, being able to reach an audience
that otherwise may not watch the movies due to content. Feel free to flame,
it was mostly the embarassed to be an american part that prompted this anyway.

Actually, the issue is more along the lines of censorship without thought.
One of the big problems in America is laziness. Now parents don't even have
to expend the effort to read the back of a DVD to determine whether or not
it's good for their kids, they can just depend on the DVD player to do it for
them. How great is that, eh? So now the DVD player technology decides
exactly what sections of a movie are appropriate, and what are not. Also,
from an artistic standpoint, if I put graphic sex in a novel, it's in there
for a reason. It's not just randomly thrown in because I was bored.
Therefore, if something is put into a movie, considering the time and effort
spent on making most movies, I would say that the director probably had a
reason for it, and he felt that it was critical to the plot. And yes, I did
read the article, and WHAT fucking moron fast forwards sections of a movie
because they are offensive? Anyone who is that easily offended by a movie
would probably just cut it off and not finish it. So, it's destroying a piece
of art, and simultaneously encouraging parents to pay even LESS attention to
their parents.
Hooray for technology.

That would be the whole movie. It would be over in less than ten minutes 8P

I think the issue, at least the one I was addressing, was the ambiguous
embarassment at being an american, due to some technology that enables you to
choose what you view within your home. If the government was FORCING you to
apply these filters within your home, then I think that's an issue that needs
to be addressed. I'm am sure there are plenty of *filtered* morons that fast
forward through sections of movies. Personally, I don't get offended by
content, especially if I knew what I was getting into before I payed for it.
I don't think that laziness is really the issue in America, it's lack of
personal responsibility. If parents want to take personal responsibility for
filtering what their children are exposed to, I can't see how that harms
anyone else in any way, and I certainly don't understand how that could cause
embarassment for fellow americans. But disagreement, and the right to state
an opinion is your right. Have at me.

Why the fuck would you be embarassed to be an american when the fucking stinky
french made the damn thing.. We just sell it to retarded parents is all