Daniel Butler
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This might belong in Officer's Lounge.
Ok - I'd take a screen shot of this but for some reason VLC just crashes when I try.
In SG-1 1x14 Singularity, Cassandra is lying on the table after going into cardiac arrest, surrounded by medical personnel. Suddenly and randomly her pajama shirt is open and the doctor's bare hands are compressing her bare chest, which I found a little weird.
Then they move the camera out and this girl's nipple is clearly and totally visible on cable TV. She's like 12, 10 at the very youngest. WTF? I pointed it out to a friend and he's a bit freaked out too. I mean I'm personally fine with anybody of any age being naked, but seeing this on TV...is just weird.
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Well that's what would happen in a real situation and frankly I've seen more explicit things than that on certain medical dramas before now (yes, including young teenagers.)
Daniel Butler
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I think maybe I didn't make myself clear. I don't have a problem with the naked girl, and I don't think it shouldn't be on TV - I'm surprised that it's on TV is the point. After years and years of bleeps and euphemisms suddenly I see a show from over 10 years ago where there's nipple? It was really weird to see.
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Again... it was on Showtime. As in a premium cable channel that you have to opt-in to receive even above regular cable programming. FCC "decency" standards don't touch those networks at all.
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Does Showtime normally show naked children?
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Fine. Maybe it's a cultural thing. Where I grew up it'd be considered disgusting if you saw a girl of that age with her shirt off.
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Well I'm not saying you see underage girls walking around topless over here but I wouldn't call it disgusting either. It really depends on the context and in this case it's a part of a medical procedure, so while I can't speak for everyone, I personally find it appropriate.
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^ What he said. No matter how people rant about this stuff, context always matters.
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lol Man, it's appropriate but I found it surprising because of her age. I never said it wasn't appropriate, it was just really surprising to me.
Edit: I showed it to someone and he agreed with me, so at least I know it's not just me. Anyway, he also said he thought it was inappropriate for a girl of that age to be on a set surrounded by adults with some stranger's hands on her bare chest and her shirt wide open when it wasn't necessary for the scene. It didn't add anything dramatically.
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