Viewers watch their language

Re “Can You Say That on TV?” (by Lynn Smith, Jan. 19), it should be noted that the chief cause of expletives reaching the airways during live TV broadcasts is pilot error and not rebellious broadcasters exercising an agenda to pollute the minds of our children. Operating the “bleep” button during a delayed broadcast to eliminate offending words is similar to playing a verbal video game, and few operators achieve a perfect score.

John Hunt

Fullerton

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USC journalism professor Joe Saltzman is quoted as saying, “It’s absurd when you can go to [cable] television and watch adult programming, then turn to NBC, CBS and ABC and they’re still arguing over words and phrases.”

It’s not absurd to me, Mr. Saltzman. I am not entertained by shows depicting nudity, graphic violence, etc. I do not appreciate the F-word being brought into my home, where we don’t use that kind of language.

Don’t the men and women who decide what’s acceptable on television have children? Perhaps they don’t care what their children see and hear, but I do.

Mandy Baker

Norco