I think this is a great irony in America. The FCC frowns on the accidental exposure of a female breast, but not blood, death, and gore... Nice!
WaPo Story (sorry for not using a box quote, i don't know how).
FCC: 'Private Ryan' not indecent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- U.S. communications regulators Monday rejected complaints that the broadcast of "Saving Private Ryan," a film depicting the U.S. landing in France during World War II, violated indecency limits.
The Federal Communications Commission unanimously decided that ABC television affiliates did not violate indecency regulations when they aired the movie on Veteran's Day in November, despite complaints about profanity and violence.
Sixty-six ABC stations decided against showing the award-winning film for fear of running afoul with the FCC, which has been cracking down on broadcast and radio stations after several high-profile incidents.
"In light of the overall context in which this material is presented, the commission determined that it was not indecent or profane," the FCC said in a statement.
Warnings were aired throughout the broadcast about the movie's content. The ABC network, owned by the Walt Disney Co. , ran the movie twice before and did not attract FCC fines.
Some parents groups and lawmakers have been pushing the FCC to take a harder line against broadcasters, like Viacom Inc.'s CBS network which aired the infamous incident in which Janet Jackson's bare breast was shown during the 2004 Super Bowl on national television.
From the Washington Post.