WARNING: Possibly Offensive Post - Read At Your Own Discretion

1). As a reader of many ethnic novels like "The Bluest Eye", "Their Eyes Were Watching God", and "The Color Purple", I have to say we should never spell words like they sound. Reading the mentioned books was a horrid experience. I hated every page in those damn books mainly for the complete disregard of English grammar and spelling. Sure, the point was made that "back in the day" "black folk" didn't have proper education with grammar, but it annoys the hell out of me that entire books are written adhering those conventions. As such, I pray America will not fall prey to the 'ignorance beast' that wishes to further stupefy the whole country.

Just so I don't sound like a complete racist, except for "The Color Purple", there are great lessons of morality and humanity taught in the mentioned titles. While reading may be difficult, it is well worth it for the personal journey your soul will take reading them.

I still hated them, but that's what I hear I should've taken away.

2). Watching the countless videos of Kevin Smith's online video project "Train Wreck" all day, I've seen bleeps and graphic covering people's mouths, not to censor language, but to dispel spoilers. They are kind of distracting, but not so much to ruin the experience. Hardly "cartoony".

Nonetheless, bleeping sometimes ruin the fun. Namely on "The Actor's Studio" when the celebrity has to say their favorite curse word. More often than not, the word has been bleeped out and I'm forced to guess what they said. Took me three times watching Robin Williams on reruns before I realized he had said "pussy".

Do I care how soldiers curse? Heck no. Bleep and censor away. When I think of PBS, I think of wholesome programming that I can sit my kids in front of. Granted, I rarely watch PBS and from the sound of shows I "should" be watching they have much more broad and diverse shows than I think. However, I will always think of PBS as being more classy than FOX.