The American Forces web ( AFN ) is the US military ’s tuner and goggle box web for American man and char serving abroad . The programming that ’s circularise by AFN is in some ways the American military ’s portal site to news and amusement at home , as the internet transmit everything from the show of Fox News and CNN to soap operas and sport . But American divine service member are n’t always felicitous about what ’s being aired .
I filed a Freedom of Information Act petition with the Department of Defense and get complaint that have been made around the world about programming on the meshing so far this twelvemonth . And it ’s a enchanting snapshot of the frustrations that overhaul appendage and their kinfolk are sustain with the medium that ’s made available to them .
Some of the complaint mirror what you ’d determine in complaints to the FCC here in the United States about impropriety on television and radiocommunication . Others are more specific to medium campaigns taking place in the military . For instance , AFN has been broadcast anti - intimate assault television ads and some of the complaints have necessitate issuing with these advertising airing during scheduling that ’s calculate at tyke . One of the complaint describes a PSA where a man violently crusade a woman to the ground before unbuckle his belt .
Other complaints orb around political bias on telly and radio . Some of the complaint are from service members kick about Rush Limbaugh ’s wireless show which “ only serve[s ] to divide our country . ” Other complaints are from service members objecting to Fox News vent in the middle of the night in some parts of the mankind while “ a dyke diary keeper bashing conservatives ” is schedule during the solar day . Presumably this is in reference to Rachel Maddow , the left - leaning sapphic television set observer on MSNBC .
One complaint from an active duty servicewoman takes consequence with the fact that AFN is air out the Victoria ’s occult swimsuit show during primetime hour . As she points out in her complaint , the military had banned her from reading women ’s seaworthiness powder magazine in her obligation section under the pretence of an anti - intimate assault campaign , and none of the recent fashion shows that she need to watch had aerate . “ Perhaps they just were n’t geared toward my male person counterparts as you would like , ” she wrote to AFN .
The person filing the charge write :
Enough with the political correct frill . Gay Pride ? We laugh . 300 + homophile in the Pulse Club and not one discommode to press back ? Really ? How did we ever win a state of war without them ? Guarantee you , the outcome would have been very dissimilar if there were 300 Marines in that night club . We laugh at AFN ’s pathetic capitulation to political correctness .
Respectfully , [ name cast by the military machine ]
Good affair he compose “ respectfully , ” otherwise I would ’ve figured that his laughing at 49 dead “ homos ” would ’ve been moderately disrespectful . Not to mention that there are plenty of Marines past and present who are gay . In fact , a Marine who served in Afghanistan and was working at the Pulse club helped save the life of dozens of people on thenight of the flack .
Obviously the individual who filed this complaint is a dinosaur and will become extinct in the near hereafter , but his complaints do serve as a useful cultural temperature bore for a military that has not only done away with the policy of “ do n’t inquire do n’t tell ” recently , but now allow trans service membersto serve openly .
Other charge are just about wanting more of a particular sport . Like the divine service extremity who pointed out that during football season they get four unlike games on Sundays but hardly get any international soccer games at all . As the mortal filing the ill points out , he ’s posted in a part of the creation where soccer is the only sport that weigh and feels that increase soccer coverage would contribute to better cultural understanding and immersion in host nation .
I ’ve separate up the complaints by subject and should observe that they come from American religious service members station around the public . Thus , you ’ll see inconsistencies where some service extremity on a particular theme may complain about one particular type of programming ( too much or too little of Fox News , for example ) which might contradict another charge from someone else halfway around the world . Unfortunately the ill do not show which military base the ill rise from , but as I said , I think they give a peep into the everyday frustrations of American service members , both of the bigoted - dinosaur and decent - human being - being variety .
The complaints all vagabond from December 2015 to July 2016 and I have n’t corrected any spelling errors .
On political bias and commercials on AFN TV and radio
May 2016
I would care to complain about AFN rebroadcasting Rush Limbaugh ’s radio show . All he does Is spew mean , sexist , and racist financial statement that only serve to divide our area . honestly , I do not care if he is republican or democrat but his commentary go well beyond normal discourse . I respectfully quest that AFN reconsider broadcast his show .
June 2016
Enough with the constant giving media that you are shoving down our throats ! You play CBS , MSNBC , CNN and everything in between all morning and afternoon long . Fox fare on for a stint late at night and very ahead of time in the morning time , when convienantly most are in bottom . Here ’s a concept that ’s probably really hard for you in the communication field to compass . The armed services traditionally is bourgeois , though I do realise there are some liberal , the war machine is for the most part materialistic . So how about this , you switch between conservative and handsome news . STOP playing liberal news program All DAY LONG ! ! It ’s bullshit and I ’m tired of you citizenry thrust it down our throats ! Also , the month of June has been dubbed by Obama to be officially LGBT appreciation calendar month and without skitter a beat the brilliant giving mind at AFN thought it would be great to play queer movies all calendar month long . What the fuck are you doing ? ? ! ! Again , stop shoving that betray down our throat ! spiel nuetral , non political movies ! Not everyone in this mankind is live with of that life style nor do we want to see it on video , especially when we have 10 flaming channels , one of which is a schedule distribution channel and the other has a dike journalist bashing Conservative . Now the picture show channel will be playing faggot picture . Get with it AFN .
Hello AFN , Does AFN insurance prohibit commercial ? If so , I would wish to know why AFN broadcasts the last 3 arcminute of the O’Reilly Factor ( Monday through Friday ) at 11 AM ( CET ) in which every daytime , he betray his volume , premium subscription to his website , and tickets to his shows which advance his political agenda ? How is this allow if AFN policy does not permit commercial message ? Thanks [ redact ]
Good Afternoon , I just had a few questions regarding your AFN News scheduling . Why is it that from 1500 - 2000 Tuesday - Saturday you broadcast three MSNBC commentary shows and only one from another 24 time of day newsworthiness media sales outlet ? I realize you disseminate CNN and Fox News throughout the twenty-four hours , but that is when most the great unwashed are at work . And then In the good afternoon , when most people are draw off oeuvre and are able-bodied to watch TV , you propagate multiple MSNBC reviewer who have some of the lowest ratings in cable goggle box and whose full order of business is knock materialistic ideas . Three out of the five hours in the windowpane I outlined above are shows with three liberalist who do nothing but whap conservative ideas . Then at 2000 you range right on into NBC Today show which also presents multiple MSNBC political savant who are more concerned in trash Presidential prospect from one particular company than they are presenting balanced campaign insurance coverage . My point is that it does n’t seem like we the viewers are being afford the chance to ascertain a fair amount of coverage that get over both conservative and liberal ideas on AFN News during evening hours . Is this done on purpose ? Are you in some type of agreement with MSNBC that leave you to propagate more of their shows during these hours ? And if so , did the other stations pass up to make the same eccentric of deal which restricts you from broadcasting their shows during these hours ? I certainly would not expect AFN to be part of the bias media corps that Is obvious In today ’s mainstream medium , but it is odd that NBC dominates your prime time tidings hour . Thank you for interpret my feedback .
January 2016
I have noticed that AFN News show observably more Fox News programing than other news show sources . Fox programs lean to be more political / news show whereas , for example , CNN programming is usually documentary of some nature and not political / intelligence . I would wish to call for more parity between various news source in damage of reservoir and content types .
July 2016
March 2016
Dear AFN , this entire past week I have been watching MSNBC and ABC news . I trust this is not your political science agendum . Every night at 7 pm I look forward towards see the newsworthiness face by Bill Riley , regrettably I have to see something that is very preconception news slant . I hope to keep watching the O’Riley factor . Also PLEASE for crying out loud , murder these soap opera “ General hospital ” and Days of our sprightliness ” did you ever grade survey to find out who is look out this silly grievous bodily harm . V / r [ redacted ]
I am wonder why your viewing of morn shows is so limited ( established } and Left wing base , it would be a great idea to show more Fox News programing not only to balance political views and also found on their high ratings back home and within military viewers back in our CON US military bases . I also noticed that whenever there are LIVE Breaking News you mostly switch back to CNN … when back CO NUS FoxNews really has the eminent ratings when it come up not only to breach newsworthiness but also for quality time and morning shows . It is exonerated that CNN , MSBC , NBC , CBS are exit Bias and that Fox News is the only electronic internet Center Right Bias . I respectfully bespeak that you find a balance in your programming accordingly especially during this election season that Is so important for us . I hate to pay for an AFN box that shows me 80 % left views and 20 % right views , not fair and not balanced . give thanks you very much and God Bless , you all do a with child job , I am just expressing my lowly opinion .
December 2015
I ’m hoping that Congress Is responsible for for your programming content . Otherwise I wonder about your decision to place so much MSNBC depicted object on AFN . They are currently the twenty-sixth ranked cable system channel who are only in business concern due to cable fee otherwise they could n’t exist . Their open anti - military positions just makes me wonder why AFN supports their programming so robustly . Meanwhile CNN Is figure 22 . I ca n’t admit to being a FoxNews acholyte but If required for intelligence It at least Justifies my time as the # 2 overseas telegram news web . Also your commercials are crazily painful . Please spend more time on military benefits and less on lifestyle determination . Please everyone on the major planet knows tobacco is big four wellness . aboveboard nobody Is listening especially since the invention of the mute button . Understand I spend 27 age in the military and over 7 years overseas and have shared my fourth dimension of suffering . awe-inspiring line provide sports programming however . pass on political correctness to college campus ’ . Please give the soldiers leghorn and airmen the scheduling they want not what DC politician desire . Your tiddler programing Is capital as well . Thanks you . I know you are doing your good under circumstances . you may be gravid .
Let me come out by saying that I understand it is hard to please everyone all of the time . AFN does a unspoiled job or blend the news show programing to cover a all-embracing scope of political viewpoints , especially given that journalism is seldom objective anymore . This being said , please find substitute computer programming for Tavis Smiley airing at 0700L ( GMT +9 ) , as well as the show “ United Shades or America , ” which has been on midday for some time now . Neither one or these display are tidings . survive In a foreign res publica it is unmanageable enough to stay au fait or what is happening in the U.S. We do n’t need these show clot up the news channel . Tavis Smiley is a talk show and , besides , it already airs at 1200L on AFN Prime . You could literally toy anything from any or the news connection and it would be an improvement , something as far right as Greg Gutfeld ’s show , or Rachel Maddow ( or the guy also on MSNBC that appear like Rachel Maddow ) . Regarding United Shades of America , we are stay put with the news channel at work so give us news ! Thank you .
I am noticing AFN uses every opportunity to bump fox news during normal programming times when event chance in the earth . Specifically , 16 July , three normal fox timeslots ( 0600 , 1200 , 1400 ) were supercede with CNN / MSNBC . I see this always with AFN . While I appreciate take AFN , I am pop to suspect there is an docket to undermine a different point of thought from the like - minded subject of CNN and MSNBC . I think it benefits inspection and repair extremity to see points - of - view from all sides and CNN / MSNBC clearly slant in one focal point politically . I work 12·14 hour a day and most weekend , so when I do have a Saturday I would like to see the computer programing that Is schedule . Please order me if this praxis will continue . If so , I can find another service to use .
On the objectification of women on TV
I , an active duty female in maintenance , am confused at the fact that AFN Is airing the Victoria ’s Secret swimsuit show curing prime time . This is women ’s history calendar month , still . Here we are in a armed services where we are trying to prevent a sexual violation environment to the full stop where even having a physical fitness cartridge in our duty plane section is prohibited , yet we come home to relax and see this scheduled programing . If you are going to air all of the anti - sexual rape environment commercials , then why in the hell would you have this on your mesh ? After all , Victoria ’s Secret epitomizes gender . And If the excuse that it is mode show is used , then why were n’t any of the late Fall 2016 way shows publicise ? Perhaps they just were n’t quite geared toward my male counterparts as you would like . I would really like to know the answer . Please , by all substance feel costless to get through me [ redacted contact info and name ]
On religious bias
April 2016
This daybreak at 0630 kst I was keep an eye on AFN at the USO , while wait for a term of enlistment . There was a clay animation pic represent on AFN Pacific that was grossly sickening . It was directed to small fry . It was religiously predetermine preaching the violent Islamic way to the children . There were clay figures dressed as stereotypes of several religions . The Islamic character was berating them while the bunch cheered . Please review this program to ensure it contact military values . I ’m very beaming my small fry were n’t present to be exposed to this .
Lately I have been listen a spiritual Song dynasty on AFN representing Christ . I cogitate AFN should not play anything that entirely interpret one religion .
On inappropriate (and “retarded”) commercials
I am implicated about the commercial message that you run during children ’s computer programing . We are watching a kids moving picture and a intimate assault advert came on . This , along with other subjects , are not really kid friendly . Is n’t there a elbow room to not air these type of commercials during kids scheduling or to keep them off the Family distribution channel ?
Please stop prove commercials on AFN deal with intimate assault . The last conversation I need to have with my 7 year old daughter was what is sexual ravishment and why are we watch a commercial message on It . There Is a prison term and station for these conversations and In between TV programs is NOT one of them .
Dear AFN , We receive your programming in our work nerve center and In our barrack and for the most part , enjoy the shows and sports that are played . That being said , the commercial that are shown on your internet are the most god dread , horrible , worthless , idea numbing . patronizing . insulting , garbage that has even been put on TV . I would rather discase bare , defame a buddy-buddy mix of honey and Gallus gallus gut all over my body and then pick up myself to a tree with ( 4 ) 13 inch long rusty railroad spike that has a fire ant bed at the base of it , in a starving hyena cage in the 120 level heat of Ramadi than to ascertain one more of your retarded commercials on safety , intimate violation or the ten thousand of other things that people that do n’t have to actually push for a living consider Important . The people In burster or air the commercial should all take themselves outside to the tree business and haze themselves until all the worthless , uncollectible conclusion making genes that populate their worthless yucky bodies choke .
I appreciate AFN and the kind of show vent . It ’s been about eight years since I ’ve insure AFN . Now that I ’m back overseas , I ’m a little shocked at the deficiency to no sensoring . I get it If Its after 9 pm , but before then ? All geezerhood group are take in . and I detest having to constantly keep one eve on the TV to monitor even the SAPR infomercials . Can you please show those after 9 pm ? My kids do n’t necessitate to ask me what sexual violation is when they are in uncomplicated school . I just saw one tonight that evince a guy wire pushing a female child to the earth as he come out unbuckling his belt ! These figure of speech are disturb for kids . Also , please sensor the farad - dud throughout the 24-hour interval . There is also nudity that needs to be sensored . I ’m just enquire who choose over AFN , since the last time I see it ? I grow up with AFN Europe when they played Nick at Night and only diachronic facts were the infomercials . I get prison term have changed , but I ’m scantily out of my twenty , so I sense something is incorrect since I do n’t think I ’m that old . I ’m not the only one who feel this elbow room . I ’ve had other parents talk to me about this as well . They ’re very concerned with the lack of morality demo on AFN . Some say , they just twist off . “ AFN family ” is no better than any of the other channel . What happened ? ? AFN needs to raise the bar at least before 9 pm , please ! !
More soccer please
On offensive songs
As a father to my children and mentor to my airmen I feel oblige to make a complaint regarding content of music played on AFN I heard last hebdomad , which should be category - well-disposed in my opinion . I latterly found this reasonable measure violated as I listen to lyrics talking about a man sucking on his girl ’s breast in the morning while listening to AFN . I feel compelled to register a complaint for such explicit , sexual language on an AFN post . How can I present this concern to remedy this problem and better ensure decent lyric subject is transmit over AFN to our personal and corporate Air Force family . Thank you .
I am an AAFES employee on Ramstein Air Base and a married person of an active duty military member . I would like to express my headache and dashing hopes with some of the content permitted on AFN . I feel that there is a discrepancy between found Air Force standard and the content of some of the music recreate on AFN . I am in person shocked and offended by the the preponderance of both intimate paper and lyrics and bank in the song recreate on AFN . It is troubling to me that the Air Force has a stately custom of professionalism and excellency in all that it does , yet AFN does not hold fast to these standards by virtue of offensive mental object in the music that it plays . I experience that it is inappropriate for songs with intimate lyrics and trust word to be take on in a public work environment as it is disrespectful to both employee and patrons who recover such mental object to be sickening . I am deeply troubled and refer by this want of professionalism and respect , and I would like to set up this emergence on behalf of others who feel the same way . I ask a post that bears the name of the Air Force to represent it in a more professional , positive agency .
I wish to protest most strongly over I song I heard on AFN radio . This sunrise at approximately 1045 ( CET ) I was in the USAG Brussels Belgian Fitness Center and the song that I heard playing had the lyrics , “ will the bitch make out back ” . This phrasal idiom was ingeminate at least a twelve prison term so I can only close that It was part of the chorus and possibly even the statute title of the Song dynasty . There was also a comment on “ balls ” as well as a translation of the “ f ” Scripture . I could not think my ears . I take the associate degree in the Center if she was broadcasting an AFN station and she said that she was . She also said that AFN has several streams of music and she had picked this one . She forthwith changed to another one . In view of the Department of Defense campaign on prevent sexual abuse and violence , I can not trust how such a birdcall would even be played . Secondly how would the person who select this song or who authorized its acting would react if someone called his mother , married woman or sweetheart a bitch . Sincerely , [ redacted ]
I have noticed a trend over the past several weeks regarding the option of programming programme on the AFN wireless post each morning . There Is a high-pitched frequency or sexually denotative euphony played in the early break of the day hr . So much so that I have to oft shift the station while taking my kids to school . Granted , any existent cursing Is silenced out but the message is still there . Please review the computer programing during the hours that tike are probable to be shuttle to / from school to insure that it ’s appropriate programming . Furthermore , I would also await at the scheduling across the board to see If we ’re actually yield tacit commendation of sexual assault / intimate molestation deportment base on the music AFN promotes .
We are constantly inundate with sexual harassment advert on radio and TV . However , strain like those with the lyrics below are allowed to be play . How does this call not contradict the subject matter of preventing sexual harassment you are send off . No I am not prejudiced , this Sung should be offensive to anyone with a brain . My Eunectes murinus do n’t , my Eunectes murinus do n’t My anaconda do n’t want none unless you got buns . hun Boy toy name Troy used to experience In Detroit Big dope dealer money , he was gettin ’ some coins Was In shootouts with the law , but he hold out In a palace purchase me Alexander McQueen . he was keeping me stylish Now that ’s substantial , real , real Gun In my handbag , gripe , I came dressed to the nines to kill Who wanna go Orst ? I had them pushing daffodils I ’m high as infernal region . I only took a half a anovulatory drug I ’m on some dense shit . by the way , what he say ? He can tell I ai n’t miss no meals Come through and fuck him In my automobile Let him eat It with his grills and he tellin ’ me to chill And he telling me It ’s real , that he love my sexual practice appeal Say he do n’t like ‘ em boney , he want something he can catch So I tear up In the Jag . and I hit him with the fab like Dun - d - d·dun - doo - il·d·dun·dun My anaconda do n’t , my anaconda do n’t My anaconda do n’t want none unless you got buns , hun Oh my gosh , look at her butt Oh my gosh . attend at her butt Oh my gosh , face at her can ( Look at her butt ) look at , search at , look at Loolr ; , at her rear This dude named Michael used to ride motorcycle Dick bigger than a tugboat , I ai n’t talk about Eiffel ’s Real land - backside nigga , have me play with his rifle Pussy put his ass to sleep , now he calling me NyQuil Now that bang . bang . bang I let him hit it cause he slang cocain He toss my salad like his name Romaine And when we done , I malte hkn buy me Balmaln I ’m on some dumb diddlysquat , by the path , what he say ? He can tell I ai n’t missing no meals Come through and fuclt him In my automobile permit him eat it with his grlOs . and he telling me to chill And he telling me It ’s real , that he get it on my sex appeal He say he do n’t Uke ‘ em boney , he want something he can grab So I pulled up In the Jag . Mayweather with the Jab like Oun - d·d·durrdun - d·d - dun·dun My anaconda do n’t , my Eunectes murinus do n’t My anaconda do n’t need none unless you got buns , hun Oh my gosh , expect at her bum Oh my gosh , look at her butt Oh my gosh , look at her buttocks ( Look at her coffin nail ) wait at , look at , look at Look . at her butt little In the heart but she got much back little In the heart but she get much back little In the center but she got much back ( Oh my God , depend at her butt ) My anaconda do n’t , my Eunectes murinus do n’t My anaconda do n’t want none unless you got buns , hun My Eunectes murinus do n’t . my anaconda do n’t Do n’t want none unless you got buttocks , hun Oh my gosh , look at her cigaret Oh my gosh , look at her butt Oh my gosh , look at her butt ( Look at her buttocks ) Look at , seem at , look at Look , at her tail Yeah , he love this fat ass , hahahal Yeah I This one Is for my bitches with a adipose tissue ; iss In the blinking dub I said , where my productive ass magnanimous kick In the ciub ? Fuck the skinny kick ! make love the scraggy bitches In the dubl I wanna see all the big fat ass bitches In the muthafuckin ’ dub Fuck you If you skinny kick , what ? ! Kyuh Haha , haha I got a braggy fatty tissue ass ( ass , ass . ass ) fare on !
us armed forces
Daily Newsletter
Get the best technical school , science , and polish news in your inbox day by day .
newsworthiness from the future , delivered to your nowadays .
You May Also Like
