Butt Out

First, the Fox Network censors Mickey Rooney's octogenarian ass from an upcoming Superbowl ad, the latest act of absurdity in the latest post-nipplegate, FCC-inspired lunacy.

And now this. The Washington Post reports that Fox's animated series, "The Family Guy," is the latest program falling victim to the butt ban:

"Fox felt it had to pixelate the bare bottom of animated tot Stewie in an episode of 'Family Guy' that aired a couple of weeks ago. (It did so in a Christmas ornament reflection.) When Fox ran the episode about four years ago, before Janet Jackson exposed her breast at the Super Bowl, endangering the moral fiber of American youth, it did not blur the shot of Baby Stewie's behind.

"Fox also pixelated the bare backside of Stewie's dad, Peter, in a recently rerun episode, and obscured the backsides of the family's nudist neighbors in episodes rerun over the summer opposite NBC's coverage of the Olympics in Athens. You know, the same Games that may get NBC slapped with an indecency fine from the FCC for showing, among other things, replicas of ancient Greek statue nudes."

Our big question: If Fox is so uptight about showing assholes, why is Bill O'Reilly still on the air?