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Last Sunday on "Curb Your Enthusiasm", Larry David's new pill has increased his flow so much it is causing him to splatter, which leads to a misunderstanding about a miraculously weeping Jesus in Maureen and her mother's bathroom. Immediately after the air time, Catholic groups came out with disapproving statements.
These groups are deeming the episode as offensive and tasteless jab at their religion. The Catholic League president Bill Donohue said in a statement, "...That's what passes for creativity these days. Was Larry David always this crude? Would he think it comedic if someone urinated on a picture of his mother?" Donohue suggests David to quit the show while he's ahead.
In a more angry tone, InsideCatholic.com's Deal Hudson said, "I don't think it's funny. Why is it that people are allowed to publicly show that level of disrespect for Christian symbols? If the same thing was done to a symbol of any other religions-Jewish or Muslim-there'd be a huge outcry. It's simply not a level playing field."
While the man under attack has not responded to the criticism, HBO has released a defensive statement, telling E! News, "Anyone who follows Curb Your Enthusiasm knows that the show is full of parody and satire. Larry David makes fun of everyone, most especially himself. The humor is always playful and certainly never malicious."
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HBO only cares about money...VERY OFFENSIVE! NOT KOSHER LARRY.
atheistic pandering
Very shameful for all jews. Horrible representation and example to the rest of the world. "By their fruits ye shall know them."
Larry David is an idiot. Everyone know jews hate Christians. Wake up people. Larry definately needs to swing a few chickens around his head for that one, not like it will take away his sins. True repentance happens in the mind Larry. Shame on you.
"The talmud was written before JESUS" Actually, the talmud is a collection of dozens of books written over several centuries both before and after JESUS. And yes, JESUS of Nazareth is referenced in the talmud, which states that he deserved death.
EVERYBODY PISS ON A QURAN NOW!!
What type of act are you outcrying about? Serendipity? He pees on Jesus by accident for anyone whos seen the show. Its just satire for the type of scenario we see a lot these days. Some fool finds Jesus's contour in a bag of potato chips or engraved with oil in a frying pan and instantly thing that they are blessed. Not saying that their not, hey believe whatever you want its all up to you. BUT what is so radical about an accidental drip on a picture of Jesus? There are satanists in Scandinavia burning down Churches every other day and you complain about a comedic bit? Again its not like he even gloryfies the act of peeing upon Jesus, it was merely an accident. Something his show is largely based upon actually- serendipity.
i respect all religions. after saying that i must say That episode was so funny its like seinfled mixed with south park.. he is a genius!! good humor :)
If you crazies hadn't noticed, David makes fun of every religion through the course of this series, jewish people included. More often than not, he makes fun of himself...if more people could do the same, the world would be better off.
Christ gets better treatment from the Muslims than from the Jews. I think we really need to refigure who we count as allies.
It's not as if he pees on Jesus on purpose. Larry David's character is potrayed as an often greedy shmuck who often comes up on the wrong end of the 'luck' stick and winds up in absurd situations. Like this one. It's not a joke to offend christians, just a poke at Catholic's love for crying statues. Do you think he would have went apeshit if someone made a satirical comment about the money hungry, big nosed Jew? Of course not. It's satire, its a joke. People are offended because G-d forbid we start laughing at and with each other instead of fighting and bickering.
it is more a light jab at fundamental, undereducated Christians. For example, look at the film Whatever Works. In that episode he is not pissing on Jesus, it is a picture of Jesus and and the woman in the sketch is hence portrayed as an idiot...
YOU LOT (AMERICANS) SERIOUSLY GET OFFENDED TO MUCH, I AM A CHRISTIAN AND FIND LARRY DAVID EXTREMLY WITTY AND HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING HIM SEVERAL TIMES AND HE IS A VERY NICE GUY. AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, LARRY DAVID USES THE CHRIST GAG A LOT AND IT WOULD NOT HAVE WORKED IF IT HAD BEEN ALLAH OR SOMEONE ELSE (I WOULD MUCH RATHER HAVE LOTS OF ANGRY CHRISTIANS AFTER ME THEN PAKIS ANYWAY!) GET OVER YOURSELVES AND CLIMB OUT YOUR OWN ARSE AND APPRECIAT LARRY FUCKING DAVID. nadw95@hotmail.co.uk. PEACE X
then why didn't they get Larry David to piss on a picture of Allah" Hmm just wondering... what would a picture of God look like (you know that "Allah" is the arabic word for "God", right ? In the Arabic Bible "God" is written "Allah). "the reason is cause they don't have the guts or balls to so this..." Oh really ? So they dont have problems to kill masses of muslims in Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine and Lebanon, but they would have a problem pissing on the Quran ? You must suffer from bad cognitive dissonance.
There is less difference between radical Islamists and radical Christians and radical whatever than meets the eye. They all want to believe they are right so very badly.
All of you Jews, Christians, Muslims, and Hindus take your faiths too seriously. Nobody knows anything for sure so lighten up retards.
If this show or HBO wanted some shock value on TV then why didn't they get Larry David to piss on a picture of Allah or better yet piss on the Quran....the reason is cause they don't have the guts or balls to so this...f-ing bunch of weasels.
You idiots are taking this way too seriously. It's a little backsplash, he didn't whip out his piece and start urinating all over the picture! Get a life, or better yet... a sense of humour! Larry David is AMAZING!
What a hack. The only way he can get viewers to his "show" is by using his old Seinfeld cast and pissing on a portrait of many people's god. Now if this were a portrait of Mohammad or Moses, I'm sure Larry David would have been tarred and feathered.
cancell HBo
shames himself, his jewish heritage, and his family. Muslims would slit his throat.
OK Look! If Larry David had done this with a picture of Mohammed, I would have given him credit for having cojones. The fact that he did his "cute little shtik" with Jesus puts him in the same category as the rest of the great balless (read without balls) Hollywood left.
Larry David is a gutless coward.Suppose he is too "hip" for us squares. Maybe he could do a "shout-out" for forgiveness for being a talentless freak.
i just want to know if they pissed and poo on his picture and also his mothers how would he feel. He is just a low-life who just wants to get publicity because he is nothing and lord jesus will punish him for what he has done.
Yo, if ANYTHING is done to ANY other religion, it's horrible. If you do it to Christianity, it's ok. WHAT LOGIC IS THERE IN THIS? Just asking for fair play. But today, that is too much to ask? If I could, I would tkae Larry David and beat his head in with a baseball bat. I'd tear him to motherfucking pieces and torch him and his home down. Then I'd beat his trashy assistant. Bloody hate this mofo son of a fucking bitch.
The joke wouldn't have worked with a picture of any religious figure other than Jesus because it plays on the frequent, widely publicized instances of nutty christians 'worshiping' supposed images of Christ on ordinary objects or seeing statues cry or bleed. Remember the Jesus Toast?
Why is accidentally splashing pee on a painting of a (possibly) ficticious character from mythology such a problem? Would anyone be upset if it was a painting of Zeus or Thor? I doubt it. Here's a radical idea - don't watch the show. If your faith is that strong then I'm sure you you can take comfort in your belief that he'll be punished in an afterlife and you'll spend eternity playing harps and lounging about on clouds.
i would like to shit on larry davids dead body after i piss on it.
please give an example of how jews banned ANYONE from the media. this whole world is so full of shit. Larry David is the saviour of comedy and he can do whatever he wants in my book. faith divides death unites. we'll all be together in the ground, get up off your knees people and realize we are all we have, oh yeah, and laugh a little, LD will teach you how.
i think we need to remember that this is a tv show, and that he didn't actually pee on a picture of jesus.
One thing for all so-called "Christians" to keep in mind... Jesus was spit upon, slandered, scourged, nailed to a torture stake... Yet what did he do? (He could of called legions of angels to slaughter his assailants) ... HE PRAYED FOR THEM... HE WAS PEACEABLE... In fact he stayed far removed from politics because he knows the ruler of the world is Satan... (John 14:30-31) . . .I shall not speak much with YOU anymore, for the ruler of the world is coming. And he has no hold on me, 31 but, in order for the world to know that I love the Father, even as the Father has given me commandment [to do], so I am doing. Get up, let us go from here. TRUE Christians are used to being pissed-on, beaten, fed to lions, tortured along side the Jews in Germany... Why? because they are TRUE CHRISTIANS and this world hates them... (John 7:7) . . .The world has no reason to hate YOU, but it hates me, because I bear witness concerning it that its works are wicked. (1 John 3:13-16) 13 Do not marvel, brothers, that the world hates YOU. 14 We know we have passed over from death to life, because we love the brothers. He who does not love remains in death. 15 Everyone who hates his brother is a manslayer, and YOU know that no manslayer has everlasting life remaining in him. 16 By this we have come to know love, because that one surrendered his soul for us; and we are under obligation to surrender [our] souls for [our] brothers. So there are many "fake Jews" and many "fake Christians" so each one of us should look and see where we stand in regard to Jehovah and Jesus lofty guidelines of love, mercy and righteousness...
Larry david,Jerry SWinefeld(not sienfeld)and HBO who defended this dispicable act.you are mean spirited bigots.This evil act is a witness of your hate filled hearts and intolarence toward christianity.However the gates of hell will not prevail.It seems you did not learn a lesson from history.Remember Hitler and Stalin?They were dictators and powerful.but they ended up in the garbage dump of history .and that is where you are heading.Next time if you want to be funny,pee on the star of David or the talmud and see if the jewish people will find it funny. Finally,I ask all my brothers & sisters in Christ to boycut those evil actors & TV stations & their products
Hey angry idiots: Curb Your Enthusiasm has shown humorous scenes mocking a variety of religious symbols (which is different from mocking the religion, despite what you people tend to believe), Judiasm most of all. Maybe if you spent less time saying ridiculous things on an internet forum about comedy shows you could spend more time being a better person, which is the supposed point of your religion, no?
Please read the bible. Repent for your sins. God and Jesus love all those who ask for forgiveness. I don't know why this is "funny", but I do guarantee you that if a "comedian" pissed on a Jewish symbol,an Islamic symbol, a "black" symbol (a picture of Barack Obama?), a Hispanic symbol, etc., we would still be hearing about it on all of the mainsteam (fringe?) media outlets. We have reached the point where nothing is shameful when it is done to whites, Christians, conservatives & America. All that is asked is to show the same respect to others as you would have them show you. (The golden rule.) But I guess that's just too much to ask. Sad.
hey can you piss on MLK...that would be funny
the end of Seinfeld has the ending of the show that all the cast goes to prison because the did not help a fellow human we pray that HBO takes a hint and has Larry David going to jail for this offense on the show and cancels this abomination if he would have shit on a Torah would the Jews been offended it does not matter if this is a work of fiction salman Rushdie had Muslims wanting to kill him and the dutch cartoonist who had the bad taste to make muhammed a cartoon when the nation of islam never allows the messenger to be shown Remmember when you are Mel Gibson Larry David or that idiot cartoonist people are offended Shame on you HBO for defending this
That's some funny shit right there!!!
JEWS WHO HATE CHRISTIANS Jewish hate is as old as some ancient Hebrew prophets. Speaking of anti-Semitism, it's Jerry Falwell and other fundy leaders who've gleefully predicted that in the future EVERY nation will be against Israel (an international first?) and that TWO-THIRDS of all Jews will be killed, right? Wrong! It's the ancient Hebrew prophet Zechariah who predicted all this in the 13th and 14th chapters of his book! The last prophet, Malachi, explains the reason for this future Holocaust that'll outdo even Hitler's by stating that "Judah hath dealt treacherously" and "the Lord will cut off the man that doeth this" and asks "Why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother?" Haven't evangelicals generally been the best friends of Israel and persons perceived to be Jewish? Then please explain the recent filthy, hate-filled, back-stabbing tirades by David Letterman (and Sandra Bernhard and Kathy Griffin and Larry David) against Sarah Palin and other Christians, and explain why most Jewish leaders have seemingly condoned the continuing "crucifixion" of Christians and even their Leader! While David, Sandra, Kathy and Larry are tragically turning comedy into tragedy, they are also helping to speed up and fulfill the Final Holocaust a la Zechariah and Malachi, thus helping to make the Bible even more believable! (For even more stunning information, visit MSN and type in "Separation of Raunch and State," "Michael the Narc-Angel," "Bible Verses Obama Avoids" and "The Earliest Hate Criminals" to learn even more about Jewish connections!)
I may not approve but we are a free county but if he really wanted to make a statement why didnt he piss on Muhammed, Maybe bcause you are afraid?
As a Jewish woman, I was first shocked that LD got away with this, then I started laughing and haven't stopped for over a week. Maybe only Jews can recognize and appreciate this character as their own, with his dire mishaps as a consequence of his foolish, exaggerated behavior. This is our 'schlemeil.' What's funny is his going way out on a limb to either assert his 'correctness,' or to cover something up, only to be bitten in the butt as a consequence. I think I'm about to have a Larry David moment. On Sunday I passed a display of scarves hanging from some rings outside a store. I was taken with the bright orange color and the gold-threaded musical notes. The clerk came out to assist me and quickly bagged the item. When I got home, I unwrapped the scarf. Then, as I examined the scarf more carefully, I realized that it also says "I Love Jesus." If I tried to give this to a Christian woman as a gift and tried to explain it, I would open myself up to a lot of 'tsooris' and epitomize the LD character.
I fucking hate Jews, anymore. Isn't it time we throw these Nation Wreckers out of America?
Hey Larry & HBO, I'm praying that someone pisses on you! But, don't take it personal. Look for yellow stains on your pants, next week...
Unfortunately, there's lots of obscenity in the media. After Limbaugh, Hannity, Beck and Levin are purged from the air, I will recommend that Larry David retire.
Was it just five yrs ago that the Hollywank Jews were all screaming for Mel Gibson's blood because he dared film a Christian view of Christ? When will Americans wrest their own culture back from the grasp of the usurpers? At the conversion of the Jews?
easy to descerate sacred objects of other religions, but lets see the fucker urinate on a torah scroll!
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I think the enormous and powerful Christian world can take it. They gave us the Crusades, the Inquisition, the Holocaust, the Moral Majority and other abominations. All Larry did was take a piss.
Those of you who damn all Jews because of Larry Davis's despicable act should also remember that there are Christian rapists and murderers the vast majority of Christians would 't do that in a million years.
I'm a Jew and I think Davis is way, way out of line. Obviously his ego is overriding his brain, never mind his humanity.
When Iran bombs Israel, that will be worth renting...for posterity of course. Laugh away Jews...your numbers are dwindling. Go Allah.
Another Jew earning money. Any wonder why the world hates them?
o my how horrid such language nasty and all you should all be ashamed y' selfs and all bad bad bad all ya
what big fuckin deal? piss christ no? fuck crist.? not? larry funny guy no? ha ha? no? bet you funny now no? lotsa screenin shit now no? ha
i have mezuzah in toilet and piss on it every morning. what big deal, no?
I have a mezuzah in my toilet and I piss on it every morning! what up with big deal?
Now what would hitler say??? (throw da jew in the oven, schnell!!!) sorry, that was offensive. But don't be offended!!
haha, just nice catholic priest buttfuck little boys! Jewish rabbi's, muslim imams don't do such nasty things? Right!! charts, Instead of shooting your mouth off, how about giving us some figures on this catholic sex epidemic
It is not an issue of Jewish people being so low-class and ugly. It is a matter of those on the left being consistently this way. A practicing Jew would *never, ever do something like this. And for those of you who have made anti-semitic comments here, please remember that Jesus was/is Jewish. He was a good (read: perfect) Jewish boy to His forever wonderful Jewish Mother.
ahora no entiendo porque este gente hablan asi. No? A me parece que todos somos iquales y necesitamos vivir junots no? No? Si no, porque? Es racismo no? Los moros contra los insectos? Los verbos contra los Clintonistas? Cuando nos vamos parar? Personne ne parle franchese, NO? Que? Que WTF?
Ich bin mit meine gekristagefurtzeklienemakina diese tag. Nichte is genaau? da
wow, so ridiculous. who gives a shit if larry david pisses on a picture of jesus? the show is fiction. this never happened. i think that the christian image has been tarnished enough, what with all the buttfucking of little boys.
By accident - the writers didn't write the scene by accident - that's the point. It was intentional.
LONG LIVE LARRY DAVID!
Digital Diva... thank you for pointing that out! If any of these people on this board who are bashing HBO or Larry David actually watched the episode, they would know he DIDN'T PEE ON JESUS. It was an accident- ONE DROP slashed on the picture, and Larry's face right after showed he felt weird about what had just happened.
What a pathetic person Larry David is. HBO defending such humor is beyond belief. Jesus died on the cross. How funny is that? Jesus died so that sinners like Mr. David's people, the Jews, could have a relationship with God that they never had before. Isn't that funny? Hell is full of the Mr. Davids of the world, who reject the Father's provision. Sad, pathetic. Even Mr. Savage, a Jew by birth, is outraged. How about some courage from the Jews of the world?
how appropriate that the add for flabby stomache appear under all these comments. If people saw the episode they would know that He did not pee on the picture. It was an accident. The only thing typical about Jewish behavior is that we can take a joke.
I also cancelled my subscription. For those listed here inferring God would find humor in this - I challenge you to rent The Passion of the Christ and really revisit the life of Christ, born into poverty, betrayed, beaten, condemned and murdered - in our place. I don't see the humor - nor do I understand why others would think it appropriate to use Him for a punchline.
Albert says..... typical jewish behavior. Interesting Albert, Jesus was a JEW his whole life. Catholics are the first to complain about others, yet are spineless, fearful, and guilt ridden to ever question their own church. Just start with the world wide sex abuse epidemic within the catholic church.
HBO&Larry WENT WAY TOO FAR!
considering how the Jews are speaking out AGAINST Larry David....no wonder people hate Jews!
Jew Kike ...that says it all.
Larry David made a huge mistake,but hopefully not fatal. He has a duty to protect the reputation of his fellow Jews and respect other religions as he would have his. The Golden Rule. I was upset with the tattoo on his mother's ass.
If I urinated on a picture of Moses or the Star of David on a television show, I would be instantly banned from further broadcasting. Many, many "gentiles" understand that the Jewish media, epitomized by comediens such as Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, believe they have carte blanche to belittle Catholics, Protestants, and Muslims in the broader media and in Hollywood. We will not suffer insults to Catholicism by a group of stale comics ignorant enough to take for granted the ludicrous assertion they are the "chosen people" while at the same time finding the sloppy and broken functions of their aging genitals comical. To profane Christ Jesus or religious imagery of any kind is simply malicious, and contradicts the Jews’ own infamous and aggressive insistence of enforced respect for Jewish images, culture, and history in the most remote instance.
Thank HEAVEN for HBO and Curb Your Enthusiasm. I just told my Presbyterian mom about this so-called "controversy." She says she's signing up for HBO! I'm so happy I was born into a family with a sense of humor. Not to mention a sense of proportion.
I think this was in poor taste and smacks of bigotry. I can only imagine the outcry if it had been some Jewish or Muslim icon that was used in such a tasteless "joke".
Considering the absolute trash that is called "reality tv", this episode pales in comparison. Why don't people get up in arms about sluts manipulating men, or bed hoping teens, or former has beens parading women all around for their own amusement.... oh wait... people are ok with sex and violence, but say something naughty about Jesus and low and behold, the claws come out.
It seems Larry David fears insignificance and is behaving badly for attention. This is quite a mockery, but from the beginning people have mocked our JESUS. Personally I pray GOD bless Larry David with a more sensitive heart in knowing he is significant and loved. As this JESUS died for us all. I also pray that people stop rewarding this bad behavior by paying HBO and watching Larry David. As the choice is ours to support them or cut them off and feed their appetite for attention.
you are all a bunch of losers
disgusting
I wasn't offended... I just thought the episode wasn't that funny. It seemed like a stretch to get to the Jesus joke. However, I can see why they weanted to poke fun at the "extreme" Christians who actually do freak out and swoon when they think they see a picture of Mary or Jesus in a potato chip or sandwich (actual stories in the news). This country is freedom of religion and speech, so HBO can do anything they want. The constitution is always used to defend gun toting, so why can't you accept it for this and move on. All the press just gives the show more ratings, which is actually a good thing because it's a great show.
On second thought though, the closet Christian Piss Fetishist kinda owns. "I AM SO ANGRY WHERE CAN I PEE ON LARRY DAVID'S FAMILY?"
This owns. Larry David owns. Most Christians own for being generally cool with others beliefs. You know who doesn't own? People who are jealous that mainstream Christianity doesn't have the knee-jerk violent reaction to others that fundamentalist islam does. Also, thinking that cancelling your free service is going to affect HBO's bottom dollar.
HBO and Larry, Curb your illness!!!
Sorry HBO, No explanation and no excuses for Larry David. He's a sick person and your as sick as he his, maybe worse, because your the one supporting him. No HBO for me!
Hey, Larry. Give me picture of your wife and kids, I need to take a leak!!
i guess if I was going to hell I'd pretend not to care. It wasn't funny in the least and he wouldn't have used his star of David to pop a pimple or a menora candle to please his wife.
Cancelled HBO yesterday and will not return until HBO cans “Curb” and issues a public apology.
Larry David is a piece of Garbage.
Enough is enough. When is the Christian community finally going to put their foot down. This type of act would not have be done, nor tolerated, by Jews, Muslims, Blacks or Gays. A concerted effort needs to be brought down upon HBO, their advertising supporters and affiliates.
One way to get the idiot killed, it to somehow talk him in pissing on the koran.
Please stop pretending you are offended by this and move on with your lives. Thank you.
I'm getting free HBO for a couple more months but this is reason enough to cancel it when it comes up. There are curtain things in the name of humor that true Christians don't make fun of.
Such a stupid debate. He makes fun of everyone including himself. He's done satire about Jews too. Some people need to take an enema.
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I'm canceling HBO service immediately. I hope others do the same. Disgusting.
I wonder what state our country would be in now if he had urinated on a picture of Mohammed? It seems that Christians are the ones consistently "parodied" and "satired" by the secular media. Maybe because the Truth hurts?
I think the premise is amusing; if you don't like it don't watch it. That's part of the price of freedom. hank you Larry David and HBO for making me laugh.
I suggest Larry urinate on the Koran and see what happens, but then I doubt if he has the balls to do it!
You may think you can sweep this under Hollywood's carpet, it's NOT GOING TO WORK!!!!!!!!
I will piss on Lary Davids bald Jew head if I ever have the chance! what he and HBO did was insulting to Christians...they knew it and didnt care.
Does anyone know where to get holocaust costumes and a reparations bag for Halloween?
What a bunch of retards. Hey, albert, did you know that the Talmud was written BEFORE Jesus' time? How could it possibly say anything about him? And only mentally incapacitated people like Jbehrens, Ddawg and Albert believe in collective guilt. If one Jew does something all are to blame. Well, why don't we apply this same standard to all groups then? As for Curb your Enthusiasm, that stupid show makes fun of Jews about 10 times per episode, yet I didn't hear any complaints, only the predictable "oh, they would never make fun of Jews" comments after this.
They are not going to sweep this under the carpet. They are going to reshow the episode, make it available on demand, and in 6 months sell the entire season on DVD with the entire episode intact. This episode doesn't offend me, insult me, or shake my faith one bit.
This guy is by all standards ignorant of what can anger people. he is someone who does not believe in god, and there is something special waiting for him when he dies. HBO sucks for showing trash like that.
The crap about how we Christians have to stand for Israel is just that, crap! Their run of being the chosen race ended when they rejected Jesus.
<i>...people are ok with sex and violence,... </i> <p>Nice try junior. <p>Who the f*ck said that Christians are OK with sex and violence? <p> You are trying (and failing) to paint people who object to this of being the most horrible thing people can be in Hollywood....HYPOCRITES! <p>Oh no!
I am a Christian and have always prayed for Israel but I am beginning to realize that perhaps Jews do not respect Christians and that maybe Israel has been unfair to the Palestinians. I have always been Pro-Israel to an extreme but after reading about who controls the media and Hollywood my mind is changing somewhat, sadly.
I canceled HBO today and called HBO Headquarters in New York and told them what I thought. They said, "Thank you for your opinion" in to which I replied, It's not an opinion if the Quran or Torah had been pissed on that backlash would have been much more severe!
typical jewish behavior. this is not suprising, the talmud states what the jews think of jesus, and this is just more of that. if a muslim comedian pissed on the torah, the jewish media would have him banned from the entertainment world. this event is just like..so what, from the jewish controlled media.