Is anyone else bothered by this?

The 66 ABC affiliates that refused to carry Saving Private Ryan, fearing that they could be fined by the FCC because of its four-letter words and graphic violence, actually had nothing to worry about, the agency indicated Monday. Responding to complaints about the film, the FCC said in a unanimous decision: "In light of the overall context in which this material is presented, the commission determined it was not indecent or profane." Randy Sharp of the American Family Association, which said that it sent 23,339 complaints to the FCC over the Ryan telecast, told today's (Tuesday) Washington Times: "Our reaction is one of extreme disappointment. ... I think it confuses a lot of people." He noted that the FCC had already indicated that context was not a factor when it held that Bono's use of the term "f***ing brilliant" during a 2003 Golden Globes telecast violated the FCC's decency standards. Raymond Cole, president of Citadel Communications, which refused to broadcast the Ryan film, said Monday that if the network scheduled the movie again, his stations would air it. Separately, the FCC dismissed complaints filed by the Parents Television Council against the programs Arrested Development (Fox) and Will & Grace (NBC).

"Decency standards..." Sure. By it's very definition, a standard is "something set up and established by authority as a rule for the measure of quantity, weight, extent, value, or quality." Context is a factor. Context is not a factor. Which is it, FCC? A standard has to be consistent, otherwise it's not a rule.