Complaints in 'The Simpsons'

I read an interesting article on The Telegraph website (by Charlotte Runcie) regarding 'The Simpsons,' censorship and public reception. It detailed all the complaints that had been made in the USA in the past 3 years by the public to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). This reminded me of the reading a few weeks previous from Forbidden Animation by Cohen. It brings in to question the notion of decency in cartoons. The complains listed show that even now, years after the harsh standards of cartoon decency in the early 20th century, many viewers still take a hard line on what they consider appropriate to be shown in cartoon form.
Some of the complains were made to address the show's apparent use of 'bad language,' such as poop, pee and toosh. Others called in to question some of the show's scenes of partial nudity, while more complaints still made accusations of blastphemy in episodes such as the Tree-house of Horror specials. 
The prudish nature of these complains makes one question whether some viewers are easily offended and very particular, or whether the public takes a harder line on scenes of a mildly graphic nature and minimal swearing because they are being depicted in cartoon form, and as such they expect it to be more childishly innocent and produced with a young and impressionable audience in mind.