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Here
are just a few examples of the kind of trash that is becoming typical
bill-of-fare for prime-time, network television.
FOX
- Boston Public
Here are highlights from the Fox program Boston Public - aired
during the family hour - on November 19, 2001, and brought to you
by AT&T. The episode opens with a teenaged girl and boy kissing.
She turns to face the camera as the boy begins unbuttoning her sweater.
As he begins to move his hand under her sweater, a teacher interrupts
them.
Later
that morning, a mother goes to the principal's office, complaining
about a column in the student newspaper about "breast-only
orgasms."
Mother:
"I don't pay taxes. . .to have my daughter read how she
can have an orgasm by having her breasts squeezed."
Faculty Member: "Would you rather she let boys
in her pants? . . .I'm serious. If girls know that they can have
orgasms without having to have intercourse, they might be willing
to wait a little longer to have sex."
Mrs. Peters asks Vice-Principal Guber what he plans to do about
the sex column.
VP
Guber: "I don't know yet. . . Is it really possible?
A woman can climax simply by having her breasts touched?"
Mrs.
Peters: "The nipple is connected to the same nervous
system. Many women experience uterine contractions when the breasts
are stimulated. It's common for mothers to enjoy orgasm when they
are nursing their babies."
VP
Guber: "Really?"
Mrs.
Peters: "I had them with Jeremy all the time."
ABC
- Saving Private Ryan
Saving
Private Ryan (brought to you by Ford Motor Company) was aired during a PRIME TIME slot and contained not
only brutally graphic violence but also scores of profanities. The
f-word was used 21 times on prime-time, network television! Once again, the network pushed the decency envelope during prime time and got away with it.
ABC
- What is Sexy?
ABC aired "What is Sexy?" the Victoria's Secret Fashion
Show. The show was promoted as the "sultry superbowl of underwear."
Most of the garments defied the term "underwear" and looked
more like the costumes worn by Las Vegas showgirls. Glittery string
bikinis with the tiniest of triangles in front, a thong in back
and the most miniscule of bras were typical as the girls walked
the ramp and paused sensuously at the end of the runway.
Models
lay in bed staring provocatively at the camera and moved their bodies
in ways that left little to the imagination. "What is
Sexy?" was brought to you by Verizon Communications.
When
viewers complained to ABC about the program, the network flippantly
responded: "This special was approved by our Broadcast Standards
and Practices department. . ."
In other words -- "Get lost, we don't care how you feel or
what you think. Our business is to make money."
The
networks and sponsors don't care what their programming is doing
to our children. The only thing they care about is making money.
Here is what Michael Eisner, CEO of Disney (which owns ABC), had
to say about respecting children:
"We have no obligation to make history. We have no obligation
to make art. We have no obligation to make a statement. To make
money is our only obligation."
If
it takes trashy TV to do it, Mr. Eisner and ABC won't hesitate!
The
time is now to take a stand. Join OneMillionMoms.com today!
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