MTV‘s Newest Teen Hit Faces Child Pornography Accusations
- Posted on January 20, 2011 at 9:09pm by
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I‘m somewhat familiar with MTV’s programming line-up, which includes “reality” shows about teen moms, teens living glamorous and carefree lives in Hollywood and hopelessly stereotypical New Jersey teens. So when I read the news that the cable network was being investigated for possible child pornography, I wasn’t incredibly surprised.
The show in question is called “Skins” and premiered Monday to more than 3 million viewers. To give you an idea of the show’s content, the first episode opened with a young teen girl trying to sneak home after an all-night bender without tipping off her parents.
The series premiere alone included sex, drug-dealing, alcohol, prescription drug abuse, sex, prostitution, smoking, homosexuality, violence, car theft, voyeurism and more sex. In fact, the entire premise of the first episode was how the group would get their 16-year-old friend to lose his uncool virginity before his 17th birthday. And after the kids’ friend wakes up from her drug overdose and their stolen car full of illegal drugs rolls and crashes into a lake, the kids laugh it off. The end.*
*If you think I’m exaggerating, feel free to click here and watch — it’s available for anyone to watch online, anytime.
I think many parents would likely be outraged, that is if they pay close attention to what it is their kids are watching on television each night.
(Warning: Video contains graphic images & language. Viewer discretion is advised.)
All smut aside, MTV is a cable network and not held to the same standards as network television. But the Parents Television Council is calling on lawmakers and law enforcement officials to open an investigation regarding possible child pornography and exploitation on “Skins.” The youngest cast member on the show is just 15 years old.
“On January 17, the Viacom-owned cable network MTV aired a teenager-based drama, ‘Skins.’ The episode included all manner of foul language, illegal drug use, illegal activity as well as thoroughly pervasive sexual content,” PTC President Tim Winter said in a letter sent to the chairmen of the U.S. Senate and House Judiciary Committees and the Department of Justice. “Many of the actors appearing in the show are below the age of 18. It is clear that Viacom has knowingly produced material that may well be in violation of [several] federal statutes.”
“Since it is not necessary for Viacom or MTV to distribute the material in order to be in violation of the law, we call upon your committees to immediately investigate Viacom and MTV for the production of this material,” Winter said in the statement. “Furthermore, we urge you in the strongest possible terms to compel the attorney general to mount an investigation by the Department of Justice into whether the production of ‘Skins’ has violated federal law meant to protect minors from exploitation.”
Ian Friedman, an attorney specializing in computer-based sex offenses, told Fox News that he believes MTV is “unnecessarily tempting fate.”
“It is not clear as to whether MTV is in violation of federal or state child pornography laws, but that does not mean that they won’t end up defending themselves somewhere in the United States,” Friedman said, noting that attitudes toward nudity and sexuality are far more lax in the show’s native England.
Since public outcry started to stir, MTV executives have held meetings and discussed the possibility of editing out some of the more explicit footage from future episodes. But even this action may not be enough to protect the network from legal consequences, Friedman said.
“While the images that are portrayed on television may be considered legal, that may not be the case for the edited footage,” he said. “If that actor is underage and under the age of consent, possessing that raw footage may be problematic.”
In a statement released Thursday, MTV defended its new show.
“‘Skins’ is a show that addresses real-world issues confronting teens in a frank way. We review all of our shows and work with all of our producers on an ongoing basis to ensure our shows comply with laws and community standards. We are confident that the episodes of ‘Skins’ will not only comply with all applicable legal requirements, but also with our responsibilities to our viewers. We also have taken numerous steps to alert viewers to the strong subject matter so that they can choose for themselves whether it is appropriate.”
“Skins” is rated TV-MA. According to tvguidelines.org, a TV-MA rating signifies that the program “is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17.”
Update:
Fox News discussed the show Thursday evening, with host Bill O’Reilly and his “culture warriors” weighing in:
Update II: “Skins” is apparently too racy for Taco Bell — the fast food chain has pulled all its advertising support from the show.
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Comments (175)
Its Gonna Getcha
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:32pmIf that show was around when we were still in those crazy years, we would have self-destructed in 10 days or less. It would have been like pouring gas on gas. And if it’s supposed to be some kind of “out” or “conciliation prize” for those kids having to live through all this 2012 crap, the line “it’s better to burn out than fade away” has been around a lot longer, and it doesn’t end pretty. Whether you are on this side, or the next.
Report Post »Madcat151
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:31pmpedo will be loving this garbarge …well done again MTV
Report Post »ya windowlickers
Joshua7
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:19pm“Skins’ is a show that addresses real-world issues confronting teens in a frank way.” Yet it‘s rating signifies that it’s for adults only…
Report Post »dinadp
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:17pmI’m embarrassed that this garbage is filmed in Canada. The only excuse is that it’s cheaper than filming in the US. BTW, Skins is a British TV show, started a few years ago. There really are some things that should stay in Europe.
Report Post »C. Schwehr
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:41pmPerhaps one of the reasons why the MTV version of “Skins” is filmed in Canada is that fiming here in the U.S. would get them all arrested for producing child porn?
Report Post »tompaineknowsthescore
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 7:59amthe british version used adult actors over 18 im baffled to why theyve used 15yr olds
Report Post »Thatdrewguy
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:15pmThat’s why we all have the capability to block channels now. It’s up to us as parents. I don’t blame the networks. They just put on what ever makes them the most money. That’s capitalism. We make the choice to not watch. If WE don’t let our kids watch, they lose the add money, and the show goes away. There will always be garbage on tv. Sounds like this show crossed a line however. Now blocked on the TV’s in my house.
Report Post »C. Schwehr
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:45pmNow THAT is libertarian thinking! Thank you for pointing out that the best way to eliminate the crap on tv is to NOT support it by NOT watching it.
Report Post »Another way is to note who the sponsors are and tell these people that you aren’t buying their products because their advertising supports a morally offensive program (libertarians can be morally offended, but we don’t use the government to force our viewpoints on others…see the dif?)
neubienose
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 11:30amyea good old capitalism at its best. no morals, no responsibility, no regulations. great! And your sure your kids won;t see it, sure.
Report Post »KnowingTheFuture
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:14pmOnce again MTV should be ashamed of themselves, but their not.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:08pm@mharry860 – I welcome hearing from the “other” side. It’s the folks that don’t say much of anything that I can’t stand. Bring your arguments!!!!!! Leave your ad’s at home.
Report Post »mharry860
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:02pm82Dairborne, I agree. We have to put up with leftist nutjob trolls and now we have t put up with trolls that we might agree with, if they would say something useful! Doesn’t anyone have a Ban Hammer?
Report Post »Miser
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 10:58pmTypical Hollywood trash. And they have the nerve to preach about love, peace, and hateful words.
Report Post »PlanetXenu
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 10:55pmso, not really about a child porn case… you could’ve said that at the beginning, but the spin-work is well done Meredith. besides, why let kids see real world issues. I’d of course have to see the show to see if the show involves any morals such as…oh maybe… the bad stuff having…whats the word… consequences. then I’ll (for myself) decide if it’s smut. sorry if I sound irratated, but this kind of rubish journalism is part of the problem. the real world isn’t “leave it to beaver.” I know because I live there, in fact my name (Planet Xenu) is more of a joke directed towards that mentality.
Report Post »Ryan Beaulieu
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:03pmRight on brah. MTV totally teaches kids about the real world. Jersey Shore shows kids who to responsibly tan, responsibly drink, how to go about sexual intercourse in the proper ways, as well as how to do laundry. AMIRIGHT?? GTL GYM TAN LAUNDRY! And skins totally teaches kids the hardships and consequences of being a teenager. Tough times. Teen mom and 16 and pregnant doesn’t at all show cocky 16 year old girls who feel the are entitled to the world and know everything about life. Then of course MTV has the actual show Real World which certainly teaches us about the real world. Living in a million dollar house with a job provided for you and party and drinking every night. How MTV hasn’t been recognized for all their great programming and life skills teachings in beyond me. People can’t recognize a good, scratch that, GREAT thing such as MTV and their programming.
Don’t forget about spring break too!!
/endsarcasm
Report Post »Miser
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 10:54pmAdd your comments
Report Post »Ryan Beaulieu
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 10:52pmAnyone else find it rather humorous that MTV always tries to promote HIV testing, and keep kids in school, and keep kids of drugs yet they heavily promote shows such as Jersey shore and skins. It’s so hypercritical. Makes me laugh.
Report Post »Ryan Beaulieu
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 10:56pmNothing like promoting Jersey shore which is a bunch of idiots who have become wealthy by having sex, getting drunk, and being loud and obnoxious. Or their promoting of the shows 16 and pregnant which turned into teen mom which turned into teen mom 2. I can see all the kids submitting their videos trying to get on these shows. Way to go MTV. Say one thing do another.
Report Post »C. Schwehr
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:30pmWelcome to the progressive world……
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 10:48pmThree whole words! Much better than last nights’ “hahahaha”
Thanks so much!
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 10:37pmAnybody around here old enough to remember: “Batman” –Tues & Thurs. night. The ORIGINAL “Star Trek” or ok I’m a real sucker…..”The Waltons’”????? I always had a thing for Mary Ellen!!!! And always wished my grandfathers had lived long enough so I could have gotten to know them like “Grandpa.”
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 10:46pmI remember. Whamo, kaboom, I’m a doctor, not a magician, goodnight John boy. Not much a parent had to be concerned with. I liked The Monkees, and Gilligan’s Island, too. My grandfather sure hated watching Gilligan’s Island with me. Looking at it now, it is kinda dumb. Gilligan‘s Island ran at the same time as Hogan’s Heroes. He loved Hogan’s Heroes. Actually, I like it too now.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 10:51pmCan’t believe I forgot Hogan!
Report Post »Insipid
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:21pmYou guys cant forget Get Smart, Adam 12, and later on The Dukes of Hazzard was pretty clean yet entertaining.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:26pm@Insipid – “I was THAT close!”
Report Post »RLTW
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:59pm82nd AA
Report Post »Hey Mary Ellen was my girl lol, loved all those shows, was thinking reading this article how glad I am I was gone and in the Army before MTV hit the air.
All my old friends loved it, I never got it.
Xcori8r
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 12:18amWhat? No mention of McHales Navy, Combat, 12 O’Clock High?? The Rebel, The Rifleman, Have Gun Will Travel, Gunsmoke, Sea Hunt..even Bonanza.
You know, maybe we have a hint here of why the generational and cultural chasm exists ???
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 6:52amXcori8r, you may be a bit older than the rest of us on this thread. LOL! Good shows though. Come to think of it, we’re all old on this thread. “Time is fun when you’re having flies”, Kermit the Frog.
Report Post »broken1
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 11:50amYeah Airborne I had a thing for Mary Ellen, Mary Ingalls and Mary Ann from Gilligans Island. TV shows back then were stellar and it was good clean fun. I also remember when MTV actually showed music videos. TV nowadays tries to push the envelope and I will not let me kids watch that crap. Just yesterday my daughter asked me who Snookey was. Without missing a beat her mom told her that she was a goofball and someone you will not emulate. MTV is banned in my house period.
Report Post »NickDeringer
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 9:38pmThis is another reason I would never become a Libertarian. They would argue that‘ it’s OK for MTV to do this and that nobody should interfere.
Report Post »C. Schwehr
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:28pmThen I guess you really don’t understand what being a libertarian is…..
Report Post »BringbackCoolidge
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 12:09amI’m a libertarian. It’s not cool for MTV to do this. I think it’s detestable. That’s why, as I am responsible for my life and my child’s life, she will never watch this crap as long as she’s under my roof. Libertarianism is about individualism and personal responsibility. Get it?
Report Post »Young Patriot
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 1:42amI have to agree, I voted for the first time this last fall, and While i am very strongly for smaller government and getting rid of this socialist and communist agenda in our country, found that i voted and sided with many libertarians. The shows on mtv are mind numbing, i am 23 years old.
Report Post »TonyDarrington
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 9:32pmYet they pulled all of the Beavis and ******** episodes that mentioned the word “fire” because a 5 year old set his house on fire and claimed the show made him do it.
Report Post »Young Patriot
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 1:40amOh you mean back before the company and channel had a political agenda?
Report Post »Jezreel
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 9:31pmI guess The Blaze thinks that people like to read sensationalistic news about filth that we all know too well is overflowing in our country. it is a shame that they cannot find real news. I also know that there is good news out there about people who do good things instead of rotten crap all the time. People need to know about the positive and not all crap all the time.
Report Post »Masamune
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:11pmSo would you prefer we simply ignore this issue completely and do nothing about it along with every other bad thing in the world? I personally don’t see this article as sensationalizing the problem at all. Instead I see it as informing me of something destructive and disturbing going on in our country negatively affecting the lives of the next generation and telling me that it needs to be stopped. If you really believe The Blaze doesn‘t publish any positive newsworthy articles then I’m afraid you haven’t been looking too hard for them on this site.
Report Post »orcainohio
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 9:31pmI sure do miss the music on mtv , when my children were younger I would disconnect the cable and blame it on the bad driver that hit the utility pole…… it worked like a charm
Report Post »Insipid
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 9:31pmMTV was something until about 1989. The Real World and Beavis and ******** ruined it. They say “Video killed the radio star”… Internet killed the video star thus all that is left is a forum to push progeressive ideas on kids. MTV has been blocked in my house since my daughter was born in 1993. I don’t miss it at all.
Report Post »bobtech
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 9:30pmI believe that this show has already aired in the US,I think on on BBC America or Sundance,a year ago or so.I flipped thru it one night,and could not believe it was on TV.Over time,as I read the summaries on the cable guide,the content was questionable.Crime,drugs,sex,nudity,foul language,-just like other shows for children or teens…not.
Report Post »It seems to be about British teens who live in the equivalent of an American low income public housing project.
DisillusionedDaily
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 9:25pmIt is a shame that intelligent programming is not popular or successful anymore. The American public seems to be hooked on crap.
Report Post »Untameable-kate
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 10:34pmthis is the dumbing down of our children. Keep them morally bankrupt and keep them from rational thought and they will be ready for their indoctrination. If we raise decent, thinking individuals they will be harder to turn into progressive lemmings.
Report Post »C. Schwehr
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:36pmIntelligent programming is still popular….it just isn‘t produced anymore because the people who control programming CONTENT are bereft of morals and original ideas that don’t include their own favorite subjects….sex, drugs, and more sex.
Report Post »Kids will see this show and wonder why their own lives aren’t like those they see on tv…They’ll try to BECOME just like the morally bankrupt, sexually promiscuous, animals they see on this show and then wonder why their lives are falling apart before their eyes….And MTV will be there to record it on their latest “reality” series…..a sick cycle that must be broken……NOW.
Echad
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 9:19pmThis is why you shouldn’t let your children watch MTV. Most everything on that channel is disgusting!
Report Post »@leftfighter
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 9:33pmMy thoughts, exactly. MTV doing what MTV does.
Flat out disgustiung, as per usual.
Report Post »UPSETVET
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 5:40amUNTAMEABLE KATE, Bless your heart. I’m sure your son is a good and moral young man, but, let’s not be naive. Boys will be boys, regardless of what their Mom and Dad think. Teenagers and younger kids can see anything on the internet, anything sexually orientated is displayed in living color. All kids have a natural urge of curiosity and will stray a little to the prohibited side to satisfy their curiosities. This can be both positive and negative for their healthy physical, mental and sexual developement.
Report Post »I‘m now in my mid 70’s and when I was an adolescent there was no TV or internet but there were those little” hush-hush” paper booklets with explicit sexual content. Did I look at them, of course, like the other 99.99% of the other boys. Did my Mom think that “I” would do such a thing ? Of course not, she was my Mom.
Untameable-kate
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 9:16pmI have seen clips of this show, and I can’t believe that an American station would consider it.
Report Post »Xcori8r
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 9:28pmI have maintained for a long time that the kids are the ultimate goal of the normalization of deviancy crowd. They won’t stop till they get the kids. Stuff thats normal on TV today was taboo not too many years ago. “Not that there’s anything wrong with it.”
Report Post »Untameable-kate
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 9:38pmParenting is the answer. My teen would not try to watch it and not only because he would be afraid of getting caught but because he knows it is disgusting and wrong to watch children involved with sex and alcohol.
Report Post »Wilma
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 9:20amWe have going down this path for a long time because parents are not banding together to demand change.
Report Post »beebacksoon
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 9:15pmI’m not going to waste my time on this article, either.
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 9:30pmYet here you are.
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 10:38pmI remember when MTV played music videos almost all the time, starting with The Bugles, Video Killed the Radio Star, of course. I haven’t watched it in years. Do they play any music videos at all anymore or just trashy shows like this?
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 10:41pmwhen channel surfing I have come across MTV videos…and most if not all border on child pornography..this is nothing new here folks!
Report Post »GONESURFING
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 10:47pmMTV = trash TV at its finest. Yawn.
Report Post »WHATWOULDPATTONDO
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:19pmTEXASCOMMONSENSE Mtv has not hardly played any videos since maybe the mid 90s now its just reality tv and other crap that they show all day.. promoting teen preg.. and other things that should not be promoted.
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 10:33amZOMBIE JESUS LOVES ME, do you have anything of substance to add to these discussions or are you just here to rile people?
Report Post »ndbailey
Posted on January 23, 2011 at 10:52amFaux News strikes again. Why is it that “conservatives” (and i use that term very loosely) like Gretchen Carlson and Bill scream 24/7 about government staying out of free speech unless it conflicts with their “morality”. How is this any different than the ‘fairness doctrine’? If you are a true parent, than this show will be just as much of a root cause of your child turning into a drug using sex fiend, that talk radio was a root cause of that psychopath in Arizona shooting all those people. Watch the double standard. Raise your own children. Just because it doesn’t align with your morality, doesn’t mean it needs to be regulated.
Report Post »TruthTalker
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 9:13pmIt is very riske.
The Noodle Fish
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:47pmIt’s Risque, and by the way, what no one will tell you is that this is originally a british show. The Americans have been in the bad habit of stealing all of Britain’s most populars shows (Being Human, Top Gear, and now Skins) and making them 5000 times worse, raunchier, and generally more god-awful.
Report Post »12thArticle
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 11:58pmIts all OK. After all, its art.
Report Post »exdem
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 12:03amDon’t be distracted by this kind of news. Please everyone lets suggest Glenn have Donald Trump on his show so we can hear what he would do if he were President. We need a good ticket like Trump/Cain to go against Obama in 2012. Gingrich, Huckabee, Romney or Palin are not going to cut it.Trump is strong and knows how to create jobs and a thriving economy.Lets leave a suggestion in the tip box at the bottom of this page. We must defeat Obama or we are done.
happyboy
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 12:18amCHILD SEX AND PORNOGRAPHY ARE SACREMENTS OF THE BLOOD LIBELIST DEMOCRAT PARTY.
That company is a Liberal Company, so nothing will happen. The Blood Libelers will defend their sacrement of Child Pornography to the death. They must be driven out of the country.
Report Post »GBMBulletsSKNRD
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 1:21amThis is just wrong. I only had to see less then two mins. of this crap to realize that.
Report Post »IAMKROGAN
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 1:50amMTV programming sucks. This show is also an example of extremely poor judgement by all involved.
And for the record, TThe US version of Top Gear is pretty good :)
Report Post »UPSETVET
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 4:53amMTV’s recent showing of “Skins” shouldn’t be a shocking experience to any American cable TV and network TV watcher. Sex and more sex is promoted on nearly all the shows these days. Well, we’ve definitely come a log way since Clark Gabel uttered the first curse word in a movie, “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn”.
Report Post »Once the door was opened, the filth came pouring into our living rooms via TV and video cassete tapes. We Americans are so calloused to “smut ” that little or nothing we see on TV , in the movies or elsewhere raises an eyebrow. Any protest now is simply too little, too late !
Lee Butchee
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 8:13am@The Noodle Fish: actually it’s right there in the article that this is a brit show. You have to read it though. Hmmm…
Report Post »nsblues
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 8:19amNoodle Fish- American‘s don’t “steal” shows. The creators of the shows realize there is far more money to be made by having different versions in different countries than by just selling the “re-runs.” It’s called capitalism.
Report Post »donh2
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 10:39amLooks like Merredith Jessup has never been shopping at Abbercrombie & Fitch
Report Post »Jaronimo
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 12:05pmWhat about giveing us a list of there sponsers that way we can not by from them any more ? If we are bying from them.
Report Post »Chad79
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 12:50pmTo Exdem: Trump was on Hanity the other night on radio. Didn’t hear it all, but he did say that the first thing he would do is eliminate our debt to China by charging a 25% export tax on everything being shipped here from China.
Report Post »AmericanSoldier
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 12:58pmThey shouldn’t hire 15 year olds for it. Hire an 18 year old that looks like their 15, problem solved. Haha
Report Post »Sam I am
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 1:19pmAm I to believe that Sara Plain can use a phrase and cause someone to commit crimes, but MTV has no responsibility for anything they do?
Remember when Tipper Gore wanted to get ratings on violent video games and movies and rap music?
She was universally criticized in Hollywood. “There is no evidence that movies, games, music have any effect on kids.
But now Sara Plain is the worst influence ever. With a true comment.
Let’s see how MTV spins this one!!
Report Post »Sam I am
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 1:20pmOops, Palin………..sorry
Report Post »Bocrockett
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 2:22pmThese producers somehow think they are addressing teen issues, not all I add, hitting them “right between the eyes, or head on!” Well, there is one thing these pinheads don’t realize….CRAP ON TV GETS SO SENSATIONALIZED BY THE “TEEN” CROWD AND THESE ACTORS BECOME HEROES TO THE KIDS…AND GUESS WHAT???? I bet someone can tell me….??
Report Post »The Noodle Fish
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 4:33pmTHE NOODLE FISH
Posted on January 21, 2011 at 4:31pm
Well NSblues, that’s not really true at all. We DO steal British shows, (with permission) and our versions, which are simply copies with hotter actors and American accents, lack the originality of the originals! America seems to be at a statistically low point in it’s media history, even worse than the very first presidential elections where you had Thomas Jefferson calling John Adams a filthy cur, and what-not. (or was it the other way around?)
I’ll admit I was only scanning this particular article, because I read it first on another site that didn‘t mention the show’s origin.
Report Post »RantNationDotCom
Posted on January 22, 2011 at 9:44amI graduated high school in 1987 and this show isn’t much different than my own teenage experiences. Seems I recall the same outrage at a move called Fast Times at Ridgemont High for the same reasons. Somehow we all survived.
Report Post »BluifoxEd
Posted on January 22, 2011 at 10:28pmHey Exdom: R u serious? Trump and McCain?! I could see Trump being a cabinet sec. for lets say Trade issues. But not for president. He has supported Hillary for president. And McCain? Please. They took his spine out when he was a P.O.W. , no offense to POWS.
Report Post »ndbailey
Posted on January 23, 2011 at 10:07amFaux News strikes again. Why is it that “conservatives” (and i use that term very loosely) like Gretchen Carlson and Bill scream 24/7 about government staying out of free speech unless it conflicts with their “morality”. How is this any different than the ‘fairness doctrine’? If you are a true parent, than this show will be just as much of a root cause of your child turning into a drug using sex fiend, that talk radio was a root cause of that psychopath in Arizona shooting all those people. Watch the double standard. Raise your own children. Just because it doesn’t align with your morality, doesn’t mean it needs to be regulated.
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