The Pornification Of A Generation

Better porn imagery than violent imagery. In a country that holds its military in god like reverence, it is not porn you should be worrying about, but you will NEVER see a corporate media article about the evils of militarism and how it is destroying American culture. Sex is normal and natural and beneficial, war and violence are not. Maybe we need a new magnet sticker, "Support our adult entertainers, screw the troops". (the pun is intended)

I agree that eliminating -- or seriously limiting TV (there are still a FEW decent items on the "tube") is a very good idea to limit the impact of the "pornification". However, I believe that it is self-deluding to think that this will be sufficient to counter what is going on around us. There are simply too many "impact points". Are you going to no longer let a child go to a store to shop? Are you going to "blindfold" the child from seeing the street signs that are up around us?
I believe that a more "holistic" approach is needed.
a. Limit Use of the TV and WRITE to studios and producers WHY you are limiting TV and WHAT shows (and commercials) you object to. In addition to preventing the "brainwashing", you will also have the chance to teach the kids something else VERY important: the ability to discriminate between the good and the bad.
b. Be prepared to boycott products that "push" inappropriate themes -- evn if the product, itself, appears innocuous. If a vendor has been using inappropriate commercials / advertising signs / etc. to sell the product -- then perhaps, it is time fo that endor to learn that he or she risks LOSING consumers that way. Similarly, if a vendor comes out with a line such as the Bratz line -- not buying ANYTHING by that vendor just might serve as wake-up call.
c. Once upon a time the FCC enforced MEANINGFUL standards for children's programming (anyone remember Captain Kangaroo). Then, (under a Republican Administration, I believe) these standards were dumbed down / destroyed -- and the networks no longer had any reason to produce decent Children's programming (though I guess you can pay for something on cable). Maybe it is time to push (this IS an election year, after all) for the FCC to act responsibly. Instead of getting all bent out of shape over a "wardrobe malfunction", how about reinstituting REAL standards for children's (and daytime) programming? Why SHOULD people have to pay for quality children's programming when there is no reason why you can not have that on the "public" airwaves? to put it another way, is the FCC contributing to the Pornificaiton of America? If so, can the FCC be pressured to reverse this trend. I am NOT in favor of censorship or "Hayes Codes" -- but simply common sense as to WHEN material not appropriate for children should be aired. It is very nice ot have a V-chip (to BLOCK stuff) but it is even better when the quality is also there.
d.As the children grow up, be prepared to articulate how "gross" and decadent this pornification actually is. I am not referring just to the [potential] obscenity involved but rather that it is disgusting even if it is NOT [technically] obscene. That this cheapens women AND men....

I figured out how to cure my kids interest in anything sexual.... my wife and I have intercourse in the living room in the evening time, as my kids attempt to watch television......Now they are thoroughly disgusted with the very idea of sex........kinda like the old "if you smoked one cigarette, I'll make you smoke a whole pack."

This article is know-nothing garbage.

If you haven't seen the Oct. 2008, issue of the AWAKE magazine, published by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, you owe it to yourself to pick one up. I did and it is amazing information especially for parents who want to keep their kids free from porn contact on the internet via home computers, PDAs, cell phones, etc. If you are a parent that cares, this is a must read!

its all well and good to remove tv from a kids life but it isolates them from the rest of their friends and classmates and if your going to take away the tv prolly should the computer also. no matter what you do your children are going to be exposed to this kind of thing if not at your house then at one of their friends or at school you cant lock them in a box and filter everything they see or hear and even if you do find a way to moniter everything your child see's or hears their just going to be in for that much more of a culture shock when they move out and join the rest of the world best to introduce it on your terms and talk to them i say explaining what you think is wrong with it. having said that i love to watch porn its been around for ages and theirs no way its going anywhere nor should it sex is natural dont make it taboo and it wont be a issue.

Bravo! Children and their parents need to hear and then understand that the sexual
permissive culture of America today is threatening the very morales that this country's
forefathers founded this nation on. According to our federal government's own
statistics 1 in every 5 female girls under the age of 18 will become pregnant. In addition
thousands wil suffer monthly from secually transmitted diseases, often AIDS. Little boys and
girls are constantly bombarded with sexual suggested toys, advertisments, movies and television. Do we really want the future of our nation placed into the hands of adults who are incapable of having high standards and morale goals? No! Thank you for your article although
judging by the response of so many perverts I wonder if it is perhaps too late to change
the prevailing beliefs of so many lost souls.

"Jimmy Don Clyde: Soldier and Accidental Porn Star"
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i enjoy porn and i hope to have sex with some 18 year old male whores who are nothing but worthless holes to me. let it beknown that if it were not for porn, a bunch of us would never be able to have sex with dumbass ***. these worthless ,people were put on this earth by the good lord to be used as sexual playthings for me and my friends. i thank god for porn every day .

I've got a great idea, if you don't like what is on your tv you should get rid of it. What a novel idea. 6 years ago I rid my life of the propaganda box and you know what, my children have no idea how disgusting mtv is, they also are not brainwashed by any conservative or liberal views. I highly recommend this to any of you fools who complain about what you see. The only person who controls what you or your children see is you.
It is probably hard for many of your programmed minds to grasp. "How will spend are time?" I can already hear you saying. I wonder how people spent there time before there was a TV in every corner of every house. I'm willing to bet they had some real conversations and got to know each other instead of wasting there lives away watching out for the next big thing on mtv or listening to one sided political views on ANY news channel-not just Fox. Every channel is owned by some fat, rich, goon who's only goal in life is to convince you to give him more of your money.
Americans are idiots (including myself) brainwashed by a life of being baby sat by the boob tube and I feel sorry for any of you goons that pay a cable bill because you have no idea what life is really about. Throw the stupid thing out the window, the sooner the better. Don't worry, you'll thanks me later. Not only will you have more money each month to spend with your family but your living room will be for living, not for wasting your life.

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Hey jnnfr0447 at least I tipped you afterwards....

Hey jnnfro447 at least I tipped you afterwards....