The latest Nielsen ratings reveal that "Desperate Housewives" is a huge hit ... with the 9- to 12-year-old age demographic.
ABC is expecting a frenzy of protests from the Parent TV Council, the socially conservative group responsible for the lion's share of protests against the Monday Night Football fiasco and Janet Jackson's half-time debacle.
The PTC's motto is "Because our children are watching" which is strange, because you have to wonder, if these people are so concerned about children
watching objectionable material, why would they let them watch "Desperate Housewives"?
Instead of having the federal government pursue mandatory Power Rangers re-runs 24-7, why not place a little emphasis on responsible parenting? Instead of deciding what everybody should watch, the PTC, the FCC and everybody else should place the blame at the parent's feet. Kids shouldn't be watching that crap, and it's a parent's job and obligation to know what their 10-year-old is doing and watching.
If your kid is sniffing paint thinner, is it the FDA's responsibility or is it the parents? C'mon now.
Social conservatives should look at themselves and not expect the government
to do their job for them. "Because our children are watching" doesn't cut it for me. They shouldn't be watching in the first place, and on a greater scale if parents took more interest in their parental duties, a host of social ills would go by the wayside. But I guess responsibility is just too unrealistic at this point.
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