Saturday, March 22, 2008

what's happened to tv?!?!?!

I grew up on Sesame Street, then Arthur, then Lizzie Mcguire, then That's So Raven, and now I am obsessed with Grey's Anatomy. But one thing I have noticed is that the shows I grew up on are a lot more innocent then what children watch now. I'm not saying Grey's Anatomy is perfect but I am 18 now so it is appropriate for my age of an audience. What I don't like is all of the sexual activities portrayed in many "children's" shows today. In a previous blog I spoke about children's songs, but tv is just as bad. Yes, Disney channel has stayed away from the sex every two seconds that is seen in a lot of other shows. But, the shows aired on ABC, NBC, and CBS that are supposedly family friendly are not at all! They should put disclaimer's on certain shows because they are not appropriate for younger audiences. I would not want my kid watching Two and A Half Men or Desperate Housewives. Both of these shows have the characters sleeping with someone every two seconds, and the "teen" shows like One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl (of which both I absolutely love but are again aimed more for my age audiences) promote sexual relations in high school. It may sound hypocritical that I actually watch those shows, but my point is that parents should not allow their children under the age of 16 or so to be tuning into these shows. Um, we don't want all of our kids turning into Jamie Lynn Spears. Children need to be protected from the crazy world of Hollywood and should stick with the innocent Disney Channel Shows (and I pray to God Disney keeps it that way because I love the role models they try to push).

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