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[Missioncmdr]

Never even known any of these shows spoken of and I really have no opinon since I choose what I like to view as everyone else does. So I just respect everyones choice to view what they want. But a certain commercial on the other hand lately has really annoyed me that is of porn nature that has been everywhere it seems at late night. Even on the history channel at least once! That is very different as I have no control over when that is right in my face.

A commerical is an advertisement. An advertisement is used to let people know about products, services, or shows. And everyone knows that sex sells better than anything else. More selling equals more money. In conclusion: too bad.

 

[EliNaut]

Ahahah

This

is why I watch barely any TV

For one; I find little amusement from it, with a few exceptions.
two; The media sucks, pardon my frankness, and blows every single detail out of proportion
three; I don't get that many channels any more - just local ones. Through an antenna.

And four: Movies are better!

There is no point in arguing about this - its a social paradox. A matter of opinion, and being human, all our opinions are different some stiffer than others. As ironic as it sounds saying this, "violence doesn't solve anything" here.

Happy new years everyone!

 

[James.Denholm]

Hm... it's funny no-one has complained about Two And A Half Men yet...

Anyways. Shows like 6teen aren't aimed at kids. They are aimed at teenagers. Teenagers who probably already know about sex. I mean, I haven't seen the show, but it looks harmless (at least, from it's Wikipedia article). So what if some of the females on the show wear low-necked tops and (Gasp! Sitting down?) boob-tubes? If you didn't notice, there are people actualy wearing such clothing in public areas. Like malls. Heck, many females wear bikinis on public beaches (or, in the south of France, some just go topless. Rawr!).

Besides, it's good if people start to have a more casual approach to sex. It's ridiculious that such a necessary action has remained taboo for so long.

 

[Tachyon]

And what's wrong with that?

Societies’ norms. What was allowed or permissible in public in the 1800's wasn't the same as it was in the 1960's and it's different now. I think what everyone is seeing here is that someone has noticed a change, raised their hand, and asked ... "is this the direction we really want to go?" I for one don't get offended by much. Especially when it comes to human sexuality. But there are some things that I would consider to be perversions and the desensitization of society to them in my opinion is not a good path. When left to man's "natural tendencies" things tend to sink to the lowest common denominator. And that’s rarely a good thing.

re the cable rates .... I worked for what is now Comcast for ten years. (1990's) What most people don't realize is that your cable company is the middle man. They sell and deliver someone else's product. The cost of that product. The cost to get that product to you and maintain that process goes up like anything else. I remember one year a network raised it's rates to us (Jones Intercable at the time) and offered ~60% reruns of TV shows as the lineup. We informed our customers that we were dropping that network and why and replaced it with what we thought to be a "viable product" and life went on. I know that programming for kids under 8 can some times be hard to provide but it's part of being a parent. If you're really discriminating and listen to the "what" is being taught in some of these "kids" programs - you'd be shocked.

Footnote:

Two And A Half Men

- funniest show on TV, bar none !! I worked with a guy that was a dead ringer for Jake, the kid.

 

[Zachstar]

You two dont get it. there was NO sexual suggestive on cartoon network when it was debut. what is wrong with you. you think IM a moron!?

I don't know are you?

You want 100 percent kid content? PBS or Boomerang. Otherwise stop complaining when networks change. They are private entities.


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BTW I have seen these cable company panic attacks before.

The fact is the networks can do what they want. Viacom thinks it is worth more and it is not a crime to ask for more nor is it a crime to decline and remove their programming.

The idea of cable is going down the tubes anyway. Their solution for more HD channels is to cut into the already crappy bandwidth budget for existing HD.


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It's over BTW

http://pal-item.com/article/20090101/UPDATES/90101014

 

[RAF92_Moser]

I happen to like sexually suggestive material....surely I'm not the only one??!!

 

[jedidia]

Damn... We watched Saber Rider

w00t! And I thought I was the only one who watched that. thinking back, I think it must be one of the worst cartoon series ever produced :lol:

Anyways, erm... sexually suggestive behaviour on cartoon network? Well, of course Kim Possible is teh hotness, but so was April from aforementioned series back in my days. I have to admitt that I don't really watch cartoon network, mostly due to the fact that we got no satelite dish.

But what I saw (cartoons in general, not only the CN) didn't seem to be too "sexualy suggestive", a term that still has not been properly defined. You mean language, you mean the design of the female characters, or the stories in general?

From what I saw it's mostly nice american cartoons... violence, violence and a bit more of it. Just so you know, most people over here find the violence in american cartoons just as offensive as the americans find our Sex (yes, our adds are getting a bit out of hand, I don't like that either...). That's what Urwumpe meant with "Universal morals". There are none. Americans find some stuff the europeans do is bad, and the other way round. We're used to the standards of our culture.

Besides that, most stuff I've seen on cartoon Network seems so abstract that Kids don't get most of it anyways... Which doesn't meen that they don't find it funny.

Oh yes, and I once saw two episodes of the looney toons that were adapted for bosnia, music, language and all. It probably was the sexually most suggestive cartoon I ever saw, but the bosnian kids allready talk like that anyways...

I happen to like sexually suggestive material....surely I'm not the only one??!!

If you'd be the only one, we wouldn't have it. The question here is is it something you want your Kids to watch (which reminds me... Kids are probably the sexualy most suggestive thing I EVER happened upon... There mere existance suggests that there was sex somewhen, somewere :lol

 

[simonpro]

'GI Joe' cartoon sexually suggestive

GI Joe is rather deficient in that department, isn't he?

I don't. Neither do I think that sex as portrayed in the entertainment media is "normal human activity." For one thing, the portrayal of sex in itself turns a private bonding time between two people into entertainment for the masses. What's "normal" about that?

Ever seen what the Romans used to do? Or the Greeks? I really don't get why people get so worked up about sex. Yes it's a private thing, but that doesn't mean you can never talk about it or never see things relating to it on the TV.

No, it's just that outside the US (and even for alot of people inside the US) the bar tends to be higher for what is considered "suggestive."

This.
when I was in the US I was amazed at how tame a lot of the TV shows were, and equally amazed at just how much of a fuss was kicked up about them anyway. Just pray you never see Scandinavian TV, we're allowed to show bare breasts in the middle of the day. As far as I can tell no children have been permanently scarred by seeing them.

This may seem like a little bit of US bashing, but indulge me in a second of ranting here. There's not many areas where I think the US is completely screwed up, but morals relating to sex is one of them (the rediculous stigma attached to alcohol and teenagers is the other, but that's a rant for another day).
I honestly can't see why such a large percentage of the population get so worked up about someone talking about sex on TV, or some subtle sexual jokes on a cartoon. Hiding children away from what sex is doesn't help in the long run. They'll find out sooner or later anyway, and if you've taken the time to get them more used to the concept over a number of years then IMO they'll be less likely to run off and start trying it out. Now I'm not advocating showing hardcore porn on the disney channel or anything like that, but it seems to me that all common sense has been lost regarding this issue.

Now I'll finish my rant and leave you with a clip of some Brit TV show from the 70's
[ame="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WXIQSH-M_kQ&feature=related"]YouTube - Funniest innuendo ever!!! This was a childrens TV Show[/ame]

Admittedly it was never broadcast, though.

 

[RocketMan_Len]

GI Joe is rather deficient in that department, isn't he?

The cartoon, not the action-figure. Running around in those skin-tight uniforms, and all...

This may seem like a little bit of US bashing, but indulge me in a second of ranting here. There's not many areas where I think the US is completely screwed up, but morals relating to sex is one of them (the rediculous stigma attached to alcohol and teenagers is the other, but that's a rant for another day).

It could have something to do with the Puritanical heritage of the country. Some attitudes are quite difficult to recognize, much less alter.

Alcohol is a metabolic poison, and something that is better off not being consumed at *any* age. :rofl:

but it seems to me that all common sense has been lost regarding this issue.

Common sense has been lost in a LOT of areas... not just entertainment media. I think it's a common failing among ALL humans - if we don't go overboard in one direction, we go overboard the other way. Overly-restrictive or overly-permissive, with no middle ground.

 

[Urwumpe]

Common sense has been lost in a LOT of areas... not just entertainment media. I think it's a common failing among ALL humans - if we don't go overboard in one direction, we go overboard the other way. Overly-restrictive or overly-permissive, with no middle ground.

As I learned in the first semester of university, "common sense" is just another word for "traditional stupidity". You might be surprised how often you are wrong by following "common sense", instead of really thinking about it.

 

[Omhra]

 

[Star explorer]

I think the only real danger of a kid watching a sexually suggestive cartoon is them getting toonophilia.

Just pray you never see Scandinavian TV, we're allowed to show bare breasts in the middle of the day.

Actually here in America on channels like HBO and cinimax we can see the same thing in the middle of the day.

As far as I can tell no children have been permanently scarred by seeing them.

And its most likely that children never will be