[nmh]

They'll watch it though because of the shock value and unnaturalness of it. Of course our dimmest bulbs out there will FEEL that this is NORMAL and will DEFEND it, even though, “THEY WOULDN”T DO IT” ... doesn't that sound familiar?

[discostu]

The “holy crap look what these freaks do” will out weigh anything the “accept behavior” crowd says. People like their circus side shows AS circus side shows, when the side show becomes normal it becomes boring, and when it becomes acceptable it becomes unmockable and people lose their favorite TV show.