The hypocrisy of MTV

Daily Egyptian (Southern Illinois U.) ^ | 2/2/04 | Tim Johnson

[2banana]

Video killed the radio star...

[smith288]

I said something like this on my own blog...but was about 3 paragraphs long. What can I say, im not a man of many words.

[flashbunny]

Thread #51 in the ongoing nipplegate saga.

Check the keyword nipplegate for all the latest coverage in this developing story...

[kinghorse]

In other words, they take money for advertising any noble cause. Just don't expect them to include such nobility in their programming. Typical.

Why does little Powell have a job? It's a worthless position based on what is going on out there.

[Destructor]

MTV should change it's name to T&ATV.

[Moleman]

Boy I'm glad to be talking about this instead of an attack from a plane or something on the Super Bowl.
Reminds me of the good ole days when every thread was about Gary Condit- then we were REALLY attacked.

[L.N. Smithee]

Wow...very well said, setting aside the bizarre substitution of commas for apostrophes.

The only thing missing is a mention of the infamous "Shower Rangers" incident, in which two men featured in the taping of an MTV show sprayed two girls in the front row of the audience with their diarrhea.

NO, I am NOT making that up.

[50sDad]

Video killed the radio star...

Heck, video killed the video star!

[squidly]

I'd settle for just a more accurate name. It ceased being "music" television a long time ago.

[GSWarrior]

The only winner here is MTV. They accomplised what they set out to do, connecting with their target audience. Now I kind of wish that the Moveon.org ad would have aired. It would have fit in nicely between the monkey/girlfriend ad and the flatulent horse ad.

[LisaMalia]

Why does little Powell have a job? It's a worthless position based on what is going on out there

Well, if you visit their website (www.fcc.gov), you'll see they're really big on complaints about your cell phone and phone company "slamming". Very user friendly on those issues. Try getting an email through to them with a complaint about tv programming. Believe me, it ain't easy.

Their website, as well as their accountability for what's polluting our airwaves during family viewing times, needs a drastic overhaul.

[weegee]

"Nipplegate? What's the problem???"

[Agnes Heep]

One season's worth of watching beautiful 20-somethings party, get plastered and have lots of promiscuous and unsafe sex was enough for me.

The really bad thing about this is that it promotes the worst of men's fantasies about sex (easy availability with no emotional commitment) while reducing young women to the status of possessions.

[cupcakes]

Last year a friend of mine got me to watch MTV's Real World for the first time. One season's worth of watching beautiful 20-somethings party, get plastered and have lots of promiscuous and unsafe sex was enough for me.
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Boy, has this show degenerated. I watched the first one back in 92 or 93 and it was pretty much devoid of sexuality. Just basically brought 6 kids(I think that, maybe more) from different backgrounds together in a luxurious, paid for apartment. Most had boyfriends and girlfriends at home and there wasn't this hopping from bed to bed stuff. It was all about the dynamics of the relationship from these folks from different backgrounds and a chance for them to reach goals they might not have in their hometowns. Now it sounds as if it is degenerative fest and "hooking up" is even encouraged by the producers. MTV wasn't innocent in 92, but it is amazing in just 10-12 years how much more debase they have become.

[weegee]

What's this trend with beastiality in Super Bowl ads? This year we had the horny monkey trying to talk the human woman upstairs (and her not running away immediately).

A few years ago wasn't there a Pepsi ad with a horny Bob Dole and a horny dog both getting excited about Britney Spears?

[weegee]

Here's another MTV controversy that seems to have disappeared from the radar:

Woman Says She Was Raped In 'Real World' House

What does grabbing a star's boob on camera tell a global viewing audience? There is no sexual assault charge for Justin Timberlake.

[LisaMalia]

A few years ago wasn't there a Pepsi ad with a horny Bob Dole and a horny dog both getting excited about Britney Spears?

Yep, always really liked Bob Dole, but after he sold out on that tasteless gem, he lost all credibility with me. I wouldn't vote for him now for dogcatcher.

And lest we forget those classy, awe-inspiring Mike Ditka "erectile dysfunction" ads that kids were subjected to, ad naseum, during the first half of game.

[YourAdHere]

Gunfire killed the video star.

[weegee]

It preaches safe sex while airing soft porn. It promotes gender equality while celebrating rappers who refer to women as "hos."

The soft(?) porn, drug promoting, pimping hoze rap videos aren't just on MTV or BET these days. They have a weekly show on PBS in Houston Texas on Saturday night (Isn't multiculturalism wonderful? The execs will tolerate anything in the name of "diversity"). These videos are also aired on Public Access here but Public Broadcasting is really the one that surprises me (yes these are the booty shaking thong wearing car jumping type of videos).

PBS airs no rock and roll videos (it's not in their charter).