Posted on 03/18/2005 4:46:03 AM PST by Crackingham
“This study is proof positive that there is an element of Hollywood deliberately attempting to poison the minds of children. The ultimate insult is that their method has parents pay them to do it.”
This astounding statement is one that every parent, and anyone concerned about our culture and its affect on children, must investigate.
Brent Bozell spoke these words over lunch as we discussed a recent study of programming content on MTV conducted by his organization, the Parents Television Council.
In case you’re not familiar with Brent, in addition to his work with PTC, he’s also the president of the Media Research Center and the nation’s leading expert on all things media. The author of one of the most important works on the media today, Weapons of Mass Distortion, Bozell is the eyes and ears for decent parents everywhere who just might not be able to follow every egregious action of an entertainment industry that is out of control.
First, a warning: The descriptions of the MTV programming described in Bozell’s study and this article are very graphic -- and very real. They are not for the faint of heart. But if you have a teen, and pay for cable television access in your home, you must read the report.
Why? Because, as stated in the study, “MTV is the most recognized network among young adults ages 12 to 34, according to Nielsen Media Research. It is watched by 73% of boys and 78% of girls ages 12 to 19. Boys watch for an average of 6.6 hours per week and girls watch for an average of 6.2 hours per week.”
Rest assured, if you don’t have a block on your cable television, chances are, your kids are watching MTV. And if you don’t have an understanding with other parents when your kids are in their homes, chances are, your kids are watching there.
One of the most alarming findings in the amazing Parents Television Council study of MTV’s Spring Break programming (March 20-27, 2004):
In 171 hours of MTV programming, PTC analysts found 1,548 sexual scenes containing 3,056 depictions of sex or various forms of nudity and 2,881 verbal sexual references. That means that children watching MTV are viewing an average of 9 sexual scenes per hour with approximately 18 sexual depictions and 17 instances of sexual dialogue or innuendo. To put this in perspective, consider that in its last study of sex on primetime network television, the PTC found an average of only 5.8 instances of sexual content during the 10 o’clock hour -- when only adults are watching.
I was over my 7 year old nieces house the othe day and put a code block on MTV and VH1 on all the Cable boxes. We don't need her brainwashed and walking around dressed and acting like a bimbo by the age of 12.
Those channels are complete garbage.
And everyone of us that pay for cable or sat. pay to keep MTV on the air.
"...he’s also the president of the Media Research Center and the nation’s leading expert on all things media."
AKA: A dude who watches alot of TV
I heard they actually played music videos once, back in the Paleolithic Era.
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True. Ever since Remote Control aired, it has been downhill.
The continual jumping back and forth, never staying on one scene for more than 10 seconds can hypnotise youngsters and keep them glued to the screen.
This left wing crap that is MTV should be rated X and never allowed for anyone under the age of 18.
It's almost inconceivable to us today that The Maltese Falcon was considered a fast-paced, action-packed ride at the time - but it was.
Ping
MTV and several other low-down channels wouldn't be in business if we had the right to select the channels we want to pay for. The minute a company allows channel choice, I'm dropping Dish and switching. I suspect millions of other subscribers to cable and satellite nets would join me. We only watch about a dozen channels out of the 100, mostly junk, channels we are paying for.
I suggest you do the same for BET. I was surfing channels last night and BET was showing music videos. I've seen less skin and provocative dancing at a strip club. I was shocked, and I'm not easily shocked!
It was so much easier in the days of only broadcast TV!
I worked on the first season of Remote Control as a question writer!
"What happened?" I asked.
"We got MTV," she said.
(Unfortunately, not joking here.)
1985
OMG!!!!! You're famous :-)
I watch MTV and BET and watch most all of the reality shows on MTV and BET's College Hill which is far better than Real World in RW's current form. If people don't want their kids watching tv then don't have a tv. Just get broadcast tv.
MTV, VH1, etc. are all blocked on my sat receiver, as are all the CNN channels.
I remember when MTV first started. Very different right?
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