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Conservatives, Christians the Real Victims of Law and Order SVU
http://newsbusters.org/node/37053/print ^

Posted on 03/10/2010 10:21:27 AM PST by Feline_AIDS

NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" has consistency working in its favor: the biggest "victims" are its depictions of conservatives and Christians.

Part of "SVU's" appeal is its ripped-from-the-headlines storylines, but the program's writers frequently use these storylines to promote liberal agendas and to bash Christians.

Three different episodes have aired since February 10 and all promoted a liberal agenda. In the past month, audiences saw Christians portrayed as kinky sex addicts and murderers, heard propaganda that supports the idea of special punishment for hate crimes based on sexual orientation, and heard the detectives on the show refer to the abortion debate as "pro-choice or no choice."

"Law & Order: SVU" is a spin-off of the long-running "Law & Order" series. Actress Mariska Hargitay and actor Christopher Meloni star as Detectives Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler in the program, which follows the cases of the NYPD's Special Victim Unit. Detectives in this unit focus on sex crimes. According to NBC, the show "has received numerous citation from community-based organizations for the social issues it tackles."

Just like its sister programs, which have repeatedly slammed businessmen [1] and conservatives [1], "SVU" takes its shots at traditional values and promotes liberal solutions to the "social issues it tackles."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: bloggersandpersonal; hollyweird; nbc; svu
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To: YOUGOTIT

We watch NCIS. It’s pro military, and more patriotic than most shows, IMHO.


21 posted on 03/10/2010 10:54:57 AM PST by texpat72 (<><)
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To: stormer

Why crab at the poster for posting this? Newsbuster articles are frequently posted and discussed here on FR.

I will venture off the thread path and agree with the author. The few SVU shows I’ve seen this season (yes, we have watched a few) really do seem even more blatant against conservatism and Christianity.

The writers used to try to disguise that more in previous seasons, IMO. (Although it wasn’t hard to recognize by anybody who employed any basic critical thinking) Now, they are obviously ramming their agenda down the viewers throats.

Perhaps they are following the Obama/Pelousi line of thinking, that the more people turn their program off, the more the writers need to jump up and down and scream it out.

Christopher Meloni starred in a leftist bent TV advertisement recently, although I can’t recall exactly the issue he was trying to sell.


22 posted on 03/10/2010 10:56:15 AM PST by prairiebreeze (Prayers for the Ft. Hood families, victims and soldiers.)
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To: BuckyKat

Well, I stopped also. So who the heck is watching?

The original L&O has been way preachy and liberal for years and cannot stand the dude who played the DA for years.

Never watched SPV because of the nastiness of the crimes ... unwatchable.

Might watch CI sometime but probably not. D’Nofrio became very difficult to watch and I think Chris Noth quit the show when it went to cable. He’s now in The Good Wife (a good show)


23 posted on 03/10/2010 11:08:46 AM PST by altura
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To: jakerobins

Oh, yes, Jerry Orbach, miss him.


24 posted on 03/10/2010 11:09:37 AM PST by altura
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To: Argus

I agree about Hargitay. I like her but her expression never changes from that agonized look. There was always something a little odd about Jane Mansfield’s mouth and Hargitay inherited it.

Can’t figure out why she gets best acting awards.


25 posted on 03/10/2010 11:11:21 AM PST by altura
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To: prairiebreeze
I've never seen an episode of Law & Order, and can't imagine I will anytime in the future. I haven't avoided it - it's just worked out that way. But here's what anyone who wants to complain needs to know about TV: the selection, content, and placement of shows are driven by one thing, and one thing only - advertising revenue. When people don't watch shows, the revenue streams dries up, and the shows are replaced. It has nothing to do with the politics of the actors, directors, or producers - television is strictly market driven.
26 posted on 03/10/2010 11:24:57 AM PST by stormer
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To: Feline_AIDS
All the "Law and Order" shows hire only the most entrenched East Coast Lefties working in show biz today. You'll even see the ancient theatre Commies who were members in the 40s do guest spots.

Dick Wolf has used these shows for his Leftist propaganda since the beginning and no actor who hates America will ever go hungry while he's on the air.

27 posted on 03/10/2010 11:31:47 AM PST by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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To: Feline_AIDS

I’ve pretty much stopped watching L&O SVU since they have gone over to the “Dark Side”. I will watch old episodes that I either missed or don’t remember (getting old). But, the new episodes turn my stomach.


28 posted on 03/10/2010 11:45:14 AM PST by SoldierDad (Proud Papa of two new Army Brats! Congrats to my Soldier son and his wife.)
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To: stormer
When Whoopi Goldberg made an obscene comment about George W. Bush, it was the public that let their displeasure be known to Slim Fast. And Whoopi was whooped out of that job.

While advertisers have a lot of influence with the media, I'm not so certain they drive show content.

Until an incident occurs that is, and then the offending party gets back-slapped if enough people complain.

I'll agree the best thing to do is stop watching so ratings go down. That will get advertisers attention for sure.

29 posted on 03/10/2010 12:02:00 PM PST by prairiebreeze (Prayers for the Ft. Hood families, victims and soldiers.)
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To: SJSAMPLE

Yeah that’s like the Christian doing the honor killing on an episode of NCIS. Absurd.


30 posted on 03/10/2010 12:52:47 PM PST by Feline_AIDS (youngandright.wordpress.com)
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To: altura

Voted “Most Intimidating Female That’s Likely To Get Her Ass Kicked In Real Life”.

In all of the L&O incarnations, frail women aggressively intimidate their weaker male counterparts. Even a homocidal maniac is cowed in Dick Wolfe’s world.


31 posted on 03/10/2010 1:17:52 PM PST by SJSAMPLE
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To: jakerobins

Orbach was as bad as any of them.
Committed lefty who willingly became Dick Wolfe’s butt boy for the left.


32 posted on 03/10/2010 1:18:36 PM PST by SJSAMPLE
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To: jimpick

In the army we called it Nuclear, Biological and chemical!!!


33 posted on 03/10/2010 1:59:30 PM PST by RetiredArmy (Stay armed. Buy bullets. Buy guns. Protect yourself - the government isn't.)
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To: RetiredArmy

Yeh nothing good comes from NBC, so Nuclear, Biological and chemical fits.


34 posted on 03/10/2010 3:31:32 PM PST by jimpick
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To: texpat72

Yeah...I like NCIS.....Give me Ziva and Abby over Mariska Hargitay any day!!! About threw up when I heard about the Law & Order episode where Hargitay had to kiss Kathy griffin.....I would have refused...on Health Basis...God knows what you could catch from a Skank like Griffin. Or at least some antibiotics...LOL


35 posted on 03/10/2010 4:25:01 PM PST by jakerobins
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To: Feline_AIDS
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37 posted on 03/10/2010 7:09:21 PM PST by A.A. Cunningham (Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
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