Like so many other organizations, the PTC's actions unintentionally hurt its cause. As we joke about here, when they release one of their lists of offensive shows, people use it as a list of must-watch shows.
I have no problem with nudity or violence in prime time, but I'd also like to see honest-to-goodness family friendly programing made available for those who want the option. I do not consider children's programing family friendly as most children's programing is nothing adults want to watch. While I'm not a huge fan, I would point to Doctor Who as an example of the sort of programing I'd like to see more of; kids can (and want to) watch it, and adults won't feel like bashing their own skulls with a hammer if they watch it. If you were a fan of the original series Boy Meets World, I'd consider Girl Meets World equally enjoyable for kids and adults. But most Disney Channel or Nick shows are nothing an adult wants to watch. I mention all of this because instead of being critical of shows that offend their senses -- instead of targeting advertisers and networks who refuse to pander to them -- the PTC could be rallying support for programing that can be watched by all. Any group that denounces something and tries to block all others from seeing it just because it doesn't fit into their ideology or theology is a group I'll always have problems with. On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 4:09 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 5:51 PM, Brad Beam <[email protected]> wrote: > >> In an interview with “Entertainment Weekly”, Parents’ Television Council >> head Tim Winter believes his crew has prevented full nudity on primetime TV. >> >> http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/12/23/ptc/ >> > > I really enjoyed reading this interview. Some clarification, though: the > article claims "about 1.4 million have joined the PTC > <http://w2.parentstv.org/Main/> in some fashion, with about 100,000 > actively donating per year." In the 1970s advocacy organizations made the > strategic decision that their goals would best be served through litigation > and lobbying and they made their organizational goal to raise money from > the grass roots. So they offered membership to the organization available > through yearly dues and when going to public officials claimed that they > represented their membership, even if the only action the member took was > to write a check. In the late 1990s MoveOn turned the membership model > upside-down by emailing online petitions and counting anybody who responded > as a MoveOn member. Later the MoveOn member would be hit up for funds on > the basis of that person's specific interest as determined by which > petitions s/he responded to. So MoveOn could go to public officials and > claim they represented 10 times as many members as other progressive > organizations based on the differing definitions of membership. > > So PTC has 100K dues paying members and 1.4M people who clicked on an > online petition. The reader is left to determine PTC's real numerical > strength. > > I dislike and avoid explicit violence on TV and I am uncomfortable with > explicit sexuality on network shows. By that standard I sympathize with > PTC's mission but the interview shows how PTC is losing influence in the > short term and will end up trying to stop the tide in the long term. Plus > they haven't been able to separate themselves from Brent Bozell and that > legacy. > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
