Saturday, April 19, 2008

But It's For The CHILDREN!

You know what really sticks in my craw? Those tools who gasp over entertainment programming content, and then rally together against it with the age-old battlecry: Protect Our Children! Be it tv shows or web sites, there's always some jerkoff out there prepared to ruin it for everyone else so they can let their kids mindlessly channel-surf (or web-surf) without fear that they might come across something they consider morally questionable.

Seriously, people. If you don't want The Children watching Family Guy, change the damn channel! Most cable/satellite companies provide the means to set up parental controls for those busy parents who can't be bothered to monitor what their Children are watching on tv. Same with internet companies. Don't want your Children viewing offensive websites? Again, take ten minutes out of your busy life to set up some parental controls. Or (here's a great idea), take the computer out of your kids' bedrooms and put it in the living room where you can actually see what little Johnny and Suzy are looking at. The idea here is involvement.

Parents are so self-involved these days that they'd rather see a show yanked from the Tuesday night lineup (or, worse, see some kind of legislation against certain types of programming) than to have to pay attention to and exert some control over what the hell their kids are watching. I thought this kind of rampant jackassery was only prevalent in the US, but apparently it's infected South America as well. The Simpsons was yanked in Venezuela, because of viewer complaints (more asshole parents who don't seem to understand that changing the channel is an option). The complaints were about what you'd expect: Not appropriate for Children, etc. Though i'm sure there's more than one channel on Venezuelan tv, watching another one apparently wasn't enough. Good thing they replaced it with a more wholesome, educational show: Baywatch =/

South America Sucks Too

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