On 'Hannity,' MRC's Bozell Demands Feds Investigate MTV's 'Skins' for Possibly Violating Child Porn Laws
MTV's racy new teen drama "Skins" should be investigated by federal authorities for potentially violating child porn laws, NewsBusters publisher and Media Research Center president Brent Bozell insisted in the second half of the "Media Mash" segment on the January 20 edition of "Hannity."
MTV "broadcast[s] the fact that it is underage teenagers that they are putting on the air" portraying sexually active teens. "Guess what... it's rated TV-MA. That's the highest rating you can get on television," Bozell noted [video follows after page break; click here for MP3 audio]:
That means it's rated for mature audience. That means it's rated for adults. This is a program they're giving to adults about children. You know what we call that, Sean, in the real world? It's called kiddie porn.
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For their executives to be saying that they had no idea that this was going to get them in trouble, how dare they?! How can they not know that it's wrong to feature children involved in sex and drugs and alcohol?!
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I hope that the feds look into this and I hope that if they determine that they've done something wrong, I hope they slap the book at these people for once and for all.
Be sure to check out Mr. Bozell's column about "Skins" by clicking here.
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It's already having an
Submitted by motherbelt on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 5:39pm.
It's already having an effect....Taco Bell has pulled their ads.
Oh, and this is rich...the trailer on EWTV, along with an informal NSFW descriptor, says WARNING: This trailer is for mature viewers.
I guess MTV is sticking with their line that they are pitching a show about 15 and 16 year olds to adults.
<snort>
He's not the only one. A
Submitted by jdawg2009 on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 5:32pm.
He's not the only one. A parents group also called for that. Seems someone at Viacom is a bit nervous over this.
http://www.examiner.com/conservative-in-spokane/mtv-s-skins-faces-accusations-of-child-pornography
Mr. Bozell founded the
Submitted by Ken Shepherd on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 5:48pm.
Mr. Bozell founded the Parents Television Council and still serves on its Board of Directors.
OH No. Kids are Off limits.
Submitted by Ashrak on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 6:16pm.
It is one thing to push the moral envelope, it is another to shred the common decency of children. Porn is one thing, pedophilia is another.
The elderly, fallen soldiers and children are just OFF LIMITS. There is no tolerance for abuse or exploitation of any kind regarding those examples. There is no justification and there is no defense.
Every camera and sound person, every editor, every set-maker and make-up artist, every suit, every person involved with this production, must stand and try to defend themselves against charges serious charges, of wrongdoing for any sexual activity involving minors. If proven any of it took place - well lest just say they must register as child sex offenders after a stint with a cellie.
This is not a line that can be blurred into obscurity. This is not a line to be ignored or dismissed. Enough already!
Agree and . . .
Submitted by NC Boy on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 7:45pm.
It's not just whatever gets shown on MTV. It's every bit of film they recorded (probably being destroyed as we speak).
After careful thought
Submitted by shawn. on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 6:28pm.
Even though I almost always disagree with Mr Bozell about tv. I am with him on this one.No surprise
Submitted by vote24 on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 6:50pm.
MTV has been a dungbucket for years. MTV confounds me. How can you peel pre-adolescent eyes away from porn disguised as pop culture? Most parents just don't realize what MTV really is. This is where the culture war turns ugly. Hit the advertisers as hard as possible, and hope like crazy they don't destroy the feeble minds of the next generation. Clearly the true MTV lovers are gone forever. Like a religeon of filth. They believe.
The unfortunate part is
Submitted by Bobbygn on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 7:34pm.
The unfortunate part is that there is probably over 10 million people in the USA that could have cared less about almost everything on MTV that are probably scurrying around now looking in their TV guides to find when this will be coming on.
They have nothing to shock us
Submitted by mostlymoderate on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 7:47pm.
They have nothing to shock us with anymore so they are simply purveying pure child porn now.One of the stars defends the
Submitted by motherbelt on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 8:03pm.
One of the stars defends the show saying "It's what teens are doing."
So by all means, let's glorify it.
Gotta say it again: Judge Bork was wrong. We're not "Slouching Towards Gomorrah," we're going there LIKE THIS
The thing about child porn is
Submitted by eaglewingz08 on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 8:21pm.
The thing about child porn is that MTV doesn't have to even broadcast (cablecast) it to be liable, mere possession of child porn is a felony, and every individual employee of MTV who had copies of what is determined to be child porn would be criminally liable.
Here's another thing about child porn
Submitted by ckc1227 on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 9:05pm.
It has to actually be child porn. The first episode had nothing even remotely close to being child porn. The episode sucked though, and I suspect future episodes will suck as well. Not that I'll be watching. The only reason I watched the first episode was to see what all the fuss was about. Turns out it was mostly about nothing. The show to date is no worse than any other. Some of you will argue that's bad enough, and you may be right. But is it the “most dangerous program that has ever been foisted on your children” as claimed by the Parents Television Council? Hardly.
I love free speech in all forms
Submitted by shawn. on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 10:38pm.
.......Perhaps more than anyone on this site. I have no problem with adults dressing as teens either, however having real teens dress up like that is wrong.ckc1227, The show has
Submitted by Liberallies on Sat, 01/22/2011 - 6:43pm.
ckc1227,
The show has been "cleaned up" as an attempt to meet FCC standards which are much more stricter than English television broadcasting rules. The problem is that the FCC doesn't allow showing of nudity and sex by underage kids.
The is one problem that MTV has, when they bought the show for the USA they bought the WHOLE show, not just the parts they can show in the USA, many push the envelope. Thus, EVEN if they do not show the vast amount of nudity and sex that they show on the English version, they are in possession of child pornography!!!! This is 100% illegal. You can't show or own child pornography. When MTV bought the show, they became owners of child pornography on United States soil. Owning and/or showing 15 year olds naked and/or having sex is child pornography and IS illegal in the USA.
Sad that many are excusing this filth by claiming that this is what teenagers do. Or the one that I "love" the most is the excuse that says, "Well children watch it, but they won't do it!" Of course these are the same morons who spent the past two weeks telling us that what people see Right wing politicians and pundits say and do on television, read on the newspapers and hear on radio affects their behavior. One thing I have come to expect is Liberals switch their "beliefs" in order to excuse their radical agenda.
Ain't this what the FCC is for...?
Submitted by NeoKong on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 8:28pm.
Maybe when they're through trying to take over the internet and having meetings with Al Sharpton to censor Rush Limbaugh they can look into this.
OLBERMANN OUT!!!!!!!!!
Submitted by Texndoc on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 10:24pm.
Breaking news on HotAir and Huffington Post is that tonight's show was his last.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Texndoc
Submitted by Michael30 on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 10:33pm.
Sure seems that way, I saw the end of his show tonight and it seemed that he was saying it's over. Don't know if it's his presence on MSNBC or just the Countdown show format though.
Kinda came out of nowhere.
Sweet!
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 10:50pm.
Oh, how I hope this is a good news feed.
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typical empty v, if you ask
Submitted by Rowane on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 10:59pm.
typical empty v, if you ask me. try to "push the envelope" and wind up exciting the pedos running around.
You've got to stand for something, or you'll fall for anything. (Aaron Tippin)
I Don't See How This Would Hold Up In Court...
Submitted by TheReal7Sticks on Sat, 01/22/2011 - 2:36am.
Well, knowing what I know about the entertainment industry, if a movie or TV show uses underage teens for some scripted sexual situation, particularly if it involves nudity, I believe the parent or guardian of the actor or actress must sign off on it and must be there supervising their child as the scene is filmed. I know that the actress who played the daughter in American Beauty had to do a fully topless scene, and that she was 17 when she filmed it. So, she had to have her parents approve it in legal writing and be on the set as the scene was filmed. I believe it was a scene where her boyfriend is peeping into her window, so that is only vaguely sexual in terms of her boyfriend being a peeping tom, so I don't know.
Here's the interesting fact: The film is rated R, so there is an argument as how it could be child pornography, but it would be impossible to indict every moviegoer who went to see American Beauty at the theater, or have since bought it on DVD or Blu-Ray. And you know that the Motion Picture Academy would be up in arms if they were accused of awarding something that can be construed as child pornography the Academy Award for Best picture that year (Personally, I would have preferred seeing either The Matrix, The Iron Giant or the South Park movie win Best Picture. Heck, maybe even Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.)
That's why I think prosecuting this show is not worth the effort. First of all, that would indict the writers, all of whom I have heard are teenagers themselves, in producing child pornography. While I think this show's premise is a seriously unrealistic take on the everyday lives of teenagers (I should know: I was one only until four years ago, and I never witnessed any of the stuff described in the show when I was attending high school.), I think it is been proven time and again that if you prosecute a teenager as a sex offender simply based on "tough love", you are going to endanger teens more than you would protect them. Second, you end up creating the kind of controversy that a show like this craves in order to get itself into the popular culture. The TV critics were already reading the last rites for the show, but now this child porn accusation is simply the exorcist needed to revive it.
Well, that's about all I know, and as Indiana Jones might say:
"Archaeology is the search for fact... not truth. If it's truth you're looking for, Dr. Tyree's philosophy class is right down the hall."
Buh-bye...
Submitted by catnamedjake on Sat, 01/22/2011 - 12:59pm.
I have a strange feeling that when the 1st amendment was drafted, children engaging in sexual activity in front of millions was not one of the freedoms intended. I think that along with unions and MSNBC, MTV has served is "useful" purpose.
It's very simple...
Submitted by c5then on Sat, 01/22/2011 - 7:50pm.
Anyone who has the option of watching MTV is either a cable or satellite TV subscriber (they don't broadcast over the air). So that also means that you have the option of blocking the channel. That is precisely what I have done. If enough people do this, they will get the message as their ratings plummet.
I don't care who else is upset about it. MTV will no longer be viewable in my house Just like LOGO and Bravo and E! and HBO and MSNBC and anyother network/channel that airs offensive programs.
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