Sex on Television, Not OK

Kendrah Roberts
Kendrah Roberts
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Paid cable channels are not the only networks flooded with sex. Sex can be found on daytime and primetime shows. Not only is sex on television nothing new, but there is an increased viewing among ch
ildren. Should parents have to monitor their child's every move, or is it about the parents at all? When is sex on television too much and where is the line drawn? Not only should networks worry about exposing sex to children, but doesn't it become offensive to the average viewer.

Ok we all know we have a choice of whether to turn the channel or not. I find it a bit appalling and I am extremely repulsed by the amount of sex and the sexual insinuations there are on television. The comedy shows walk that fine line, but they are not the worst ones. Why do dramas and daytime television stop being entertaining and began to be offensive. I believe the entertainment business, mainly the television industry, has created the most borderline content of disgrace today.

It all started when I was watching an episode of Six Degrees, and I wasn't exactly paying attention to every bit of each segment, when it happened. The TV was turned up and I was doing chores around the house and then all of a sudden...I hear the most unpleasant sound while in the presence of my seven year old in the next room.

An actress on the show began getting louder and louder. At first I was not sure what was going on until I looked at the television to figure it out.

It wasn't an obscene act, but rather obscene noises. How could this be, the actress loud as can be was insinuating an orgasm.

Are you kidding me! What is this? This is television, I had to frantically find the remote to turn it down as my daughter came in the TV room to see what the disturbing sound was.

 
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then I'd switch it back to something boring once everyone else left the room. I can't understand how a person could be content with such shallow programming, then again I'm on the other side of that argument, I write, which most people don't do, or aren't willing to learn how to do, I've tried to make the most of the educational opportunities we have, because there was nothing better to do and figured what else could a person do. That isn't everyone; so for everyone that is disgusted by mainstream television there are 15 other people who think that it is perfectly OK because that is where they are at in their lives. Television can be a freak show that you watch because you can't believe that they went there, or you can actually use it to get yourself out from in front of the couch and do something with your life, the decision is completely up to you.

Posted on 06/05/2007 at 9:06:00 AM

A lot of it has to do with what you're watching. There is plenty of filth to be heard on the radio and watched on television, but consumers have the ability to force the networks to offer more creative fare if they would stop watching it. I'd rather watch PBS or one of the various preachers on the television than the mainstream hyperbole. I don't even watch FOX news or the Sunday morning news shows anymore. People complain that there is nothing to watch on tv, but the truth is, they don't want to take the time out to think and challenge themselves with television that actually stimulates their mind and encorages them to do something promising. The best television these days are the E.I. shows that come on Saturday morning. That fare is marketed towards children, which is sad, because adults still need to be educated, and could benefit from something instructional as well. If I had cable, chances are we'd be watching music videos, or some of the trash on VH1 or BET; then I'd swit

Posted on 06/05/2007 at 9:06:00 AM

I grew up without a television in my house from the age of 12 on. I have to say I didn't really miss it. I'm extremely appalled by the commercials. I have a 14 year old son who spends enough time in the bathroom without sex on tv sending him back in there if you get my gist. We have parental blocks on our tv that allow me to block types of content, ratings and channels. I kick my kids off the tv often and I tell them I have no sympathy for them because if I can grow up without a tv then they will live.

Posted on 04/22/2007 at 10:04:00 AM

I don't see nearly as much of a problem with the sexual references on TV as I do with the violence on TV. Don't get me wrong, I see no problem with either since it is the parents' job to make sure they know and monitor what their kids are watching. It's not as if Dora, or any other children's programing, is violating these standards. Shows are set at certian times for a reason.

Posted on 04/21/2007 at 12:04:00 AM

Exactly why we stick to animal planet, discovery, and a few others.

Posted on 04/15/2007 at 11:04:00 PM

Thanks, for the comments. This one was really important to me.

Posted on 04/12/2007 at 10:04:00 PM

I always think it is at best unpleasant to see graphic sex scenes on tv or in movies. The L Word is a show that I really enjoy watching, but half the time all they are doing is showing soft core porn, and I am not interested in that. I am almost offended by the fact that it is supposed to be some cutting edge kind of feminist progay show, but they resort to the same degrading tactics that you see in mainstream heterosexual shows and worse. Just because they are two women humping like donkeys in the desert doesn't make it liberating, does it?

Posted on 04/12/2007 at 2:04:00 PM

I suppose you could quit watching TV altogether. I don't watch much TV anymore because of the quality of programming. If they quit using sex to sell TV programs and different products, there would still be plenty to go around on radio, the internet, movies, at school.... Maybe you should just be honest with your children and tell them about sex and life and be open to frank discussions and questions. They're going to see it somewhere.

Posted on 04/12/2007 at 2:04:00 PM

I'll tell you what I hate -- Viagra and STD medication ads during the day and early evening. I don't care if it's an issue, I have kids and I don't really want to explain it. And my 12-year-old understands it enough that he gets horribly embarrassed, and that really ticks me off. You're right. And it's not a big deal because the powers-that-be think we all need to get over our obsession with innocence and loosen up about sex. Sorry, I may be a freak with my husband, but I like to keep that private. . . I'd just block the channels that do it, but the commercials I hate are showing up on every channel. And no one's complaining.

Posted on 04/12/2007 at 12:04:00 AM

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