I’m constantly surprised by what parents allow their children to see and watch. Last week, we visited Bodies: The Exhibition in lower Manhattan. (For those of you who don’t know what it is, it features human specimens without skin in order to show what make each of us up. Some of them are downright disturbing. I have had nightmares since. It features body parts, fetuses, etc.)When we walked in, I was thinking, “I imagine children aren’t going to be found at an exhibit such as this one.” And then, low and behold, a family of five. The kids must have been between 4 and 10.

A wise man by the name of Keanu Reeves once said in a film called Parenthood: “You know, Mrs. Buckman, you need a license to buy a dog, to drive a car — hell, you even need a license to catch a fish. But they’ll let any butt-reaming asshole be a father.”

Oh so true. Only remove the word father and add the word parent.

I think it doesn’t matter what time it airs when it all comes down to it. When I have children I will censor this stuff for them and every adult has the choice to watch it or not watch it. I live in “Happy Valley” and I realize that just because it is on the TV doesn’t mean we have to watch it. Not every Mormon is close minded like so many think…

I guess I am also in the minority here — I just don’t care for it. First of all, why are we televising a lingerie fashion show? What other company televises their fashion shows on network television? Call it what it is — an infomercial.

I don’t have children, but I have a nephew who is struggling through the perils of puberty, and I had no interest in popping some corn and settling in on the sofa to watch this with him.

I live in Missouri and it aired at 9 PM here, which in my opinion, is not terribly late.

What I saw on the VS fashion show at 10 p.m. last night was no worse than R. Kelly’s performance on the Billboard Awards at 8 p.m. In fact, his lyrics were more suggestive and inappropriate for children than any of those girls in panties.

I agree, it is an infomercial…would you watch “The Gap” or a very merry “Dress Barn” fashion show for an hour. I ‘tink not.

Sorry Krista, I have to disagree that the Victoria’s Secret fashion show falls under the category of “porn”. There’s no nudity and it’s not like they were dry humping on the runway.

Like any “infomercial” you have the choice to change the channel. Personally, I find the ads by drug companies for different things and many other rediculous infomercials far more offensive and annoying. Sorry, I do not want to hear Jessica Simpson talking about her acne and hocking “Pro Active” or whatever that crap is. And I can’t find the post where right now were somebody mentioned tampon, yeast infection and condom commercials. Those are on all the time. Sure, these are simply facts of life and products that people will need from time to time, but I think they might be far more inappropriate at times than lingerie…

But that’s just me!

Mihow, WORD on the cadaver exhibit.
Most adults can’t handle it, let alone kids.

AND

Um, I watched the VS fasion show (it was on at 10PM here in NYC)and my husband ignored it.
I kept yelling at him to come and look.
He could care less.

I remember having to pay to see South Park in Salt lake at the Tower Theatre b/c it was banned from the cable networks

Okay. It’s official. I’m definitely in the running with Heather for the “Mother of the Year” award.

Not only did I take my 11-year old daughter to see “BodyWorlds” (a cadaver exhibit) in Chicago this summer, but we sat and watched the VS show last night, all the while making comments such as, “Girl, can she work those shoes or WHAT?!?!?” and “Oh yeah…if I had wings, I’d have THOSE,” and “Wrong bra, honey, for your boobs.”

Good thing I’ve got a big trip to SLC planned for Summer 2007.

Considering the station is owned and operated by CBS there are rules about what they have to air and when. It ties in with ad revenue. No pun intended (and since its about victorias secret) but management at that station dont need to get their panties in a bunch over this. At the least they could run a disclaimer before the show aired. It was on in NY at 10PM. Way past the bedtime of kids and seniors… Sheesh!

FYI — Tyra Banks weighs 150 pounds and admits to having cellulite and wobbly bits. And she struts her thing down that same runway as all the super skinny chicks. Actually @ 150 pounds, I too and actually very thin, I just have lots of muscle mass.

Okay, am I the only child who ever stumbled across my dad’s “Playboy” collection? Kids sneak around and explore and experiment. They sneak to watch programs on television they should not see. They play “doctor” in the playground (or your rec room). And they touch themselves and look at other’s bodies when given the opportunity (be it at the swimming pool change room or at home). Kids walk in on their parents having sex, on their dad peeing in the bathroom. When we start making such a big deal about secrecy and tabboo, it simply makes them more curious to find out. It’s human nature. We did it as kids and we continue to do it as adults. My mom used to run around the house in nothing but her panties when she was getting ready for work (I’m sure she would appreciate my broadcasting that to the internet!!). I was 10 years old when I saw “Grease” for the first time — and let me tell you, there’s some pretty raunchy stuff in that movie that I did not understand what was meant when I saw it at 10 years old. When I found my dad’s “Playboy” stash, I looked at ever single magazine in the box. I accidently came across a dildo when I was at a friend’s house — I was 11 at the time. None of these events scarred me for life. In fact, I’m pretty darn well adjusted when it comes to this kind of thing.

Yes, modesty is a good thing. But unfortunately I think some people take it to such an extreme and I think that is why we have some of the problems we do with body image etc. in this society.

Okay, I’m going back to work now!

But it sure is ok to show violence in primetime every week. I saw three dead bodies in one 60 second promo for the numerous crime shows. So lets show a little sex, even if the models don’t represent the typical human. It is better than beautiful, disemboweled bodies.

Do people (in general) realize that if they do not like something that they see on TV that they can just CHANGE THE CHANNEL ?!?!?!?!?!?

For christ’s sake.…