I don’t understand these self-appointed do-gooders. Weren’t those same kids breastfeeding a few years ago? Why should breasts suddenly be so alarming? It’s just nature.
I knew a topic such as baring cleavage on national television would cause some outrage among the natives here in Skin Land and for the many couch potatoes who think TV is their gateway to another dimension in time. It's great escapism, sure, but I prefer other methods by far.
Statistics show that many parents don't talk to their children enough in these difficult times, so I think planting your child(ren) in front of a TV set would make for great dinner conversation every night. It'll be a great opportunity to start teaching them all about the birds and the bees, where babies come from and why Daddy likes seeing sexy women like Katy Perry on celluloid (one word: boobs). As a parent myself, I have no objections to seeing somebody as hot as Perry baring what has obviously helped propel her to stardom in the first place on a kid's show in front of my son or daughter.
A show like "Sesame Street" is aimed not only at children, of course, but PARENTS as well, so they need something to help drive attention towards the show -- for the kids it would be Elmo and the wide array of characters and for the parents or guardians, it could be the songs; the skits; the special guest stars; and yes, now even a woman's neckline. There's no harm in either as long as it pulls in ratings for the network and program. Who knows, a thing like this may even help BOOST ratings and encourage adults to start bonding more with their kids by participating in viewing the show alongside them.
What's more, the show has been on the air for FORTY-ONE years, you would think the producers would know after four decades what's appropriate and what's not. With that being said, it raises an interesting question now -- why was Perry even allowed to be filmed wearing such an outfit? Surely they would know how parents would react. Hell, it's not like it's going to warp children's minds or deprive them of their innocence and youth. They get plenty of "damaging" things through violent movies, video games, what they see in the streets, hear in school playgrounds, etc.
This is a good assessment here. A well done critique by someone who clearly knows how tv programming works and who is clearly in line with the times and how it may or may not affect a child and his or her viewing habits.
Thanks, I appreciate that. I'm just a standard, average parent who has concerns about the things I know my child will no doubt hear as he gets older and starts growing up. The streets are filled with people who try to take advantage of children and make them say things they wouldn't normally say at home and around their mother or father. This can include friends they hang around with, of course. When it comes to TV though, I just know where to draw the line in what's appropriate and what's not and all this fuss over Perry and her cleavage on "SS" is ridiculous and just blown out of proportion. I think the people who say negative things about it have yet to grow up themselves and they need to do so as soon as possible.
That reminds me of the *one* good thing I ever remember my mother saying. When Madonna's "Like a Virgin" came out, she relayed a story to me about a discussion she had with a friend... The friend said, "What if my child listens to that song and asks me what a virgin is?"
My mom quipped back to her friend, "Well, couldn't your child come up with the same question going to church or reading the Bible?"
I wish my childhood had more memories like that one.
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Here's two separate links (both are gifs in motion, thank heavens) to add more Perry heat to the already hot flame:
http://nudemoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/katy-perry-elmo-snl-bouncy-boobs.gif
http://nudemoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/katy-perry-snl-boobs-glasses.gif
Statistics show that many parents don't talk to their children enough in these difficult times, so I think planting your child(ren) in front of a TV set would make for great dinner conversation every night. It'll be a great opportunity to start teaching them all about the birds and the bees, where babies come from and why Daddy likes seeing sexy women like Katy Perry on celluloid (one word: boobs). As a parent myself, I have no objections to seeing somebody as hot as Perry baring what has obviously helped propel her to stardom in the first place on a kid's show in front of my son or daughter.
A show like "Sesame Street" is aimed not only at children, of course, but PARENTS as well, so they need something to help drive attention towards the show -- for the kids it would be Elmo and the wide array of characters and for the parents or guardians, it could be the songs; the skits; the special guest stars; and yes, now even a woman's neckline. There's no harm in either as long as it pulls in ratings for the network and program. Who knows, a thing like this may even help BOOST ratings and encourage adults to start bonding more with their kids by participating in viewing the show alongside them.
What's more, the show has been on the air for FORTY-ONE years, you would think the producers would know after four decades what's appropriate and what's not. With that being said, it raises an interesting question now -- why was Perry even allowed to be filmed wearing such an outfit? Surely they would know how parents would react. Hell, it's not like it's going to warp children's minds or deprive them of their innocence and youth. They get plenty of "damaging" things through violent movies, video games, what they see in the streets, hear in school playgrounds, etc.
My mom quipped back to her friend, "Well, couldn't your child come up with the same question going to church or reading the Bible?"
I wish my childhood had more memories like that one.