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Viewer Discretion Advised: The Corruption of the Media and American Values

Last night I found myself once again deeply engrossed in another episode of 24. Its the only TV show I watch. I’ve banned myself from watching all other TV for a very specific reason. Too much of our TV shows depict an amoral society and encourage the audience to believe it is good.

For example, Grey’s Anatomy had its season finale last night. The whole season revolved around a young, single, female intern having a sexual relationship with a married attending physician. The physician’s wife is set up to be a witchy woman and therefore the audience begins to cheer for the extramarital affair. The audience is encouraged to want the intern and the physician to continue their relationship. During the middle of the season they abstain and apparently go their separate ways, but the producers of the show always hint that there are feelings still there. In the last episode, just as the show had a chance to redeem itself and end this affair forever, lust takes over, all prior commitments and covenants are thrown out the window, and worst of all, the audience loves it.

Why it is that our society is so accepting of a show that denigrates traditional values?

Why does a show like 24, which depicts patriotic people defending freedom and liberty, have to start with a disclaimer: “Viewer Discretion Advised”?

Why does the movie United 93, again a movie that shows the heroic actions of a few people saving our country’s capital, get an R rating when other movies full of sex, crude and foul language, and suggestive material only get a PG-13 rating?

Why do we as a society sit back and accept this behavior from producers? Worse – why do we enjoy it?

VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED – Check your thoughts!

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  1. John Doe  December 15, 2011

    it’s understandable when people who believe in religious myths condemn non-believers … they’re taught to believe they are superior and blameless

    The Dean of Women at BYU was lecturing her students on sexual morality. “We live today in very difficult times for young people. In moments of temptation,” she said, “ask yourself just one question: Is an hour of pleasure worth a lifetime of shame?”
    A young woman rose in the back of the room and said, “Excuse me, but how do you make it last an hour?”

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