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From schools...to Asia Cup...to "Skins"
My last post of the night...I remember some of the UK ladies mentioning how god-awful the US remake of Skins would be. Well, apparently it's tasteless and bordering on child pornography...and not as good as the UK version (:)). Haven't seen it, doesn't really interest me...but I'm sure I'll watch an episode at some point to draw my own conclusions.
Quote:
[i]"Child pornography, which the Times reports is defined as "any visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct" or "a picture of a naked child may constitute illegal child pornography if it is sufficiently sexually suggestive," is a danger for the show, given that some of its cast is as young as fifteen.
The show is littered with sexually suggestive poses and half-exposed breasts, though how exposed they have to be to constitute illegality is up in the air.
Predictably, conservative organizations such as The Parents' Television Council have thrown a fit about the show, calling it "dangerous" and making ominous predictions. MTV has worked to placate and reassure them."[/i]
I rarely am in agreement w/ the PTC, I think they over-reach and are out of touch with reality. But...from the description, I think using underage actors in this kind of overtly sexually explicit show is bad form and bad for viewers (our teens and preteens).
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/20/mtvs-skins-will-it-break-child-...
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