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 Post subject: "Skins," Sex, and Shitty Television....
PostPosted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 9:42 am  
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So if you haven't heard about it, "Skins" is originally a British show that has been adapted for American audiences and is now on MTV. Skins has caused a significant amount of controversy because, as far as I can understand, it's kids ages 15-18 basically partying, hooking-up, and just being really sexual/scandalous (they also have like a lesbian character and stuff, so I guess the show is "progressive" in that sense). Basically, a ton of sponsors have pulled their advertising from the show because some see it as "child pornography" because it's a bunch of minors in hyper sexual situations.

I personally haven't seen the show, as I try to avoid MTV programming at all costs -- but I may check it out, just to see if it is as awful as I think it might be. Has anyone here seen it?

MY QUESTIONS:

Can watching a show like "Skins" negatively affect a child? I know if I had a kid...I wouldn't be too comfortable letting them watch people around their age hooking up and doing drugs etc. In one episode, one character tries to convince his girlfriend to have sex with this other character who is a virgin...is this simply "entertainment" or should we be concerned?

Is it the responsibility of MTV to provide better programming for this show's target audience (basically teens and pre-teens), or does it all fall on the parents?

Anyone remember when MTV used to show actual music videos?

Is there any hope for society, or will we continue to have shitty shows like "the jersey shore" and "keeping up with the kardasians" because people are retarded and will watch that shit? Why do people watch these shows when they are so clearly awful (and for the 'reality' buffs, they are clearly scripted)?




Ironically, all this drama over Skins will most likely ensure that it's going to be a hit. It has already performed quite well in ratings and MTV execs are standing behind it.


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 Post subject: Re: "Skins," Sex, and Shitty Television....
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It's porn for people who don't have the balls to admit they want to watch porn.


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If I wanted to jerk off to 18 year old girls having sex, I don't turn on MTV.


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MTV is bad, and everyone working at MTV should feel bad.

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 Post subject: Re: "Skins," Sex, and Shitty Television....
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At my high school I remember two guys paying their girlfriends to go down on each other and a girl getting herpes and giving herpes in the same night since she blew some dude and a hour after she made out with another one.

Skins isn't going to change anything.

EDIT: I'll rag on Jersey Shore all day, but it's really addicting, especially if its on and you're hungover with a bunch of your hung over pals.


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Jersey Shore is just a funny show in a general view. Some people view it as making Jersey look horrible. I'm from Jersey, and I couldn't give a shit how it makes some people look at us. It's one of the most popular Television shows on at the moment, so they must be doing something right.


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 Post subject: Re: "Skins," Sex, and Shitty Television....
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I'd rather watch this for 50 years than 95% of what is on TV



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 Post subject: Re: "Skins," Sex, and Shitty Television....
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Watch the movie "Kids" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113540/ and realize just how true to life it really was.


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 Post subject: Re: "Skins," Sex, and Shitty Television....
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Baneleaf wrote:
Watch the movie "Kids" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113540/ and realize just how true to life it really was.


I heard snippets of people talking about a new show and child pornography blah, blah, but I never heard the name until this thread. The way it was described I thought it was some kind of tv adaptation of kids.


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 Post subject: Re: "Skins," Sex, and Shitty Television....
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there's ads for Skins in the subway here. I've never watched MTV in my life, so it makes no difference to me.

I mean wow, a show about 15-18 year olds being promiscuous. What else is new?


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 Post subject: Re: "Skins," Sex, and Shitty Television....
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its gross, some of them might not even have tits yet.


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 Post subject: Re: "Skins," Sex, and Shitty Television....
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Baneleaf wrote:
Watch the movie "Kids" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113540/ and realize just how true to life it really was.


It should be required viewing material in like a highschool health class. But I'm sure I can imagine the uproar if it ever did.
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I never understood the point of mature sexual content in films/shows. Is it supposed to turn me on, gross me out, or simply confuse me? I don't really understand.


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Necrachilles wrote:
I never understood the point of mature sexual content in films/shows. Is it supposed to turn me on, gross me out, or simply confuse me? I don't really understand.


It depends on the movie/show. Sometimes it's just gratuitous, sometimes it moves the story, sometimes it illustrates a relationship. More often than not it's just that sex sells.


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 Post subject: Re: "Skins," Sex, and Shitty Television....
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Baneleaf wrote:
Watch the movie "Kids" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113540/ and realize just how true to life it really was.


I saw this, really fucked up. Really makes you think twice.


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