My buddy, Erin, has started a cool new blog aimed at educating parents about the impact of marketing and media on children. She's done a series of blog posts on FOX TV, which shows ads for The Family Guy during episodes of The Simpsons.
I was sitting down to watch the new episode [of the Simpsons] with my boys last night,
and before it started, there was a promo for Family Guy in which the
mother is dressed in a dominatrix costume, holding a whip, and the
weird little old man baby is strung up by wrists and ankles in his
diaper. So now there's an image of some deviant sexual behavior in the
brain of my sweet little 11-year-old boy. How does this effect his
mind, and his development? It made me very angry. Why can't we watch a
fun show together without an assault on my values and on my kids
health? I don't even mention the 14-year-old: He's probably seen it and
worse.
She finds it ironic that a network that runs news shows with grumpy men grumbling about family values also runs entertainment shows that treat kids to images of dominatrices.
She filed a complaint with the FCC and is blogging up a storm.
