and in the media generally? have we as a society become even more obsessed with it then we were before? what sort of affect do you think this has on us (and specifically children as they grow up) do you think that we can blame one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates on it? They are banning junk food ads so why not put some sort of control on this too - we monitor what we put consume (eat drink etc ) nowadays with healthy eating - should we be practising healthy thinking too?
2006-11-27 10:04:01 · 14 answers · asked by She_says 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
i do believe there's much too much sex on tv. i know i sound like a prude, but it's a fact. sex sells. and that's all the television programs are concerned with - making money. i believe it is completely a parent's responsibility to educate their children as to what is right and wrong. parents are at duty to monitor what their children are getting into and to set limits so that young children will not grow up thinking that everything on tv is "ok". we cannot blame television alone or even strongly blame it for high teen pregnancy rates because the fact of the matter is that those youths most prone to promiscuity and sexual tendencies(not to mention violence and drug use) are those raised in households with less family support and guidance (more often then not). the same is for the obesity problem rising in this country - we can take ads out and change the menus in our children's schools, but it is really up to the parents to explain to their children what is healthy or not, and instill in them, as early as possible, healthy habits that they can carry into their adulthood. by blaming the media, we are basically saying that our children are solely raised by it (the media) and this is simply not the case. every child has a guardian of some sort raising them, and it is the obligation of every guardian to raise their children with morals and ethics proper for healthy growth in society.
2006-11-27 10:17:19 · answer #1 · answered by jamoncita 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I happen to think that the excessive amount of graphic violence is a much bigger problem than sex, but that's just me. OTOH, what I often don't like is the way sex is depicted in a highly unrealistic way. It seems like in sex on television it is always a fabulous, steamy fantastic time and there are no realities or consequences to jumping into bed with someone at the first chance. Sex never goes wrong on tv, it's never mediocre or funny or silly. Teens are shown having sex when they're really young and unless the whole movie is a message movie about teen pregnancy there are never any problems that come from this. 16 year olds have sex as a matter of course, the way 25 year olds did on television 25 years ago. It's casual, it's fun, it's no big deal. I find that pretty unrealistic. No one ever feels like they were too young and not ready to have sex, girls enjoy sex their first time and don't have any pain or discomfort. People have affairs all the time in a casual fashion.
I am not coming at this from a religious or moral point of view, but out of a concern for emotional (and also physical) health.
2006-11-27 10:11:15 · answer #2 · answered by braennvin2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When there's this much sex on TV, I think kids are much eager to have sex on early ages, which cause a lot of children to be pregnant at 13, 14, or 15. The world is just getting crazier everyday.
2006-11-27 10:07:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this would be a good senior thesis to research for a teen. I think there is way toooo much sex on t.v, even in the cartoons kids watch there is sex that is put in there sublimenally. if u flip channels for 50 channels, u would probably have seen something sexual while flipping channels 35 out of 50 times.
2006-11-27 10:07:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I agree, everything is sexually oriented on TV - adverts, everything. When we first had Sky television and I looked at the various channels, I was horrified to see the explicit sex on some. Does this make the young men of our country regard women as sexual objects and not to be respected?
2006-11-27 10:08:37 · answer #5 · answered by Winnie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yes definitely. But some TV shows (like period drama Jane Eyre that was on recently) had no sex scenes in yet was so romantic. . . frankly sex scenes are . . . eurgh. You can make a scene romance-filled without the sex scenes, I totally agree. They have the watershed but they still broadcast explicit stuff before 9 . . . I agree it should be tighter.
2006-11-27 10:07:37 · answer #6 · answered by Queenlover 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Holland has both the most liberal approach to sex and the lowest teenage pregnancy rate in Europe.
To protect our children we need to be more open minded and educate better, instead of continuing our policy of blind protectionism.
2006-11-27 10:32:57 · answer #7 · answered by Micah H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Years ago, there was more sex on tv.. but nowadays, with these newer models... digital, lcd, wide screen.... the darn things are so thin... its impossible to do it anymore.
2016-05-23 15:26:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are too many channels now and too many soaps, I remember when we had just three channels, television grew from infancy to adultery.
2006-11-27 22:58:53 · answer #9 · answered by ucanseethejoin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With the greatest respect if money is to be made, then they will carry on. End of
2006-11-27 10:50:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋