I was watching a football game on Thanksgiving on Fox. It was the middle of the afternoon, so a lot of younger children could potentially be exposed to the programming. A spot came on advertising one of their primetime shows. During the ad, the main character made the comment "There is no Santa Claus." - or something similar. Should they have taken care in airing this during this time?
2007-12-05 06:19:23 · 6 answers · asked by Ms. Gump 3 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
If everyone wants to stay in the Christmas spirit, than yes, they should maintain the story for the children's sake.
2007-12-05 06:27:28 · answer #1 · answered by quatrapiller 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I believe this is the first time I've ever heard the words "TV networks" and "moral duty" used in the same sentence!
Whenever has a TV network taken a moral stand on anything (unless it's in their own financial interests to do so)? Since when is Santa Claus such an important part of Christmas; CHRISTmas is about the celebration of a man's live who lived 2,000 years ago and was the cornerstone on which a new religion was founded. CHRISTmas has nothing at all to do with Santa Claus, gifts, jingle bells, evergreen trees, or reindeer-powered sleighs. All that crap has created an avarice unparalleled in modern history, designed to sucker people in to spending money they don't have on gifts nobody wants so that retail stores can end their fiscal year in the black. -RKO- 12/05/07
2007-12-05 07:45:23 · answer #2 · answered by -RKO- 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe that television has a duty to lie to children in an attempt to convince them that one particular religious belief is real.
I am Jewish. If some TV station tried to convince me or my children that Santa Claus was real, I would be calling my attorney. It is all right for Christian stations and shows to lie to children, although that may present a quandry for priests and other clergy. When is it permissible to lie?
In any case, television is not, and should not be, a tool to convert other people. If you do not want your children learning the truth, then keep them in your homes and away from educated people. Are you going to sue a stranger on the street if your child overhears someone talking? Are you going to sue your child's classmates if they talk in class or in recess? Are you going to sue the Kosher Deli down the street for not having a Christmas tree (It has happened)?
2007-12-05 06:27:40 · answer #3 · answered by buffytou 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Why is it so important a child believe in Santa Clause? It's going to ruin Christmas if they learn the truth? If they learn about Christ and the real reason gifts are given....oh shame....
2007-12-05 07:12:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
hahaha
I got told off for not continuing the lies by another parent when the kids were 6. I felt that he was being far too sentimental - after all, I was getting 'is Father Christmas real?' all the time - my son had twigged that he was being lied to.
They are not stupid you know!
I guess that's a no, they have no obligation at all.
2007-12-05 06:31:07 · answer #5 · answered by Fanny Blood 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
WHAT??!!!
THERE'S NO SANTA CLAUS??!!
CRAP !!!
2007-12-05 06:52:41 · answer #6 · answered by thegubmint 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋