On May 9, 10:46=EF=BF=BDam, Traci <hoosiergir...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Foxy says...
>
> > Yes they know and they don't care ....and they most likely don't have
> > kids who watch the crap they produce or they would possibly develop a
> > conscience over it. =EF=BF=BD
>
> Why should they have a conscience? TV isn't forced into our homes. It
> isn't a needed staple for our daily lives. It's clearly a choice which
> adults make for themselves and parents make for their kids. TV folks are
> in business and they are going to produce what people watch and
> advertisers buy into. If parents don't like the choices out there for
> their kids, then they should make sure their kids don't watch it.
>
> > The state of television programming is sinking lower and lower.
=EF=BF=
=BD
>
> No it isn't. There has always been a HUGE amount of crap on TV. Always.
> Just seems worse because there are more channels now.
>
> > Most shows seem to be about dark subjects, murder
> > and such. Most commercials are about drugs we can take. =EF=BF=BD
There =
are
> > more beeps than words. =EF=BF=BDFamily life is not ****trayed as happy
an=
d
> > harmonious, they're cynical and disrespectful. =EF=BF=BDSo this is
what =
people
> > watch and consequently this is what we've deposited into our brains to
> > think about.. =EF=BF=BDGarbage in, garbage out. =EF=BF=BDWhat did we
wat=
ch when we
> > were kids? =EF=BF=BDOzzie and Harriet, Father Knows Best, Leave it to
Be=
aver.
> > So because of THAT, we grew up with subconscious unrealistic
> > expectations about family life and the divorce rate is 50%.
>
> So, TV is to blame for all of society's ills? I gotta disagree with
> that.
>
> > In other words, I wonder what kind of character our country would
> > display if there were NO television. =EF=BF=BDJohn Lennon could have
wri=
tten a
> > song about it. =EF=BF=BDImagine no television...I wonder if you can.
=EF=
=BF=BDThe
> > "greatest generation" grew up with no television shows =EF=BF=BDthey
cou=
ldn't
> > miss. =EF=BF=BD
>
> But they did grow up with Amos 'n Andy on the radio which most families
> never missed. Nothing like a little bigotry after dinner.
>
> > They were actually living life and interacting with real
> > people. =EF=BF=BD In Europe people's =EF=BF=BDlives don't revolve
around=
television
> > shows. =EF=BF=BDMy husband embraces the tv - we have one in
practically =
every
> > room. =EF=BF=BDHe can't fall asleep without it on. =EF=BF=BD I don't
kno=
w, I think
> > there's something wrong with that. =EF=BF=BDWe're addicted to the
Idiot =
Box.
> > Thank you for letting me vent - I'm really starting to sound like a
> > cranky old lady. =EF=BF=BDBut I'm right :)
>
> If you feel this way then why have the TV's there at all? Take 'em
=EF=BF=
=BDout
> of the house. Me? I'm going to continue to enjoy my TV. I love it and I
> think it is an im****tant part of our culture, warts and all.
>
> Traci
>
> --
> "Not only do I want an *elite* president. I want someone who is
> embarrassingly superior to me. Somebody who speaks 16 languages and
> sleeps two hours a night hanging upside down in a chamber they
> themselves designed."
> --Jon Stewart, TDS
Well, I loved TV more when I was a kid and came home from school. I
was, however, well aware for some reason that I was already addicted.
I couldn't wait to get home from school so I could watch the movies on
television. They were showing "old" movies from the forties, and I was
fascinated by the acting. Later in life, I studied acting as a result.
The wrong TV show caused me to have nightmares (always a danger for
any kid,) and too much of it detracted from real interpersonal
communication among neighbors.
It could be better. I still have to say it was there when my parents
weren't. Just the flick of a switch and I had sound and pix and
people. The baby-sitter.
As far as Paris Hilton goes, I'm afraid I went for a mental walk after
she said "he's hot" about her boyfriend and then they showed him in
the green room. I went to sleep. I think. Maybe I just went into the
bedroom and forgot to come back.
I missed the part about the no-fizz champagne in a can. Isn't the
whole point of champagne is that it's bubbly? I almost felt like I
misread that post. It is truly hard to believe that it's a real
product...it's simply insane. I hope the French don't hear about it.
Incidentally, Maybe, congrats on your new apartment. Don't be self-
conscious about the laundry. People can figure things out better than
we know. It's your landlord's comment that got a laugh out of me. A
dry laugh.
Sacre bleu! Are you all putting me on about this product? I just have
to google this for my own sanity. What did they name this crap? And
what price, pray tell? No-fizz champagne in a can? It's a joke, I tell
you.
Sally
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