Skins: "The Most Dangerous Show on Television"

[Dr Grump]

Skins” is surely one of the most sexually charged programs that MTV has featured. Before it even had its premiere, the Parents Television Council, a TV watchdog group, labeled “Skins” the “most dangerous program that has ever been foisted on your children.” The group objected to the gratuitous scenes of drug and alcohol use, violence and sexual acts.

Of course, those scenes may be what attract young viewers in the first place. Jessica Bennett, a senior writer for Newsweek, wrote last week, “ ‘Skins’ may be the most realistic show on television.”

The show is off to a running start. It attracted 3.3 million to its premiere on Monday night and set a new first-episode record for the channel among viewers ages 12 to 34.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/20/b...p=1&adxnnlx=1295632949-rrIGAAUa2T6US9tiiFlDng

Has anyone seen it? I did. Worse than you can possibly imagine. And I can tell you as someone who spends every day with teenagers (who often give me TMI), this is NOT "the most realistic show on television."

The most disturbing part for me was the end of the first episode. Driving stoned, the kids run their car off a bridge into the water. Amazingly all the passengers emerge completely unscathed and one announces "Oh shit, The weed got wet". And they laugh and laugh and laugh... Scary.

Glorifying sex, drugs, and child prostitution is dangerous. Glorifying teen driving accidents is deadly.

this is why conservative america is the laughing stock of not only the rest of america, but the rest of the world..

no, seriously, you are.

You are that out of touch with normal folk..


carry on



MORONS...

 

[Mini 14]

What do you not understand about "child porn is illegal and harmful"?

Are you this hysterical about violence as well?

One thing I've noticed is that with all the lists I saw thrown around in this thread that was harmful to children...no a one mentioned violence.

Violence has only been ramping up in our society, in our culture and in public...yet...no hysteria from the Right.

Video games, read violent video games, are at an all time high. Games like Car Theft Auto (or whatever its call) are being pushed to children, Mortal Kombat where kids are taught to enjoy blood and gore from the youngest of ages...yet no outcry from the Right.

Why is this?

Do you people not consider that harmful as well?

...Interesting.

We probably didn't bring it up because this isn't a political discussion, you stupid, fucking wank.

We're talking about social mores here Marc.....there are liberals and conservatives having a discussion about something we ALL can relate to, but disagree. And not once has politics come into the discussion in 11 pages of posts. Well......until the very first time you show up.

You would politicize your mother's funeral, I'm sure.

 

[Dr Grump]

I guess I should be surprised that there are a good big chunk of loons on here who are pro-child pornography....but I'm not.

It's illegal. It's child porn. No, it does't mean photoshopping somebody's head onto a body because the definition goes on to state that even hand-drawn material can be considered child porn, if there are CHILDREN being depicted.

It's about what is being depicted. It's not about whether the actors are 18 (though some are as young as 15, which is illegal); it's not about whether or not it's good tv. It's about depicting kids in school having sex. That is child porn, pure and simple.

Christ almighty - just when I think you can't get any higher on the MORON METER you outdo yourself. This is the second thread where you are comparing something to kiddie porn.

Note to Allie MORON. Skins is NOT pornography. It appears on MTV. Who at MTV, the makers or the programme or anybody who runs what is allowed to be shown on TV has been arrested for child porn? Hint: NO ONE YOU FUCKING DUMB FUCK.....

God, just becuase YOU think something meets a certain definition doesn't mean it is what you think it is. All it means is you are a FUCKING IDIOT AND A MORON - NOTHING MORE

Now fuck off and go and try and do something useful in your life - like have ONE father for your kids....is that so hard you hypocritical douche...

 

[BrianH]

I guess I should be surprised that there are a good big chunk of loons on here who are pro-child pornography....but I'm not.

It's illegal. It's child porn. No, it does't mean photoshopping somebody's head onto a body because the definition goes on to state that even hand-drawn material can be considered child porn, if there are CHILDREN being depicted.

It's about what is being depicted. It's not about whether the actors are 18 (though some are as young as 15, which is illegal); it's not about whether or not it's good tv. It's about depicting kids in school having sex. That is child porn, pure and simple.

Christ almighty - just when I think you can't get any higher on the MORON METER you outdo yourself. This is the second thread where you are comparing something to kiddie porn.

Note to Allie MORON. Skins is NOT pornography. It appears on MTV. Who at MTV, the makers or the programme or anybody who runs what is allowed to be shown on TV has been arrested for child porn? Hint: NO ONE YOU FUCKING DUMB FUCK.....

God, just becuase YOU think something meets a certain definition doesn't mean it is what you think it is. All it means is you are a FUCKING IDIOT AND A MORON - NOTHING MORE

Now fuck off and go and try and do something useful in your life - like have ONE father for your kids....is that so hard you hypocritical douche...

I get the feeling you don't like Allie very much...maybe it's just me...

 

[Mini 14]

I guess I should be surprised that there are a good big chunk of loons on here who are pro-child pornography....but I'm not.

It's illegal. It's child porn. No, it does't mean photoshopping somebody's head onto a body because the definition goes on to state that even hand-drawn material can be considered child porn, if there are CHILDREN being depicted.

It's about what is being depicted. It's not about whether the actors are 18 (though some are as young as 15, which is illegal); it's not about whether or not it's good tv. It's about depicting kids in school having sex. That is child porn, pure and simple.

Christ almighty - just when I think you can't get any higher on the MORON METER you outdo yourself. This is the second thread where you are comparing something to kiddie porn.

Note to Allie MORON. Skins is NOT pornography. It appears on MTV. Who at MTV, the makers or the programme or anybody who runs what is allowed to be shown on TV has been arrested for child porn? Hint: NO ONE YOU FUCKING DUMB FUCK.....

God, just becuase YOU think something meets a certain definition doesn't mean it is what you think it is. All it means is you are a FUCKING IDIOT AND A MORON - NOTHING MORE

Now fuck off and go and try and do something useful in your life - like have ONE father for your kids....is that so hard you hypocritical douche...

I get the feeling you don't like Allie very much...maybe it's just me...

Yeah.....I can't see where you're getting that impression, Brian

This was a rare, constructive, GOOD thread for 11 pages. There were good arguments on both sides of the opinion, and I think some people (myself included) actually stopped for a second and thought about "the other guy's" perception.

Then Marc and Grump showed up to remind us all that this is still USMB.

Damn reality.......

 

[G.T.]

I guess I should be surprised that there are a good big chunk of loons on here who are pro-child pornography....but I'm not.

It's illegal. It's child porn. No, it does't mean photoshopping somebody's head onto a body because the definition goes on to state that even hand-drawn material can be considered child porn, if there are CHILDREN being depicted.

It's about what is being depicted. It's not about whether the actors are 18 (though some are as young as 15, which is illegal); it's not about whether or not it's good tv. It's about depicting kids in school having sex. That is child porn, pure and simple.

then you agree 90210 *DID* this?

 

[strollingbones]

Despite its advertiser and ratings woes, however, MTV insists the network is standing by the show. In a statement to FOX411, the network said: “Skins has earned the loyalty of fans across the globe for its thoughtful and honest portrayal of teen life today. An internationally acclaimed scripted drama, the show has been honored with a long list of prestigious awards. MTV stands by the US adaptation of Skins and the vision of its creator Bryan Elsley.”

Read more: EXCLUSIVE: 'Skins' 'In Danger of Being Canceled,' Source Says - FoxNews.com


honest protrayal of teen life? really? most teens have the money to buy 4 oz of skank weed? most drug dealers, deal out of whore houses? really?
honest.....i dont think so...made for tv...yes....dangerous? i still dont buy into that

 

[strollingbones]

SEXUAL ACTIVITY

Although only 13% of teens have ever had vaginal sex by age 15, sexual activity is common by the late teen years. By their 19th birthday, seven in 10 teens of both sexes have had intercourse. [1]

On average, young people have sex for the first time at about age 17,[2,3] but they do not marry until their mid-20s. [4] This means that young adults are at increased risk of unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) for nearly a decade.

Teens have been waiting longer to have sex than they did in the recent past. In 2006–2008, some 11% of never-married females aged 15–19 and 14% of never-married males that age had had sex before age 15, compared with 19% and 21%, respectively, in 1995. [1]

However, after substantial declines in the proportion of teens who had ever had sex between 1995 and 2002, the level did not change significantly from 2002 to 2006–2008. [1]

In 2006–2008, the most common reason that sexually inexperienced teens gave for not having had sex was that it was “against religion or morals” (42% among females and 35% among males). The second and third most common reasons for females were “don’t want to get pregnant” and “haven’t found the right person yet.” [1]

Among sexually experienced teens, 72% of females and 56% of males report that their first sexual experience was with a steady partner, while 14% of females and 25% of males report a first sexual experience with someone whom they had just met or who was just a friend. [1]


Facts on American Teens' Sexual and <br />Reproductive Health
Seven percent of young women aged 18&#8211;24 who had had sex before age 20 report that their first sexual experience was involuntary. Those whose first partner was three or more years their senior were more likely to report this than were other women in that age-group. [1]

 

[AllieBaba]

I guess I should be surprised that there are a good big chunk of loons on here who are pro-child pornography....but I'm not.

It's illegal. It's child porn. No, it does't mean photoshopping somebody's head onto a body because the definition goes on to state that even hand-drawn material can be considered child porn, if there are CHILDREN being depicted.

It's about what is being depicted. It's not about whether the actors are 18 (though some are as young as 15, which is illegal); it's not about whether or not it's good tv. It's about depicting kids in school having sex. That is child porn, pure and simple.

then you agree 90210 *DID* this?

I don't know, I never watched it.

If it's over, it doesn't matter.

 

[Luissa]

I guess I should be surprised that there are a good big chunk of loons on here who are pro-child pornography....but I'm not.

It's illegal. It's child porn. No, it does't mean photoshopping somebody's head onto a body because the definition goes on to state that even hand-drawn material can be considered child porn, if there are CHILDREN being depicted.

It's about what is being depicted. It's not about whether the actors are 18 (though some are as young as 15, which is illegal); it's not about whether or not it's good tv. It's about depicting kids in school having sex. That is child porn, pure and simple.

then you agree 90210 *DID* this?

I don't know, I never watched it.

If it's over, it doesn't matter.

Actually it isn't.
There is a new 90210.

I also watched Skins last night. Pretty sure they didn't break any laws, but whatever.

 

[xotoxi]

I guess I should be surprised that there are a good big chunk of loons on here who are pro-child pornography....but I'm not.

It's illegal. It's child porn. No, it does't mean photoshopping somebody's head onto a body because the definition goes on to state that even hand-drawn material can be considered child porn, if there are CHILDREN being depicted.

It's about what is being depicted. It's not about whether the actors are 18 (though some are as young as 15, which is illegal); it's not about whether or not it's good tv. It's about depicting kids in school having sex. That is child porn, pure and simple.

then you agree 90210 *DID* this?

I don't know, I never watched it.

If it's over, it doesn't matter.

So how much of this skin show have you watched?

Did you realize that viewing child porn is against the law?

 

[Samson]

then you agree 90210 *DID* this?

I don't know, I never watched it.

If it's over, it doesn't matter.

So how much of this skin show have you watched?

Did you realize that viewing child porn is against the law?

 

[AllieBaba]

then you agree 90210 *DID* this?

I don't know, I never watched it.

If it's over, it doesn't matter.

So how much of this skin show have you watched?

Did you realize that viewing child porn is against the law?

I watched enough of it to form an opinion.

 

[AllieBaba]

I don't know, I never watched it.

If it's over, it doesn't matter.

So how much of this skin show have you watched?

Did you realize that viewing child porn is against the law?

When child porn is broadcast on channels that are piped into my kids' bedrooms, I'm going to see it, and shut it off...and identify it as what it is.

 

[xotoxi]

I don't know, I never watched it.

If it's over, it doesn't matter.

So how much of this skin show have you watched?

Did you realize that viewing child porn is against the law?

I watched enough of it to form an opinion.

So you watched child porn, right?

Did you alert the cops?

If you didn't alert the cops, yet instead came on here and talked in detail about the child porn that you had just watched, that means that you are a pedophile.

 

[Luissa]

If you don't want your kids watching Mtv, you should block the channel.

 

[xotoxi]

So how much of this skin show have you watched?

Did you realize that viewing child porn is against the law?

When child porn is broadcast on channels that are piped into my kids' bedrooms, I'm going to see it, and shut it off...and identify it as what it is.

And before coming here and discussing openly a crime that you had witnessed before your very eyes, you should have immediately contacted the local police.

Otherwise, you might be considerd an accessory to a world wide child porn ring.

 

[Mini 14]

When child porn is broadcast on channels that are piped into my kids' bedrooms, I'm going to see it, and shut it off...and identify it as what it is.

And before coming here and discussing openly a crime that you had witnessed before your very eyes, you should have immediately contacted the local police.

Otherwise, you might be considerd an accessory to a world wide child porn ring.

You're a lot funnier when you don't try so hard to be funny.

 

[xotoxi]

So how much of this skin show have you watched?

Did you realize that viewing child porn is against the law?

When child porn is broadcast on channels that are piped into my kids' bedrooms, I'm going to see it, and shut it off...and identify it as what it is.

If you see an adult out in the street fondling a young child, will you quickly pull the blinds...and identify it as what it is?

 

[xotoxi]

When child porn is broadcast on channels that are piped into my kids' bedrooms, I'm going to see it, and shut it off...and identify it as what it is.

And before coming here and discussing openly a crime that you had witnessed before your very eyes, you should have immediately contacted the local police.

Otherwise, you might be considerd an accessory to a world wide child porn ring.

You're a lot funnier when you don't try so hard to be funny.

You think that child porn is funny?

How despicable!!!