The Parents Television Council is taking the CW Network to task for a recent promo for the series Gossip Girl.
Promos for the Monday night episode indicated that major characters would take part in an explicit sex act. Though there was no explicit sex scene on the show, PTC says the CW Network's behavior was irresponsible. PTC spokeswoman Melissa Henson says the show's producers are sending a dangerous and faulty message. "We are concerned about communicating to teenagers any kind of notion that this is normal or even appropriate sexual behavior," she explains. "It's bad enough that in the past this series has depicted its teenage characters having promiscuous, consequence-free sex," says Henson. "But to now try to present as normative the idea that people routinely engage in three-way sexual encounters, I think is especially troubling and dangerous." According to PTC, the network continues to "tease" next week's Gossip Girl episode, saying that this week's installment is not the end of the story. Henson is encouraging each CW affiliate to be more vigilant when it comes to serving the public -- and to evaluate program content, which is within the scope of their broadcast license.
Promos for the Monday night episode indicated that major characters would take part in an explicit sex act. Though there was no explicit sex scene on the show, PTC says the CW Network's behavior was irresponsible. PTC spokeswoman Melissa Henson says the show's producers are sending a dangerous and faulty message. "We are concerned about communicating to teenagers any kind of notion that this is normal or even appropriate sexual behavior," she explains. "It's bad enough that in the past this series has depicted its teenage characters having promiscuous, consequence-free sex," says Henson. "But to now try to present as normative the idea that people routinely engage in three-way sexual encounters, I think is especially troubling and dangerous."
According to PTC, the network continues to "tease" next week's Gossip Girl episode, saying that this week's installment is not the end of the story. Henson is encouraging each CW affiliate to be more vigilant when it comes to serving the public -- and to evaluate program content, which is within the scope of their broadcast license.
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