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NEWS ABOUT: Parents Television Council

Parents Television Council stories: 4 news summaries

Threesome Complaints
May Only Help Gossip Girl

Parents Television Council likely to boost racy episode's ratings

Nov 9, 09 11:14 AM CST
(Newser) - The CW might want to write a thank-you note to the Parents Television Council: All of its moaning about tonight’s Gossip Girl threesome is serving as free publicity for the show, which may just help boost its sagging ratings. No ads have been pulled and no affiliates are boycotting,... More »

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entertainment • sex • Parents Television Council • Gossip Girl • The CW

Parents Council Freaks Over 
 Gossip Girl Threesome 

Urges local affiliates to preempt the program

Nov 4, 09 10:27 AM CST
(Newser) - The Parents Television Council is on the warpath, this time over news that the upcoming episode of Gossip Girl will feature a threesome. The group has sent a letter to CW affiliates warning that they’ll be “complicit in establishing a precedent and expectation that teenagers should engage... More »

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television • sex • Parents Television Council • teen sex • Gossip Girl

Fonda Swears She's Sorry
for Obscenity

Today show apologizes for on-air slip, decency watchdogs want delay

Feb 15, 08 6:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Today host Meredith Vieira got an unpleasant  shock yesterday when Jane Fonda let the C-word slip while discussing the Vagina Monologues, the New York Daily News reports. "It was a slip, and obviously she apologizes, and so do we," Vieira told viewers. Fonda's blooper came when she... More »

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Vagina Monologues • Meredith Vieira • Jane Fonda • profanity • obscenity • Parents Television Council • Today show

I Swear!
And More and More, in Public

Profanity has moved
beyond private discourse, experts say

Nov 27, 07 2:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Profanity seems to be more and more widespread, but linguists suggest people aren't actually swearing more—they're just swearing more publicly. The tide of athletes and musicians who pepper their language with choice four-letter words is meeting a surge of media avenues that aren't regulated by the government, resulting in... More »

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television • FCC • profanity • language • Parents Television Council • parental advisory

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