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Ha, those points about reality tv are spot on. Darth_Katie Send a noteboard - 20/01/2011 11:18:27 PM
Diaper commercials show baby butts all the time. I think that if it's going to be a big deal for "Skins" to show teen butt, then diaper companies should quit showing baby butt.

Its all about intent. A diaper commercial's intent is not to get someone all riled up...or help some sick guy get off. The intent is to sell diapers.

From what I read the intent of the episode of Skins in question is to be funny. It doesn't sound like it's aiming to get people off.


I think the larger issue the article was trying to bring up is the premise of the whole show is teenagers having sex, and is that appropriate for actual teenagers to be portraying on tv. The difference with reality tv is that all of those people are legal adults and have signed waivers and so on (or I would assume). It's kind of a catch-22 in that sense, because is it then any better for 19 year olds to play 16 year olds having sex on national tv than it is for 16 year olds to pretend to have sex on national tv? I think it's an interesting question.

Have we, as a society, come so far as to be cavallier about actual teens behaving in such a way as to be *actually* destructive to their lives? And this is entertainment? Sure, they are acting...or are they just playing out for a camera what they do in their personal life?

Yes we have. Turn on an episode of Jersey Shore or The Real World. That's exactly what our society has come to. I personally hate it, but those shows aren't made for me.


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MTV and Child Porn Darth_Katie - 20/01/2011 03:07:20 PM 1000 Views
I find the idea that a 17-yearold is covered by child porn laws strange Camilla - 20/01/2011 03:44:46 PM 470 Views
Age of consent varies state by state, but 18 is he cutoff for other things nationally beetnemesis - 20/01/2011 05:25:09 PM 428 Views
I think 18 is the cut-off for child porn in most places, regardless of the age of consent. *NM* Legolas - 20/01/2011 08:26:30 PM 190 Views
... Camilla - 20/01/2011 08:27:56 PM 466 Views
In fairness, there are other considerations than just what turns pedophiles on. Legolas - 20/01/2011 08:35:45 PM 449 Views
Yes, better safe than sorry, imo Darth_Katie - 20/01/2011 10:31:13 PM 440 Views
It's the sexualisation of a legal minor Wibble - 23/01/2011 02:21:16 AM 443 Views
So do I DomA - 26/01/2011 12:19:25 AM 411 Views
Precisely. *NM* Camilla - 26/01/2011 09:35:07 AM 173 Views
I don't know the show... ironclad - 20/01/2011 04:10:27 PM 483 Views
I don't think it's necessarily a scandal Brian - 21/01/2011 01:48:27 AM 493 Views
Why's that an issue? j-whitt987 - 20/01/2011 09:17:53 PM 456 Views
Also a fair point. *NM* Camilla - 20/01/2011 09:56:46 PM 175 Views
You're joking....right? Jeordam - 20/01/2011 09:58:58 PM 458 Views
No. j-whitt987 - 20/01/2011 10:57:32 PM 508 Views
Ha, those points about reality tv are spot on. Darth_Katie - 20/01/2011 11:18:27 PM 488 Views
That's not fair. Chas - 21/01/2011 08:30:35 PM 477 Views
The British version aired on BBC America. It has the same scene. Nothing happened. *NM* Chas - 21/01/2011 01:30:10 AM 173 Views
Bah. Nevermind. The actors were all 18 or over. *NM* Chas - 21/01/2011 08:29:02 PM 172 Views
Who watches this stuff, anyway? *NM* Zalis - 24/01/2011 04:01:08 PM 166 Views
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