MTV’s “sexually charged” Video Music Awards demonstrate why consumers...
MTV’s “sexually charged” Video Music Awards demonstrate why consumers should have a la carte cable, said the Parents Television Council in a press release Monday. The awards show was rated as appropriate for children 14 and up but included a…
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condom ad in the first commercial break and overly sexualized performances from Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga, PTC said. “MTV marketed adults-only material to children while falsely manipulating the content rating to make parents think the content was safe for their children,” said PTC Director of Public Policy Dan Isett. “MTV continues to sexually exploit young women by promoting acts that incorporate ’twerking’ in a nude-colored bikini,” he said. PTC said a “solution” for future VMA programs is the Television Consumer Freedom Act, an a la carte bill introduced by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz (CD May 10 p3).