[katiebelle2882]

i am so shocked and disgusted at this article i kept hoping it was a joke. i mean, i can hardly believe what i just read.


http://www.forbes.com/2006/07/25/cx_mn_sin...mp;boxes=custom



honestly, i am speechless about this. YOUR HOUSE WILL BE DIRTIER? YOU WILL BE MORE ILL bc your wife doesnt have time to MONITOR your HEALTH. i want to puke. everywhere.

[raisingirl]

Never mind. I get it now.

This post has been edited by raisingirl: Aug 22 2006, 06:55 AM

[venetia]

That's so sad.

On libel - presumably she has a record that the girl said those things to her - I notice that she has only reported that the girl told her he did those things, and on some other things for which there were witnesses.

[katiebelle2882]

um

http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/08/11/underage...t.ap/index.html


i mean what?!

[mermaidgirl13]

There's a section at the beginning of the book Female Chauvinist Pigs about Girls Gone Wild. The writer went around with them and tried to answer the same questions that are asked in this article - why do girls enjoy this? One of craziest things was the women on the GGW crew who would never participate but think it's funny when they get girls to flash for them. It was disgusting but not as disturbing as this article.

[katiebelle2882]

the most annoying part is that it wont affect his sales. people like us wouldnt have bought them anyway and people who do clearly dont give a shit about the fact that hes a misogynist.


part of me wonders why you dont hear stuff like this more often about him which is the only reason it struck me as odd/slightly suspect.


its always been pretty obvious that anyone who makes his living like that is a scumbag, but basically accusing the guy of rape, well i cant imagine its the only time hes done it if it is indeed true. he could very well go after her for libel and i really would love it if that girl pressed charges. what a disgusting asshole.

[ginger_kitty]

GRRRR!!! I read that to on myspace. It mad me see red!

[erinjane]

Christ, that made me sick.

[mornington]

I read that in feministing... urgh urgh and double urgh, is all I can think. It's horrific and shocking and disgusting all at once.

[godslioness]

Surprise surprise, the founder of Girls Gone Wild is a dodgy misogynist. I may be late to this newsstory, but this blog piece was pretty shocking.

http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2006/08/...oes_wild_on.php

[greenbean]

Its because of the abortion clinic she planned on launching...

[mermaidgirl13]

Have you guys heard that the President of the Sioux tribe in South Dakota, Cecilia Fire Thunder (who has been a big supporter of reproducitve rights) was impeached? I just heard it today but it happened over a month ago.

She was the first female President they had and I think it really sucks that they impeached her. There might have been a very good reason for it but so far I haven't actually heard/read the reason.

[humanist77]

I recall hearing in recent Bush years that he appointed some conservative as president of PBS..can't remember who though-does anyone?

[funnybird]

And it just seemed to boil down to the whole repressive 'women who have sex before marriage are damaged goods' double standard. And if that's why we should be modest, it doesn't seem to me to be about empowerment or choice at all. That's why I found it icky, Katiebelle.

[mornington]

that article gave me the shudders, funnybird. Yes, they're going against raunch culture, and although they might have made an informed decision (ok, informed as in "wacko ultra-conservative uninformed") but they don't want it to be an informed decision for everyone else. And it just spooks out.

re the whole children's-presenter-malarkey, all I can think is "surely the tots who watch her on tv aren't going to be watching sketch shows about sex". I could understand if she was on drugs. But comedy?

[thingsarenice]

What the hell? It's not even like she was in a porno or anything, she just made some jokes. As someone who very clearly remembers watching George Carlin on Shining Time Station, I can't wrap my mind around their decision to fire her.

[pepper]

Thank you for sharing your concerns regarding PBS KIDS Sprout’s decision to no longer have Melanie Martinez appear as the host of The Good Night Show. Ms. Martinez has been an important part of Sprout and we are saddened that this difficult decision had to be made.

Our foremost priority is maintaining the trust of the parents and families we serve. With this in mind, the management of Sprout determined that the short films in which Ms. Martinez appeared were inappropriate for her role as a preschool program host. We apologize for any disappointment that our decision has caused you and your family.

Sprout remains committed to The Good Night Show as a valuable tool for parents to help children wind down after a busy day. Plans are in development to launch a new season of the program with a new host in late 2006. In the meantime, regularly scheduled programs within The Good Night Show (e.g. Dragon Tales™, Bob The Builder™, Thomas & Friends™) will continue to air in their designated time slots with new short-form content replacing Ms. Martinez’s segments.

Thank you again for your comments.

Sincerely,
Amelia
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[katiebelle2882]

whats icky about it funnybird? the modesty people and their views? cause i totally agree!

[mermaidgirl13]

I emailed them too Pepper but got no reply. What did their response say?

[funnybird]

I started reading this article in good faith-

http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1832035,00.html

- because I was interested in the idea of virginity/ celibacy/abstinance as an informed choice (as opposed to getting your little silver ring then going out and having anal sex because 'virginity's a technicality, right?) being subversive in the light of the whole 'raunch culture' thing.

Its not what I thought though. It's just icky.