http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:42:34 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/09/17/124715.php#comment-710563 http://digg.com/celebrity/Lisa_Ann_2 710563@blogcritics.org Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:42:34 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/09/17/124715.php#comment-640368 Young people will always find their own sources for sexual info and titillation when it becomes interesting to them. Before that they just think it's 'weird' and 'gross'. The exception, very sexually conscious children, is not children who see things on TV but children who are molested and abused at home. If an 8 yr. old displays overly sexual behaviour, especially in attempts to manipulate or appeal to adults, best look into their home environment rather than their TV habits. That's just my opinion, based on observation of abused children and discussions with experienced psychologists. 640368@blogcritics.org Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:01:53 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/09/17/124715.php#comment-640308 I'm surprised that no one has brought up a discussion regarding the obvious perversion of the whole "superman" image that has been reflected in this TV show aimed at our younger generation(mainly pre-teen and adolescent males). It's hard to imagine that an intelligent, thinking, adult, who is a true Superman fan would appreciate the distorted ideals that are portrayed in this series. The legend of Superman was about "good" overpowering evil but in Smallville, there is often pronouced ambiguity between the good and evil characters. Actually, the "evil" characters are often portrayed as more interesting, more attractive, successful, and more appealing than the supposed "good" characters." The incessant scenes of scantily clad and sexually provocative females, and of the beloved Lois Lane character often portrayed, frankly as a "skanky" sexpot, only further illustrate the level of debauchery involved here. I don't believe in censorship, but I do think the writers' clear distortion of the Superman legend/icon values borders on unethical filmmaking, particularly since the show is predominately geared toward a very young, impressionable audience. It's a sad commentary about the disintegrating values of our society. We may be losing a Superhero. 640308@blogcritics.org Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:17:41 EDT