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Sep 02 2008

A plea from America’s parents

Published by emyette under (L)activism

Dear Mr. Yanoff and Mr. Shulman,
When I was in high school in the 90s, I was only allowed to watch Beverly Hills, 90210 in the company of my parents, who used the show as a vehicle for teaching morals and good decision making.  Their concern for my moral development, and rules about watching the show [...]

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Sep 02 2008

90201 for 6 year olds??

Published by emyette under (L)activism

The following is an email sent by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood
BusRadio, which hopes to “take targeted student marketing to the next level” by forcing children to listen to its commercialized radio broadcasts on school buses, has sunk to a new low. The company is advertising the highly sexualized new television show 90210 on [...]

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Aug 12 2008

On behalf of a child

Published by emyette under (L)activism

My friend’s sister was the physical therapist for the family whose email appears below… As a mother and as a human I feel compelled to share it with you all with hope that it will both raise flags about such an offensive way of treating a large group of people on such a large scale, [...]

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