Victoria's Secret Correspondence
Thanks to the invaluable Web site The Smoking Gun, we can all get a sneak peek at the sort of mail the Federal Communications Commission has received in response to CBS's highly rated November 20 broadcast of the Victoria's Secret fashion show. Go here for feedback that includes representative voices from the "pro-thong throng" and "negligee naysayers," including the following (all typos in originals):
"…put one vote in for MORE SKIN!…if you get complaints, remind [complainers] they can change the channel, because this is America, and they can watch whatever they want….Also, if you know the people that regulate beer sales in Massachusetts, tell them that beer on Sundays goes very good with football."
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"…As a mother of 4 very impressionable children, I am outraged that you chose to air the Victoria Secret porno show…Why don't you just go the extra baby step and show women giving men oral sex or having sex in many positions. How about women masterbaring, that would be a real marketing success!"
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What surprised me were the letters from right-wingers who cheered the show on as some sort of blow against postive media portrayls of homosexuals, or that the show would be edited at the request of homosexuals. As a defender of both gay rights and tv programs with girls prancing around in next to nothing, I’m not sure what to say about that.
I thought this one ( http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/vscbs17.html ) was hilarious, even thugh the idea of having a conversation like this with one’s mother is pretty creepy.