kimo55
December 21st, 2004, 12:31 PM
now, I am the first to admit for any edumication, I should never expect to depend on the boob tube; the opiate of the asses, but this is getting to be a real plague; a malady of biblical proportions.
and it bothers me just a tad, cuz, well, impressionable kids are watching. and it seems to do nothing more than solidify their street lingo, their penchant for turning "ghettofabulous".. and that is not a happy prospect. no, it's not good for our quality of life, our ears, our eyes nor is it a positive aspect of the future.
OK; So we have one instance on the History channel, i mentioned i emailed them:
History channel... sad to see the lowering of their standards... it's very distressing to see on what many view to be an 'educational' channel.
On Segal's guitar collecting episode ( just aired) , we saw copy that told us....
"he also collects Tibetan Buddah's"
ugh.
Hey, History Channel:
are you all turning illiterate!?
***
then last night, watching VH1.... Yes, I know. Serves me right.
But is there no refuge from the growing problem of dumbth!?
They have their usual lascivious program, this nite; the subject, backal nudity.
So they open the segment with some the usual animated backgrounds and colorful typefaces spelling out:
"View's from the rear"
ugggg!
shiver!
where's the beer!
then one of my favorite web sites bitches about it too;
read it here.
http://www.americanangst.com/june222004.shtml
and it bothers me just a tad, cuz, well, impressionable kids are watching. and it seems to do nothing more than solidify their street lingo, their penchant for turning "ghettofabulous".. and that is not a happy prospect. no, it's not good for our quality of life, our ears, our eyes nor is it a positive aspect of the future.
OK; So we have one instance on the History channel, i mentioned i emailed them:
History channel... sad to see the lowering of their standards... it's very distressing to see on what many view to be an 'educational' channel.
On Segal's guitar collecting episode ( just aired) , we saw copy that told us....
"he also collects Tibetan Buddah's"
ugh.
Hey, History Channel:
are you all turning illiterate!?
***
then last night, watching VH1.... Yes, I know. Serves me right.
But is there no refuge from the growing problem of dumbth!?
They have their usual lascivious program, this nite; the subject, backal nudity.
So they open the segment with some the usual animated backgrounds and colorful typefaces spelling out:
"View's from the rear"
ugggg!
shiver!
where's the beer!
then one of my favorite web sites bitches about it too;
read it here.
http://www.americanangst.com/june222004.shtml