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I joined One Million Moms

Posted on 04. Mar, 2010 by Sean in Featured

So if you’ve never heard of One Million Moms.com they’re this group that is trying to get “filth” off TV to protect the children.  It’s always about the children, isn’t it?  Here’s their purpose, from their website:

Mom, are you fed up with the filth many segments of our society, especially the entertainment media, are throwing at our children?  Are you tired of all the negative influences our children are forced to contend with?  If so, we urge you to become a member of OneMillionMoms.com.

OneMillionMoms.com was begun to give moms an impact with the decision-makers and let them know we are upset with the messages they are sending our children and the values (or lack of them) they are pushing.

Our goal is to stop the exploitation of our children, especially by the entertainment media (TV, music, movies, etc.).  Mom, OneMillionMoms.com is the most powerful tool you have to stand against the immorality, violence, vulgarity and profanity the entertainment media is throwing at your children.  It is time to fight back!

First of all, this is hilarious.  I find it amazing that such a small segment of our population can speak for the majority.  You know, the reason Two and a Half Men is a big hit is because people watch it and (gasp) actually enjoy it.  Sure, it may not be my cup of tea or your cup of tea, but that’s the beauty of free will – We can change the channel and not watch it if we don’t like it.

Very little offends me except bad taste in music and films and people who obsess over their cats.  That’s pretty much it.  But when a group like this attempts to determine the standard of what’s tasteful, that bothers me.  I don’t need to you speaking for me or crying about the children.  If you, as a parent, did your job and educated your bastard child and taught them right from wrong as well as the dangers of social ills like alcohol and drug abuse, sexual promiscuity, listening to rap music, etc. we wouldn’t have to worry about our kids being “corrupted” by TV, movies and video games.  Instead of passing the buck and expecting everyone else to rear your child for you, why don’t you take a few minutes out of your day (the time you’d spend writing venomous letter to advertisers) and talk to your kids?  When I was a kid, my brother and I weren’t allowed to watch Married With Children because my mom felt that it was morally offensive (actually her best friend Gloria felt that way and ratted us out to my mom).  But guess what?  It was morally offensive.  I mean, I love the show and began watching the shit out of it once I turned 18, but when I was a kid – whether I agreed with my mom or not - irrelevant.  I was in no position to make that judgement call because I was the kid and she was the parent.  She made sure we didn’t watch that show and we respected that decision, albeit grudgingly.  End of story.  If parents today did that instead of cowering in fear of actually disciplining their shitty kids, organizations like this would serve no purpose whatsoever.

Anyway, enough preaching.  the whole point is I joined this stupid group (even though I’m not a mom…yet) so that I could send my own letters under their name.  When you go to the site you can click on the latest offensive show (in the instance below, it was Family Guy’s episode with the girl that has Down Syndrome) and it populates a form email and sends the message to the advertisers sponsoring that show (in this case – Yum Brands).  The problem for One Million Moms is that you can edit these letters, which, of course, I did.  So without further ado, I present “their” letter followed by my edited letter which I sent to Yum Brands.  Enjoy!

Their letter:

As a mother and a member of OneMillionMoms.com, I am greatly disappointed in your company’s decision to sponsor Fox’s “Family Guy.”

While your company is a household name, I do not agree with your financial backing of this program.

The sexual content and foul language are highly offensive and not family-friendly. The mockery of special needs children and Christianity is a disgrace.

As a consumer, I am asking you to please pull your ad immediately and support traditional family values instead of this garbage. My decision to support your company depends on it.

I look forward to hearing from you regarding my concern.

And… MY version of their letter:

As a son and someone who can’t stand OneMillionMoms.com, I am greatly elated in your company’s decision to sponsor Fox’s “Family Guy.”

While your company is a household name, I completely agree with your financial backing of this program.

The sexual content and foul language, while not family-friendly, are still hilarious. The mockery of Christianity is awesome.  Please keep it up.  If I wanted to live my life based on a book of fairy tales, I would have picked Hans Christian Anderson or the Brothers Grimm, not the idiots who wrote the Bible.

As a consumer, I am asking you to please continue running your ads on this show.  “Traditional family values” – whatever that means, no longer exist and this humor and content is the end product of our shifting attitudes as a society.  I applaud you for ignoring the rantings of undersexed housewives with nothing better to do with their free time then try to ruin it for people with senses of humor who actually are getting laid.  My decision to support your company depends on it.

I look forward to hearing from you regarding my concern.

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