If there are two things I hate more than anything else in this world, they would be: 1) Sharks; and 2) Agreeing with the Parents Television Council about literally anything. But Oxygen had to go ahead start discussing a special called All My Babies’ Mamas featuring Atlanta rapper Shawty Lo and the 11 children he has fathered with 10 different women, so here we are, I suppose.
The Parents Television Council, whose complaints helped generate the congressional backlash against indecency a decade ago, has taken aim at Oxygen’s planned special, All My Babies’ Mamas.
As Oxygen was making news at the Television Critics Association winter press tour with show pickups, PTC was taking aim at the new show, threatening to contact advertisers to register its displeasure over the show. It did not suggest it was indecent, only “grotesquely irresponsible and exploitive” because it features rapper Shawty Lo and the 11 children he has had with 10 different partners. [Multichannel]
Ugh. What’s next, Oxygen? A show about an especially violent species of shark that only eats television bloggers and hates 90s R&B? I’ll be furious. Anyway, in response to the protests by the PTC (as well as other groups), Oxygen has started to backtrack and distance itself from the special.
Jason Klarman, president of Oxygen Media, declined to speak about the show on Monday through a spokeswoman, Julie Rothman.
Rothman said the footage that was briefly circulated was part of a “pitch reel” hacked from the website of the production company. Such clips are used to try and get television networks to buy programs. She said there has been no talent deals – meaning it’s not sure Shawty Lo will be featured. The program is “still very much in early development,” she said. [NewsOne]
To recap: Either you support a television show that rewards the type of attitudes and behavior that lead to someone fathering almost a dozen children by almost a dozen different partners, or you side with a hateful group of fuddy-duddies who want to make television bland and terrible for everyone. Everything about this makes me feel dirty. I’m taking a shower.
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New slogan:
Oxygen: Television for women who like to be abused, marginalized, disrespected, and exploited.
They stole that from E!
I would have called the show “What’s a Condom?” or “Never Could Pull Out”.
Or “The Antonio Cromartie Show”
The Jets season must have been really bad for Antonio Cromartie to change his name and profession…
how the hell can you hate 90′s R&B?!?!
That’s #3 on my “Oh No No”s List!
I think you can oppose this type of show and not have to take sides with anyone. Thats what being a decent, sensible human being is all about.
Shouldn’t this show be on TLC?
NBA on TLC!
I think it is. It’s called Sister Wives, right?
Fuck it, I’m with the fuddy duddies, burn this shit quick.
I do not see a huge difference between this and the show about the Utah couple with 20 kids.
Well, there’s this thing called monogamy that most folks are at least theoretically in favor of… so, that’s one small difference off the top of my head.
Plus, this one’s about black people, and they’re scary.
Yeh. And that wasn’t my idea of a decent show either.
But then I just elected not to watch it. I’m predicting history will repeat itself.
It’ll somehow still be on the fucking air despite every sane human being realizing this strips the subjects of their dignity?
Yeah, probably.
Well Cameroon, if he’s married to one of them, you might have a point.
Another difference I just realized is that all these women probably have normal vaginas. The Duggard woman’s is probably fully dilated 24/7 and instinctively absorbs all white liquids.
This is a good excuse to listen to Shawty Lo’s “Foolish” Remix. Great song that.
Most of those kids look the same age; motherfucker was busy that year.
I don’t think Shawty Lo is his given name. I’m pretty sure Shawty Lo is a stage name.
D’Brickashaw T. Lowe
So, is their objection that this show exists, or that it’s not about white people?
–raises hand– hi-five?
Is there a way to get everyone involved to go looking for shit in the tunnels under Gotham Stadium?
Either you support a television show that rewards the type of attitudes and behavior that lead to someone fathering almost a dozen children by almost a dozen different partners, or you side with a hateful group of fuddy-duddies who want to make television bland and terrible for everyone
Or you can support a network in putting on whatever they want and not just pick and choose when to say the PTC is right and when they’re not based on your own tastes. I would hope that this show wouldn’t get ratings and shows like this one would never see the light of day based on that, but that’s pie in the sky thinking.