MTV And The Rising Tide Of "No Responsibility"

A few days ago I was watching MTV while eating an early dinner. The show was called, “Date My Mom.” This particular episode had a gay boy looking for his “dream date”. The premise of the show is that you don’t get to see your date till the end of the show. You first date three moms and make up your mind based on questions you ask the mothers.

The boy (looked about late teens or early twenties) took the first mom on a date to learn how to make sausage. The sexual innuendo that took place was expected, but innuendo soon turned into language and ideas that should not be on a show meant for kids at 4 in the afternoon. (This show had a gay boy but they give the same treatment to heteros.)

Example: In an aside to the camera, Mom (exposing way too much boob) looks at camera and says, “His sausage exploded in my mouth”. Folks, this is the mom!
Example: In another aside, the gay kid says, “If her son can handle sausage the way she does, I’m gonna f*** the sh** out of him!”

This type of thing has become so common on television that few people even think there’s anything wrong. Now listen, I’m not a prude. I think sex is a wonderful thing. But when a society gets obsessed with it you’re going to have trouble. Teenage girls get breast implants with full parental support. STDs and teenage pregnancy are on the rise. High School teachers have sex with their students. The list goes on. And it has far reaching consequences. Science, politics (remember Bill Clinton?), literacy, ethics, all take a quick ride down the toilet when your mind is stuck in the meat.

MTV’s response to this is, “We’re not the problem. We’re just reflecting what’s going on out there in society. We’re a mirror. We have no responsibility for this.” Yeah, they’re not the cause. But they are part of it. Along with Hollywood, recording execs and artists, TV producers and execs, and most of all, parents and teachers.