Family Channels that aren't...

A debate over ABC Family values: ... "The TV series "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" opens with a 15-year-old girl coming home from band practice, reaching into her French horn case and pulling out a home pregnancy test. Her horrified look confirms the results.

No less startled are some parents whose children watch the ABC Family cable program that revolves around the sex lives of high school students. The titillating themes, in their view, are out of place on a channel with the word "family" in its name -- especially given the chaste image of its owner, Walt Disney Co." Article here.

I've despised the tactics of DISNEY for years...ever since I saw a Disney Channel show humorously sitcomming teens having 'affairs' on each other when they were long term dating. Same show had allusions to having sex. CRAP, crap, more crap.

That was about 4-5 years ago...during the same time The Proud family cartoon had an episode I just happened to catch that the main character was SPYING on her Daddy and I believe in typical adult sitcom style exclaimed "My Daddy's steppin' out on my Mama". Turns out that Daddy was planning a party or somesuch for Mama...but WTH is a 9 year old spying on their parents and I really don't think it's entertainment for a kid to witness an affair NOR make it normal kid viewing...she didn't tell her Mama either...thanks Kid.
My kids are beyond this show, but I sure hope parents are watching what their kids are watching... the dumbing down of America's morals are very frightening.