The new MTV show “Skins” premiers January 17th, 2011 at 10pm PST, and has an MA rating. It's been heavily marketed to teenagers in spite of this cautionary rating. A TV-MA rating means the program may be unsuitable for those below 17. The program may contain extreme graphic violence, strong profanity, overtly sexual dialog, very […]
Westboro Baptist Church Backs Down After Injuction by Coronado School District
Updates on the Protestors of “The Laramie Project” in Coronado
This was sent to eCoronado.com, and posted as a comment on my cross-post, by the Coronado Council of Churches:
It has come to our attention that Westboro Baptist Church has planned to picket the Saturday, Jan. 15th high school presentation of “The Laramie Project.” While the merits of such a production may stimulate lively discussion among us, we, as representatives of the Christian community in Coronado, stand together against
Parents Television Council Launches Site with Study on Sexualization of Teen Girls
I was privileged to be part of a conference call this morning with Tim Winter, PTC president, Dr. L. Monique Ward, PhD, professor of psychology at the University of Michigan, and member of the American Psychological Association’s Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls, Nicole Clark, director of the documentary film Cover Girl Culture and former Elite International fashion model, Jeff McIntyre, director of national policy, Children Now and chair of the Children’s Media Policy Coalition, and Melissa Henson, director of communications and public education for the Parents Television Council, along with reporters for the Los Angeles Times, Hollywood Reporter and yours truly, among others, were made aware of this organization's call to