Bristol Palin Guest Stars on 'Secret Life'
More than ever it is necessary to inform you of an increasingly popular TV show titled "The Secret Life of the American Teenager." The series combines anything and everything a mother tries to protect her children from viewing and rolls it into one soap opera for teens. ABC Family Channel (owned by Disney-ABC Television) is being irresponsible in showing such racy content when, instead, it should be adhering to its name by airing family-friendly content.
Bristol Palin, daughter of Sarah Palin, makes a brief guest appearance in the episode which aired Monday, July 5. The network hoped this would either boost ratings or gain credibility since she is a teen mom herself. OMM is concerned she sees bright lights instead of standing up for what is right. Her character's name in the show is also Bristol and she has become buddies with Amy, the teen mom on the show. We would have preferred her to take a pro-life stand and buddy up with Adrian who is on her way to have an abortion, or not have appeared in the show at all.
This series is being aired before 8:00 pm in most of the country and with a rating of TV-14 D which should mean suitable for 14-year-olds. Parents, please be aware, if you were not already, that this program is far from appropriate for your teen.
Most recent episode also included: (* used to bypass internet filters)
• the typical discussions of s*x, teen pregnancy and motherhood
• divorced parents living together and jumping in bed every chance they get
• Adrian, who makes one night stands a hobby, is pregnant
• she plans on having an abortion and the episode ends with her on her way to an abortion clinic with her mom
• Jack and Tom get high on marijuana brownies
We must do what we can to get this program taken off the air! It is extremely harmful to today's teen.
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Send an email letter to 1-800-Contacts, Target, Pamprin (Chattem, Inc), Subway, Stride Shift Gum (Cadbury Adams USA LLC), Clean and Clear and Acuvue (both owned by Johnson & Johnson) and Geico who have all sponsored the July 5 episode of "Secret Life." We need to let them know that while they are a household name, we do not approve where they are spending their advertising dollars, and we will reconsider where we spend ours.
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