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Apparently, the 'esteemed' Reverend Falwell (you know, the guy who blames gays and abortionists for the 9/11 attacks) thinks that this guy, Randy Smith, is a 'hero' for pulling a show on his local television station because of homosexual innuendo. I especially love this quote:
<< I think you can see now why I believe Randy
Smith is a hero. He was willing to take a stand
and to stand alone. >>
Right, a manager of a television station who pulled a show with a slight bit of homosexual content (i saw the show... a 1 second kiss between two girls is hardly 'shocking') in a conservative area of the country hardly qualifies someone to be a 'hero'.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=26861
<< There is a hero that attends my Thomas Road
Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Va. His name is
Randy Smith. Let me tell you about him.
On March 11, Randy Smith, who is president of
WSET, our ABC affiliate, chose to pre-empt an
episode of the drama "Once and Again," after
learning that it would contain a kiss between
two teenage girls and examine a burgeoning
relationship between a female high school
student and her male drama teacher.
Amazingly, he was the only manager in the
nation to pull the plug on the broadcast.
Predictably, an immediate outcry went out from
homosexual-rights organizations. The Gay &
Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation accused
WSET of rejecting the episode "apparently
because of a storyline involving gay and lesbian
themes."
But Randy Smith said nothing could be further
from the truth.
"If we made these decisions based solely on
homosexual content, we'd have major holes in
our schedule," he said. "There were a lot of
factors that came into play ? the number-one
thing being the issue of minors being involved
in a homosexual situation, and also the issue of
the female student and her male teacher."
It's not like Smith banned every
homosexual-themed broadcast from his station.
In fact, this marked the first time WSET had
refused to air an ABC show because of content.
The station aired the high-profile coming out
episode of "Ellen," and airs other ABC series
featuring prominent homosexual characters,
including "Spin City" and "NYPD Blue."
But GLAAD officials were unwilling to accept
Mr. Smith's decision to pre-empt the broadcast.
Interestingly, GLAAD was even critical of ABC's
decision to attach a broadcast warning to
parents, which read: "Due to Adult Subject
Matter, Parental Discretion Is Advised."
"There is nothing in this episode that could be
construed as sexually explicit or inappropriate
for family audiences," GLAAD protested. "If this
episode had featured Jessie sharing a first kiss
with a boy, no parental advisory would have
been posted. This inappropriate double
standard inaccurately suggests that gay and
lesbian content is by definition 'adult subject
matter.'"
Critics of Randy Smith's decision have charged
that it was a decision motivated by "hate" ? a
familiar theme of homosexual-rights leaders
who habitually attempt to stigmatize their
adversaries. But Randy said those who make
this shallow charge are the actual "hate
mongers" because they maintain an insensitivity
toward people who hold sincere concerns about
consequential moral issues. Indeed, anyone
willing to inspect the reasoning behind Mr.
Smith's decision can see that he made it after
much deliberation and out of concern for his
community, not from a perspective of animosity
toward homosexuals.
I think you can see now why I believe Randy
Smith is a hero. He was willing to take a stand
and to stand alone. The tragedy is that every
other ABC TV station chief in our nation
apparently believes that it is appropriate for
network shows to explore relations between
adults and teens and homosexuality among
youths.
ABC's "Once and Again" will no doubt continue
to examine the teen characters' blossoming
relationships. I am encouraging people to stay
abreast of the show's development of these
sexual themes and to courteously let the
network and their local ABC affiliates know that
they object to this type of content. (GLAAD is
encouraging their supporters to contact ABC to
thank the network for the broadcast, so it is
important that we counter their efforts.)
Communications to ABC may be sent through
the following venues:
Lloyd Braun
Chairman, ABC Entertainment TV Group
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521
Phone: (818) 460-7777
E-mail: netaudr@ABC.com >>
<< I think you can see now why I believe Randy
Smith is a hero. He was willing to take a stand
and to stand alone. >>
Right, a manager of a television station who pulled a show with a slight bit of homosexual content (i saw the show... a 1 second kiss between two girls is hardly 'shocking') in a conservative area of the country hardly qualifies someone to be a 'hero'.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=26861
<< There is a hero that attends my Thomas Road
Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Va. His name is
Randy Smith. Let me tell you about him.
On March 11, Randy Smith, who is president of
WSET, our ABC affiliate, chose to pre-empt an
episode of the drama "Once and Again," after
learning that it would contain a kiss between
two teenage girls and examine a burgeoning
relationship between a female high school
student and her male drama teacher.
Amazingly, he was the only manager in the
nation to pull the plug on the broadcast.
Predictably, an immediate outcry went out from
homosexual-rights organizations. The Gay &
Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation accused
WSET of rejecting the episode "apparently
because of a storyline involving gay and lesbian
themes."
But Randy Smith said nothing could be further
from the truth.
"If we made these decisions based solely on
homosexual content, we'd have major holes in
our schedule," he said. "There were a lot of
factors that came into play ? the number-one
thing being the issue of minors being involved
in a homosexual situation, and also the issue of
the female student and her male teacher."
It's not like Smith banned every
homosexual-themed broadcast from his station.
In fact, this marked the first time WSET had
refused to air an ABC show because of content.
The station aired the high-profile coming out
episode of "Ellen," and airs other ABC series
featuring prominent homosexual characters,
including "Spin City" and "NYPD Blue."
But GLAAD officials were unwilling to accept
Mr. Smith's decision to pre-empt the broadcast.
Interestingly, GLAAD was even critical of ABC's
decision to attach a broadcast warning to
parents, which read: "Due to Adult Subject
Matter, Parental Discretion Is Advised."
"There is nothing in this episode that could be
construed as sexually explicit or inappropriate
for family audiences," GLAAD protested. "If this
episode had featured Jessie sharing a first kiss
with a boy, no parental advisory would have
been posted. This inappropriate double
standard inaccurately suggests that gay and
lesbian content is by definition 'adult subject
matter.'"
Critics of Randy Smith's decision have charged
that it was a decision motivated by "hate" ? a
familiar theme of homosexual-rights leaders
who habitually attempt to stigmatize their
adversaries. But Randy said those who make
this shallow charge are the actual "hate
mongers" because they maintain an insensitivity
toward people who hold sincere concerns about
consequential moral issues. Indeed, anyone
willing to inspect the reasoning behind Mr.
Smith's decision can see that he made it after
much deliberation and out of concern for his
community, not from a perspective of animosity
toward homosexuals.
I think you can see now why I believe Randy
Smith is a hero. He was willing to take a stand
and to stand alone. The tragedy is that every
other ABC TV station chief in our nation
apparently believes that it is appropriate for
network shows to explore relations between
adults and teens and homosexuality among
youths.
ABC's "Once and Again" will no doubt continue
to examine the teen characters' blossoming
relationships. I am encouraging people to stay
abreast of the show's development of these
sexual themes and to courteously let the
network and their local ABC affiliates know that
they object to this type of content. (GLAAD is
encouraging their supporters to contact ABC to
thank the network for the broadcast, so it is
important that we counter their efforts.)
Communications to ABC may be sent through
the following venues:
Lloyd Braun
Chairman, ABC Entertainment TV Group
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521
Phone: (818) 460-7777
E-mail: netaudr@ABC.com >>
