Neighbours
US broadcasters ABC are planning a new reality TV show called Welcome to the Neighborhood in which seven families move into a genteel suburban cul-de-sac. The white families who live there choose who gets to stay from potential neighbours that include gay, minority and heavily tattooed couples.
Christian action groups Focus on the Family and the American Family Association have criticised the show. According to Steve Jordahl, correspondent for FotF,
The ABC summer reality show “Welcome to the Neighborhood” portrays Christians as bigoted, self-righteous and judgmental.
So rather than sit back and let Satan’s minions in the media elite attack their godly values, they urge action to get the evil show taken off the air. Tim Wildmon, president of the American Family Assiciation:
Find out who the advertisers are and contact the advertisers… That’s the best way to impact a television program or series.
Then, in a flash of what could almost be mistaken for self-awareness, he adds,
Be careful that in your calls to ABC and its sponsors you don’t become the stereotype you’re protesting.
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So if they’re not ‘bigoted, self-righteous and judgmental’ how come they want to ban a show they haven’t seen yet?
Been here before with the AFA, haven’t we? These are exactly the tactics they used against ‘Heart of the Beholder’ – a film which hadn’t even been completed, never mind shown, when they began warning international film festivals against giving it a premiere.
If the AFA really wanted to improve the public image of those they claim to speak for, maybe acting a little less like a bunch of bookburning retards might be a start.