PTC Study Finds Increase in Kids on TV Using Vulgar Language
TV networks are increasingly creating programming in which teenagers and children use "overtly sexualized and adult language," said a Parents Television Council news release on a PTC study. Between February and May, PTC found kids and teens on TV used…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Communications Daily is required reading for senior executives at top telecom corporations, law firms, lobbying organizations, associations and government agencies (including the FCC). Join them today!
bleeped expletives and sexual words such as "'erections,' 'boobs,' 'penis,' 'masturbating, 'nymphomaniac,' 'ass,' and more," the release said. PTC found that ABC had the most instances of children saying expletives and sexualized words, "with 81 instances of profanity and 42 instances of sexual dialogue." Fox had the second most, the study said. Neither network commented. “Historically, such instances of child-delivered vulgarity were few and far between," PTC President Tim Winter said. "This type of language can lead to sexual objectification of females and other undesirable outcomes.” Winter told us Monday that he wants the FCC to handle outstanding indecency complaints and review the content ratings system (see 1611140055).