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FILE - In this image released by The CW, a controversial print advertisement for the second season of 'Gossip Girl,' is shown. (AP Photo/The CW, file)Associated Press
NEW YORK - On-air promos for a sexual threesome on an upcoming episode of "Gossip Girl" have spurred the Parents Television Council to ask affiliates of the CW network to pre-empt the show.
Airing the teen tryst, which is being teased in an ad as a "3SOME," is "reckless and irresponsible," said PTC president Tim Winter in a statement Wednesday. The threesome involves three main characters in the show but they are not identified in the promos.
The PTC has urged CW affiliate stations not to air the episode, scheduled for Nov. 9.
In a letter to the affiliates, Winter asked: "Will you now be complicit in establishing a precedent and expectation that teenagers should engage in behaviors heretofore associated primarily with adult films?"
This is not the first time the PTC has complained about the sexy prep-school soap, which Winter said is "expressly targeted to impressionable teenagers."
In July 2008, the organization spoke out against a racy marketing campaign for its new season. Ads showed intimate moments between the show's characters (on a couch, in the sack or apparently skinny-dipping), accompanied by headlines like "A Nasty Piece of Work" and "Mind-Blowingly Inappropriate."
"CW has been defending graphic content on 'Gossip Girl' by asserting that they don't target teenagers," Winters said Wednesday. "Such a claim doesn't even pass the 'laugh test.'"
CW spokesman Paul McGuire said the target audience for "Gossip Girl" is 18- to 34-year-old women, with a median viewer age of 27 years old. The network had no comment on PTC's complaint, he said.
The Parents Television Council describes itself as a nonpartisan education group advocating responsible entertainment.
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The RockThe EP.report abuseposted November 10, 2009 3:57 PM PST
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The RockTim Winter Presdient of PTC has so much egg on his face today he lied last week made claims that were out right lies. PTC made much ado about nothing the threesome was tame all it basicly was boyfriend kisses girlfriend, girlfriend kisses her friend, boyfriend kisses best friend that was it then all three were in bed sleeping. It wasn't obscene The CW affiliates made the right choice in aireport abuseposted November 10, 2009 3:57 PM PST
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The RockMarie S & Brooke your both out touch prudes that need to get a life and grow up as well. I'm a good christian but I don't shove morals or ethics down people's throats like you do Marie S & Brooke. PTC made much ado about nothing it wasn't even obscene so your wrong Marie S and TV shows don't have that much obscene so stop lying Marie S everytreport abuseposted November 10, 2009 3:52 PM PST
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mike h.......but they have the right to airing their show, no matter how moronic or tawdry it is because we are supposed to have the right to say anything we want in this society. To the PTC and that fruitcake overloading this message board with her self righteous rantings......hey, you do have a choice......DONT WATCH THE SHOW, TURN THE TV OFF!report abuseposted November 5, 2009 5:27 PM PST
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mike hI think the Parent Teacher Council seems to be unacquainted with the concept of FREE SPEECH in this country. If the CW cowtows to these self righteous losers, then they might as well hand control of the network the religious extremists who are ruining this country by shoving their morality down everyones throats. And Im not even a fan of Gossip Girl and have never even seen it.......report abuseposted November 5, 2009 5:22 PM PST
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BrookeI agree with Marie S. 100% !!report abuseposted November 5, 2009 3:50 PM PST
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BrookeI agree with Marie S. 100% !!report abuseposted November 5, 2009 3:50 PM PST
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ShuuheiOH NOOOOOO!!!!!! what will we do without %@!*#y white people sleeping with each other on our televisions?report abuseposted November 5, 2009 3:27 PM PST
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ShuuheiOH NOOOOOO!!!!!! what will we do without %@!*#y white people sleeping with each other on our televisions?report abuseposted November 5, 2009 3:27 PM PST
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johnsTHAT MARIE S, has got to be a nincompoop.Like i always said turn the damn channel to another station or put the young children to bed so you can enjoy it rite?Personnally i think that channel stinks because i like BONES where they cut up people and see blood.AND i suppose MARIE S. likes to see that good crap and it is ok rite.report abuseposted November 5, 2009 3:00 PM PST
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