Mom Outraged at Kid Seeing Racy Commercial Has Only Herself to Blame (VIDEO)

maandag 19 augustus 2013

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by Ericka Sóuter 37 minutes ago

Florida Mom Rebeca Seitz has a major beef with ABC. As she and her child ate their breakfast while watching Good Morning America, they apparently got the shock of their lives. During a commercial break, an ad for the drama Betrayal popped up depicting a steamy sex scene. Seitz was floored that 1) her 8-year-old had witnessed such thing and 2) that the network would air it. "This wasn’t primetime. This was a commercial about a primetime show airing while we all enjoy cornflakes and coffee and wish our kiddos a good morning," she wrote on her blog.

But I have to say, if there is anyone to blame in this situation, it's Seitz herself.

She went on to write, "My kid saw that ... Not because I took him to a movie wholly inappropriate for his age. Not because I quit parenting and just told him to turn on the TV at 10pm and watch whatever."

She posted her "confusion" and disbelief" on Facebook along with a screen shot of the sexy scene and promptly got a warning that she was breaking the sites code of conduct rules. She has since been doing interviews talking about her whole "ordeal."

But I just don’t get this mom’s outrage. GMA is not children’s television. It's a morning news show. By definition, news is not kid-friendly. Seitz says she watches the news with her kids in order to teach them about what is happening in the world. But these shows are not made for children. They cover crime, deaths, murders, stories of a sexual nature. Did she let them sit through the coverage about the Jodi Arias murder trial too?

If you allow your children to watch these programs, you are taking a certain amount of risk over what they will ultimately see on that show and in its TV commercials. That's just the reality of the situation. Ultimately, you are responsible for what your kids see on TV in your own home. I say, keep on Nick, Jr when they are eating their Pop Tarts or better yet, just talk to them about the news stories you think are important for them to know.

Do you think this mom is overreacting?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ericka Sóuter

is a veteran pop culture and celeb news writer. That experience boils down to two things: she knows way too much about the Kardashians and she dominates on Trivial Pursuit's arts and entertainment questions.

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Amazing Kids Make Racist Cheerios Commercial Commenters Look Like Idiots (VIDEO)

woensdag 17 juli 2013

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I believe the children are our future ... teach them well and yada, yada, yada ... no, but really. What with all the crazy, less-than-inspiring things going on in the world right now, it's tough to believe -- as a parent or simply as a human being -- that there are SOME people out there who are trying to raise kickass kids on a daily basis, but you know what? Those people do exist, and this video is proof. 

Here's the deal: Remember that racist Cheerios commercial? (Of course you do, because the backlash is neverending, so it's not like you've had a chance to forget.) Well, the Fine Bros. decided to devote an episode of their YouTube series "Kids React" to the disheartening debacle, and the result will -- no joke -- actually rekindle some hope in the dark recesses of your jaded soul for the future of mankind. 

Out of the mouths of babes, y'know? You've really got to see this one for yourself, but just in case you're not convinced yet, here are a few of my favorite quotes:

On whether or not the commercial is, in fact, worthy of controversy:

"That's it? That's just a Cheerios commercial!"

On racism in general:

"That's just the color of their skin, what matters is if they're nice or mean."

"As long as it's a person, it's a person."

On people's outrage over the depiction of a mixed-race family:

"That's messed up!"

On personal experiences with racism:

"It's annoying when people say, 'Uh, you're Asian, that's not fair, of course you're gonna ace that test.'"

On the multitude of mean comments:

"It's that mob mentality ... they see everybody else do it, so they do it. Monkey see, monkey do."

The wisdom is sort of staggering, isn't it? What happens to human beings as we grow older? How do we get LESS smart?! 

Watch the rest of this video; I promise you won't be sorry:

Truly and profoundly inspiring, right? (Go ahead, watch it again.)

What was your favorite part of this video?

Image via TheFineBros/YouTube

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