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JamesG · 03-01-2013, 07:00 PM

Seth MacFarlane Slammed by Parents Television Council
3/1/2013
by Paul Bond

Seth MacFarlane tweeted that there was "no way" he'd host the Oscars again. That’s not good enough for some folks who were offended by some of the entertainer’s jokes that night about women, minorities, Christians and Jews.

At the top of that list is the Parents Television Council, and on Friday, the group was touting an online petition to ensure the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences “does not invite Seth MacFarlane to host the Oscars" again.

“Seth MacFarlane has built a career on programs that wallow in misogyny and anti-Semitism; joke about violence against women, rape, pedophilia, incest, and bestiality; and even ridiculing children with disabilities,” the petition reads.

“Knowing this, the Academy still chose to invite MacFarlane to host the 2013 Academy Awards.”

MacFarlane, though, is a frequent target of the PTC, with perhaps its most high-profile criticism coming after his "Family Guy" TV show featured a mean female character with Down syndrome and implied former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin was her mother.

If history is a guide, MadFarlane won’t take PTC’s petition too seriously. In an interview with the Advocate magazine five years ago, he said that criticism from the PTC is akin to “getting hate mail from Hitler… they can suck my d--k as far as I’m concerned.”

The PTC, while technically non-partisan, is considered a Christian-conservative organization. But critics come from both sides of the political spectrum.

Two California state legislators, Hannah-Beth Jackson and Bonnie Lowenthal, both Democrats, wrote a letter to AMPAS president Hawk Koch saying, in part, that MacFarlane’s performance during the Oscar telecast “reduced our finest female actresses to caricatures and stereotypes, degrading women as a whole and the filmmaking industry itself."

Meanwhile, some conservatives are coming to MacFarlane’s defense.

John Nolte at Breitbart.com, for example, wrote: “If you can't mock actresses willing to bare their breasts or tweak someone over their accent or use 'gay' to get a laugh or make a joke about a 150-year-old assassination or tease about the tendency of some Christians to get a little stuffy -- what's left?”

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...-by-ptc-425567

UMFaninMD · 03-03-2013, 11:18 AM

The Academy knew what they were doing when they hired Seth MacFarlane. They knew his humor was raunchy and offensive and they wanted that so more people, specifically younger people, would watch, and the ratings for the show did go up.

If they're going to continue to court a younger, "hipper" audience for future shows then hosts like MacFarlane are what they're going to seek. While I'm not a fan of his, he's not going to tone himself down anytime soon. All the PTC has to realize is that people who don't want to watch won't, and it's as simple as that.

Vahan · 03-03-2013, 12:04 PM

Last time I heard, ratings have been pretty good for this event. However, I heard speculation that the only reason ratings were good were so that they could see Shirley Bassey pay tribute to 50 years of the James Bond films.

Dr. Thong · 03-03-2013, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by UMFaninMD

The Academy knew what they were doing when they hired Seth MacFarlane. They knew his humor was raunchy and offensive and they wanted that so more people, specifically younger people, would watch, and the ratings for the show did go up.

If they're going to continue to court a younger, "hipper" audience for future shows then hosts like MacFarlane are what they're going to seek. While I'm not a fan of his, he's not going to tone himself down anytime soon. All the PTC has to realize is that people who don't want to watch won't, and it's as simple as that.

I'm not a fan of Seth McFarlane or his shows, but this is ridiculous. If some people find him offensive, then they shouldn't be watching him.

I had no interest in watching the show anyway, so I didn't. I'd rather watch stuff I enjoy than stuff that annoys me.

shotzette · 03-04-2013, 06:13 PM

Do the PTC realize they are a joke? If not, can I be the one to tell them?

MrCleveland · 03-06-2013, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by shotzette

Do the PTC realize they are a joke? If not, can I be the one to tell them?

I'll help...if the PTC keeps doing this...we'll just have ZERO humor, ZERO gags, ZERO anything!

I just remember a "Tiny Toons" episode called "Washingtoon" where Buster and Babs go to Washington because humor and whatnot is gone, that's what people like PTC wants!

UMFaninMD · 03-06-2013, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

I'm not a fan of Seth McFarlane or his shows, but this is ridiculous. If some people find him offensive, then they shouldn't be watching him.

I had no interest in watching the show anyway, so I didn't. I'd rather watch stuff I enjoy than stuff that annoys me.

Exactly and that's why groups like the PTC should let people decide for themselves what they want to watch.

Dr. Thong · 03-06-2013, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by UMFaninMD

Exactly and that's why groups like the PTC should let people decide for themselves what they want to watch.

Right. If a certain type of music, TV show or movie isn't my cup of tea, I don't watch or listen to it. Why waste my time on stuff I'm not going to like?

And if these people are worried about what kids are watching...that's for parents to decide.

MrCleveland · 03-08-2013, 11:03 AM

McFarlane just even said this was his first and last Oscars he'll ever do.

JamesG · 03-08-2013, 02:29 PM

I DVR'd the ceremony and watched the bits/awards that I was interested in. I didn't think he was good at hosting. Nothing to do w/ the humor, he just didn't have good hosting skills.

03-01-2013, 07:00 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,168	LOL, The PTC Slams OSCAR Host Seth MacFarlane Seth MacFarlane Slammed by Parents Television Council 3/1/2013 by Paul Bond Seth MacFarlane tweeted that there was "no way" he'd host the Oscars again. That’s not good enough for some folks who were offended by some of the entertainer’s jokes that night about women, minorities, Christians and Jews. At the top of that list is the Parents Television Council, and on Friday, the group was touting an online petition to ensure the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences “does not invite Seth MacFarlane to host the Oscars" again. “Seth MacFarlane has built a career on programs that wallow in misogyny and anti-Semitism; joke about violence against women, rape, pedophilia, incest, and bestiality; and even ridiculing children with disabilities,” the petition reads. “Knowing this, the Academy still chose to invite MacFarlane to host the 2013 Academy Awards.” MacFarlane, though, is a frequent target of the PTC, with perhaps its most high-profile criticism coming after his "Family Guy" TV show featured a mean female character with Down syndrome and implied former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin was her mother. If history is a guide, MadFarlane won’t take PTC’s petition too seriously. In an interview with the Advocate magazine five years ago, he said that criticism from the PTC is akin to “getting hate mail from Hitler… they can suck my d--k as far as I’m concerned.” The PTC, while technically non-partisan, is considered a Christian-conservative organization. But critics come from both sides of the political spectrum. Two California state legislators, Hannah-Beth Jackson and Bonnie Lowenthal, both Democrats, wrote a letter to AMPAS president Hawk Koch saying, in part, that MacFarlane’s performance during the Oscar telecast “reduced our finest female actresses to caricatures and stereotypes, degrading women as a whole and the filmmaking industry itself." Meanwhile, some conservatives are coming to MacFarlane’s defense. John Nolte at Breitbart.com, for example, wrote: “If you can't mock actresses willing to bare their breasts or tweak someone over their accent or use 'gay' to get a laugh or make a joke about a 150-year-old assassination or tease about the tendency of some Christians to get a little stuffy -- what's left?” http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...-by-ptc-425567 Attached Images

03-03-2013, 11:18 AM	#2
UMFaninMD I love a mystery Senior Member Join Date: Apr 19, 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,287	The Academy knew what they were doing when they hired Seth MacFarlane. They knew his humor was raunchy and offensive and they wanted that so more people, specifically younger people, would watch, and the ratings for the show did go up. If they're going to continue to court a younger, "hipper" audience for future shows then hosts like MacFarlane are what they're going to seek. While I'm not a fan of his, he's not going to tone himself down anytime soon. All the PTC has to realize is that people who don't want to watch won't, and it's as simple as that.

03-03-2013, 12:04 PM	#3
Vahan Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 14, 2008 Posts: 2,712	Last time I heard, ratings have been pretty good for this event. However, I heard speculation that the only reason ratings were good were so that they could see Shirley Bassey pay tribute to 50 years of the James Bond films.

03-04-2013, 06:13 PM	#5
shotzette Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 30, 2004 Posts: 1,782	Do the PTC realize they are a joke? If not, can I be the one to tell them?

03-08-2013, 11:03 AM	#9
MrCleveland Drew Carey from Hell Forum Star Join Date: Nov 10, 2007 Location: The City of Cleveland, in The State of Cleveland, in The United States of Cleveland Posts: 14,233	McFarlane just even said this was his first and last Oscars he'll ever do.

03-08-2013, 02:29 PM	#10
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,168	I DVR'd the ceremony and watched the bits/awards that I was interested in. I didn't think he was good at hosting. Nothing to do w/ the humor, he just didn't have good hosting skills.