{"id":237,"date":"2009-11-08T15:34:46","date_gmt":"2009-11-08T15:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/everydayethics\/2009\/11\/gossip-girls-pushes-it-with-mondays-threesome.html"},"modified":"2009-11-08T15:34:46","modified_gmt":"2009-11-08T15:34:46","slug":"gossip-girls-pushes-it-with-mondays-threesome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayethics\/2009\/11\/gossip-girls-pushes-it-with-mondays-threesome.html","title":{"rendered":"Gossip Girls Pushes It with Monday’s Threesome"},"content":{"rendered":"

By now there is nothing shocking about the fact that some shows’ sole purpose seem to be pushing the envelope. I’m not a Gossip Girl follower, but the few times I’ve caught an episode, I found myself spouting off like an old fuddy-duddy. <\/p>\n

“How old<\/i> is that girl?” “When I was her age, I didn’t even know what that was<\/i>!” etc etc.<\/p>\n

For instance, a threesome. Ok, I’m sure at 16, I could have put two and two together (or, I suppose, two and one together) but I sure wouldn’t have thought of it on my own. And I most definitely wouldn’t have been taking part in one. <\/p>\n

Apparently, 3 of our favorite GG characters both know exactly what a threesome is and will be taking part in one on this Monday’s episode<\/a>. Time for sweeps week, people, and making money the old-fashioned way — the promotion of promiscuous teens! <\/p>\n

Now, I’m a strong advocate of freedom of expression and speech, so I’m not sure where I fall on this debate. Personally, I’d love to see some sort of responsibility on the part of the network and the show’s writers and producers. Again, not to sound like a fuddy-duddy, but a threesome<\/i>? Come on!<\/p>\n

What do you think? Is this crossing the line? Should we look for a stronger sense of social responsibility from those that are entertaining us? <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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