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| Acknowledgments | 9 | |
| Introduction | 13 | |
| 1. | The Problem | 17 |
| Do We Deserve Our Freedom? | 32 | |
| Starting Point | 68 | |
| Troubled Country | 70 | |
| The Role of Network Executives | 73 | |
| A Cause That Is Neither Conservative Nor Liberal | 77 | |
| Sumner Redstone | 83 | |
| An Ironic Twist | 85 | |
| Shasta McNasty | 86 | |
| Pushing the Envelope | 88 | |
| Shock-Jock Fired | 89 | |
| Late Night Raunch | 90 | |
| Pornography Available | 91 | |
| Just Shoot Me | 93 | |
| Awards Shows | 94 | |
| The Tabloids | 97 | |
| Peoria | 101 | |
| Children | 102 | |
| The Occasion of Sin | 107 | |
| The Parents Television Council | 110 | |
| Reaction to Action Should Be Revulsion | 114 | |
| Self-Policing of Popular Entertainment | 118 | |
| What Would You Think? | 125 | |
| Weak Argument | 127 | |
| 2. | The Denial of Responsibility | 129 |
| The Issue Is Misconstrued | 130 | |
| The Fragility of Civilization | 133 | |
| Judging | 138 | |
| Influence of Media on Children | 139 | |
| The Unabomber | 142 | |
| Not Sex | 144 | |
| Normal | 146 | |
| Media Advisors | 150 | |
| The Suburbanization of Television | 151 | |
| Sexual Harassment | 153 | |
| Advertisers Are Part of the Problem | 154 | |
| Misplaced Industry Concern | 159 | |
| Sen. Joe Lieberman | 163 | |
| 3. | The Audience for Garbage | 165 |
| The Young | 166 | |
| Children's Programming | 171 | |
| Only Some Audiences Want Smut | 173 | |
| 4. | The Offenders: A Closer Look at One Teen Idol | 179 |
| Madonna | 180 | |
| Statement to Time-Warner | 213 | |
| 5. | Shock Jocks and Confrontation TV: Howard Stern and Jerry Springer | 219 |
| Howard Stern | 220 | |
| Jerry Springer | 239 | |
| 6. | Popular Music and Recordings | 243 |
| Music and Violence | 268 | |
| 7. | Violence | 277 |
| The Problem of Violence | 278 | |
| Statistics | 288 | |
| Evading Responsibility | 289 | |
| Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill | 292 | |
| 8. | Censorship | 303 |
| Censorship/Humanism | 317 | |
| An Ancient Legal Principle | 319 | |
| 9. | Conclusion | 323 |
| The Print Media | 329 | |
| Pax Network | 337 | |
| The Function of a Parent | 338 | |
| Questioning versus Simply Rejecting Authority | 340 | |
| Bertrand Russell | 342 | |
| National Public Radio | 345 | |
| Restraints | 346 | |
| Social Unrest and Delinquency | 350 | |
| Dove Foundation Study | 355 | |
| Better Alternative | 358 | |
| Strengthening Moral Values | 362 | |
| Humanitas Prize | 365 | |
| The Power of a Letter | 366 | |
| Picketing and Boycotts | 368 | |
| The Religion Solution | 369 | |
| Distribute Literature | 370 | |
| Keep Files | 370 | |
| Jack Valenti on Teaching Morality in Schools | 371 | |
| Federal Trade Commission | 372 | |
| More Good News | 376 | |
| And Still More | 378 | |
| The Power of a Star | 379 | |
| Appendix A | Resource Organizations | 383 |
| Appendix B | Media Contacts | 399 |
| Recommended Reading | 407 | |
| Index | 411 |
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Michael Holden
reviewed Vulgarians at the Gate: Trash TV and Raunch Radio - Raising the Standards of Popular Culture on August 31, 2011
Vulgarians at the Gate: Trash TV and Raunch Radio - Raising the Standards of Popular Culture
Steve Allen rightly criticizes the media for its tasteless excesses in violence and sexuality. However, he falls into a few logical traps along the way. He praises the bawdy humor of Benny Hill yet decries Madonna's erotic displays in concerts and videos.
He also makes a point critical of religion that made me raise my eyebrows, on page 344: "Religious believers of the world, you are free to continue to debate the simple, narrow question that divides you from atheists, but you have no right, in so doing, to treat humanists with contempt." Strange, coming from a man whose book seems like it fits a Christian perspective. But, anyhow, there are religious people who daily question their beliefs and are capable of rational, logical thinking. Had it ever occurred to Mr. Allen that perhaps some of the filth coming over the radio, television, and out of Hollywood is the product of humanist thinking? The last time I checked, Hollywood wasn't exactly a Christian stronghold.
Most, if not all, of Hollywood routinely mocks religion, as well as parental authority. There are many humanists like Allen who have strong moral fiber. Then again, there are many humanists who couldn't find the moral high ground, much less occupy it.
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