The Parents Television Council (PTC) says Fox’s hit show ‘Glee’ crossed the line by airing the episode “The First Time” which depicts two young couples having sex for the first time. The organization says it has nothing to do with the fact that one couple is gay, rather, it’s the age of the characters that are too close for comfort.
“The fact that Glee intends to not only broadcast, but celebrate children having sex is reprehensible,” said PTC president Tim Winter. “The gender of the high school characters involved is irrelevant. Teen sex is now more prevalent on TV than adult sex and Glee is only playing into that trend. Research proves that television is a teen sexual super peer that can, and likely will, influence a teen’s decision to become sexually active. Fox knows the show inherently attracts kids; celebrating teen sex constitutes gross recklessness.”
The so-called family hour, 8 p.m., is the main concern for the parental watchdogs since primetime broadcasting reaches so many families and teens.
“Few parents realize the creator of Glee [Ryan Murphy] also demonstrated his taste for the depths of depravity in creating [FX’s] Nip/Tuck, a program in which no taboo was too extreme to violate,” Winter added. “In fact, he stated publicly that his legacy may be to make possible a rear-entry scene on broadcast television. If past behavior is any indicator, parents can expect Glee to continue down this dangerous path.”
Ryan Murphy’s quote from 2004 in a Bravo interview was in fact: “Hopefully I have made it possible for somebody on broadcast television to do a rear-entry scene in three years. Maybe that will be my legacy.”
Fox has remained tight-lipped about the show, and has not indicated it will remove or adjust its script on the merits of PTC’s recommendation.
