But you may have had the stereotypic experience of the clinker who comes in and proudly displays his rear cleavage, vaunted belching ability, and true vulgarianism by lacing his language with poignant terms he learned in restrooms. If you were too intimidated to usher this cretan out of your home, you may have been at least tempted to call his boss and ask that he not return. Or you may have simply switched contractors. Well, an incredible amount of today's Television programming resembles what you might imagine this vulgarian would create in a beer sotted delusional state. If you have to have TV, then monitor what your children are watching as closely as you would monitor them with that other vulgarian in your home.
Truth is, the networks are losing viewers steadily.
The reasons are manifold, but they include the notion that parents are reacting to the vulgar content, and the lack of objective news reporting is right up there too. But TV remains a powerful social influence. And for many it has become a form of virtual reality, and an ersatz friend. As the gender wars have heated up, many younger adults have become increasingly isolated, preferring to live alone and independently - if not with the folks. And for these isolationists, the nightly drivel of the soaps and sitcoms has become the common vocabulary that allows them to communicate with their coworkers without betraying personal beliefs or convictions - or heaven forbid, making an unguarded remark that might be construed as politically incorrect.