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PTC Summary, "Gossip Girl":
Set in the world of wealthy and privileged New York City society, Gossip Girl follows the lives of spoiled prep school teenagers.
The series is based on a series of popular novels by Cecily Von Ziegesar. Main characters include Blair Waldorf, a girl who desperately wants to be perfect, Nate Archibald, her pot-smoking boyfriend, Serena Van der Woodson, who just returned to New York after a mysterious stint at boarding school, and brother and sister Jenny and Dan Humphrey, who live with their single father.
The teens all subscribe to a web cast blog by an anonymous observer known as Gossip Girl, who reports on the goings on in their social circles.
Gossip Girl narrates the show from the position of an all-knowing, all-seeing commentator.
The content in Gossip Girl is decidedly adult, in spite of the characters being teenagers. Language used includes “f’ing,” “crap,” “whore,” “ass,” “bitch,” “slut,” “screw,” “damn,” and “hell.” There has been a prolonged, graphic sex scene between two teenaged characters, and two others where a character offers her virginity to her boyfriend but they’re interrupted.
There were also a few discussions referencing teens having sex, one boy saying a girl was so perfect-looking he wanted to “violate” her, a reference to Viagra, and a scene of Chuck waking up in bed with two young women.
In the violence category, the character of Chuck tries to sexually assault both Serena and Jenny on different occasions. Serena fights him off herself, kicking him in the crotch. Jenny is in even more peril in the midst of Chuck’s sexual advances, and her brother rescues her, punching Chuck in the face.
The teenaged characters on this program are also shown smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol on several occasions. Both the drugs and drinking are presented as glamorous, easy to obtain, and part of their everyday life.
There is no identification of how young teens are able to obtain all the alcohol or the illegal drugs. Parents on this series are also portrayed as distant, uncaring, and are depicted as using their children for personal gain and not seeming concerned about their welfare or happiness.
Note: THE PTC are also angry over the new promotional ads for "Gossip Girl".
Gossip Girl is recommended for adults only. Source: http://www.parentstv.org/
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