Even though i hate the expression of R rated movies and their content, does this series show nudity, or brief nudity? Because i was just flipping the channel and i came across it, and a man and a woman were skinny dipping in the lake, but i didn't see the whole scene.
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I think it is inappropriate to show nudity when they are advertising the show to educators to be used in the classroom. I also think it is inappropriate because PBS is not on cable television.
shareThe only nudity was brief shots of peoples behinds as they were preparing to enter the water. And seeing as it is a documentary on PBS and not just a peice of entertainment, the "rules" are more relaxed.
"You've shown your quality sir. The very highest."
Brief shots of people's behinds is still too much for a show aimed at educators to be used in the classroom. PBS really needs to mention anything that would give a show a PG rating or beyond. Many school systems are prohibited from showing anything beyond a G rating in classrooms. Presenting shows in the classroom with any nudity can have a teacher or media specialist terminated in some districts. It could be a shoe-in termination if parents complained to a school board. Teachers and media specialists are aware of the rules for their districts. So, this almost never occurs. PBS is a trusted label and known supporter of education. They need to add additional support by warnings to teachers and media specialists about questionable contents that might offend some.
In regards to the rest of the PBS watching public, skinny dipping bottoms of grown adults is still offensive to some parents when watching shows with their children. It needs a disclamier. It may have and I missed it.
Thats why teachers should view it before showing it to their classes. Either that or school districts need to loosen up and realize that they are doing more harm than good by not exposing their students to educational material.
I still remember back to when I was in school. We were not allowed to watch PG-13 movies till we were way into High School... when the minimum age was around 15. The worst effect was in my film studies course my senior year where we were not allowed to watch rated R films. The teacher was furious because like she said, some of the best films (artistically) are rated R films. Thanks to the liberal "lets not offend anyone" mentality, learning has been put on the line.
If anyone finds Colonial House offensive needs to reevaluate their lives.
"You've shown your quality sir. The very highest."
-"That's why teachers should view it before showing to their classes"-
They do. However, PBS should still have a disclaimer if they are specifically marketing it to educators in their promos. This would save teachers and administrators the hours of time needed to view it that could be used for other endeavors.
-" School Districts need to loosen up and realize that they are doing more harm than good by not exposing their students to educational material"-
It has nothing to do with lossening up and everything to do with lawsuits. School systems have different parents and different children in a wide variety of neigborhoods holding different values. It's practical and necessary.Your teacher obviously understood that. You were most likely a sounding board for her thoughts. She knew what termination and lawsuits meant or she would have shown them anyway. It sounds good, but doesn't work in theory.
I agree with southernbelle on this one. I am a teacher and they heavily marketed this show to schools. I briefly mentioned to my middle school aged students that they should watch it at home, that it would be a more interesting reality show than say "Survivor." When the nudity appeared I went "Oh great now I'm going to get angry phone calls all day tommorrow and who knows what else." Believe you me some parents out there are just dying for a lawsuit of any kind! I know a teacher who was fired and personally sued for a $150,000.00+ for showing a PG movie that was directly related to his lesson plan. He also lost the case and was fired. There is no question in most school systems in this country a teacher could and likely would be fired for showing even brief nudity. If they are going to market it to educators so heavily they need to consider what we have to deal with. That part really added nothing to the content of the series. PBS markets educators because they want us to buy their tapes and make money from us (yes they do want to sell lots of expensive tapes!)If they want us to use their educational programming they need to make it classroom friendly. It is not like the nudity added one lick to the content here!
shareThe teacher was furious because like she said, some of the best films (artistically) are rated R films. Thanks to the liberal "lets not offend anyone" mentality, learning has been put on the line.
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I am not sure............were the Voorhees skinning dipping in front of their son? If they were, I can't say much for their parenting skills. How tacky and what a lack of appropriate behavior. What didn't make it to Colonial House was obviously a social worker and police officer.
shareI am not sure............were the Voorhees skinning dipping in front of their son? If they were, I can't say much for their parenting skills.
i want to see the directors cut of this mini
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