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AFA ActivismAction Alert - 11/13/01Disney/ABC movie profanes prime-time"Disney and its subsidiaries have long been committed to breaking barriers that attack traditional moral values. We believe ABC could have delivered the same stirring message without the explicit profanities and graphic gore." AFA President Don Wildmon
Disney-owned ABC delivered on the network's promise to air Saving Private Ryan on Veterans Day, complete with the biggest deluge of profanity ever heard on the public airwaves. Advance publicity focused on the network's plan to air the movie uncut. In addition to profanity, the movie contained the most graphic blood-and-gore scenes prime-time has ever shown -- dismemberment, body organs lying outside the body, blood running in the streets and more. "We're no longer shocked by anything the networks choose to air, especially ABC," said Dr. Don Wildmon, president of American Family Association (AFA). "Disney and its subsidiaries have long been committed to breaking barriers that attack traditional moral values. We believe ABC could have delivered the same stirring message without the explicit profanities and graphic gore." The engaging World War II script delivered a steady stream of profanity, including the "F" word, the "S" word, and "GD" (plus several more uses of "God" and "Jesus" as profanities). Each of those terms was used at least 10 times, according to AFA monitors. AFA said the movie carried about 40 national ads, only two-thirds the normal number for a three-hour movie. Wildmon said Ford automobiles were the major sponsor, and others included Capital One Credit Cards, Sears, and McDonald's. ACTION NEEDEDPlease contact Disney/ABC and Ford to inquire why any responsible corporate citizen would elect to deliver the biggest deluge of profanity ever heard on the public airwaves, including the "F" word, the "S" word, and "GD" (plus several more uses of "God" and "Jesus" as profanities)? Urge them to stop this assault upon our families.Mr. Steven Bornstein, President ABC Entertainment 77 West 66th St. New York, NY 10023 Phone (212)456-7777 Fax (212) 456-7328 Best Buy Co., Inc. Chrm. Richard M. Schulze P. O. Box 9312 Minneapolis, MN 55440 Phone 612-947-2000 FAX 612-947-2422 www.bestbuy.com PRODUCTS: Best Buy retail stores. Capital One Financial Corp. Ford Motor Company Kmart Corporation Luxottica Group MasterCard International, Inc Philips Electronics North America Corp. Reckitt & Colman Inc. Sears, Roebuck and Co. SmithKline Beecham Corporation Tandy Corporation Target Corporation The Walt Disney Company Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc. Write Your Congressman and Senator
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