Everyone's favorite moral crusader, Parents Television Council (PTC), did a study (and I use the term loosely) of "nudity incidents" on prime time TV. Their published article can be found here [http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/news/release/2012/0820.asp], and you can find the raw data on the site somewhere. They found that nudity is up several hundred percent, and especially before 9. Also, some shows are displaying nudity without an appropriate "S" label.
So, what are yous guys' opinions on all these pixellated body parts being shown as early as 7 pm. Are pixellated scenes just as, less or more titillating than scenes with explicit nudity? I know this is a fairly international forum, so what's the nudity situation in your country? Do your broadcasters prefer pixels or bars?
- During the 2011-2012 season there were 76 incidents of full nudity in 37 shows compared to 15 incidents in 14 shows the previous year. These numbers reflect a 407% increase in the amount of full nudity that aired in the 2011 ? 2012 study period compared to the same time period the previous year.
- Almost 70% of the scenes that depicted full nudity during the 2011-2012 study period were in shows that aired before 9:00 pm and as early as 7:00 pm. In comparison, 50% of the full nudity scenes aired after 9:00 pm the previous year.
- Out of 76 instances of full nudity during the 2011-2012 study period, only 5 of those depictions occurred in shows that contained an ?S? descriptor alerting parents of the explicit adult content. In other words, a young child was able to view 71 instances of almost full nudity on broadcast television during prime time without any warning to parents.
- Relative to full frontal nudity, one instance occurred during the 2010-2011 study period and by the same time the following year there were 64 instances of full frontal nudity that aired during prime-time broadcast programming. This represents a 6300% increase in full frontal nudity depictions within a one year period.
- There was a 2700% increase in the use of blurring or pixilation to cover body parts in 2011-2012 compared to the previous year (n = 56 and n = 2 respectively).
- During the 2010 ? 2011 study period black bars/logos and/or conveniently placed objects in a scene were used to block the view of sexual organs from the viewer 87% of the time. In contrast, during the 2011-2012 study period 74% of the incidents of full nudity used blurring or pixilation to cover sexual body parts. The full body of flesh tones depicted during full body nudity scenes where sexual organs are blurred or pixilated could be perceived to be a closer simulation of complete frontal nudity given that the viewer is seeing all flesh tones.
- Almost 70% of the scenes that depicted full nudity during the 2011-2012 study period were in shows that aired before 9:00 pm and as early as 7:00 pm. In comparison, 50% of the full nudity scenes aired after 9:00 pm the previous year.
- Out of 76 instances of full nudity during the 2011-2012 study period, only 5 of those depictions occurred in shows that contained an ?S? descriptor alerting parents of the explicit adult content. In other words, a young child was able to view 71 instances of almost full nudity on broadcast television during prime time without any warning to parents.
- Relative to full frontal nudity, one instance occurred during the 2010-2011 study period and by the same time the following year there were 64 instances of full frontal nudity that aired during prime-time broadcast programming. This represents a 6300% increase in full frontal nudity depictions within a one year period.
- There was a 2700% increase in the use of blurring or pixilation to cover body parts in 2011-2012 compared to the previous year (n = 56 and n = 2 respectively).
- During the 2010 ? 2011 study period black bars/logos and/or conveniently placed objects in a scene were used to block the view of sexual organs from the viewer 87% of the time. In contrast, during the 2011-2012 study period 74% of the incidents of full nudity used blurring or pixilation to cover sexual body parts. The full body of flesh tones depicted during full body nudity scenes where sexual organs are blurred or pixilated could be perceived to be a closer simulation of complete frontal nudity given that the viewer is seeing all flesh tones.
So, what are yous guys' opinions on all these pixellated body parts being shown as early as 7 pm. Are pixellated scenes just as, less or more titillating than scenes with explicit nudity? I know this is a fairly international forum, so what's the nudity situation in your country? Do your broadcasters prefer pixels or bars?
