"I am concerned that FOX chose to reject my PG rated HIV/AIDS PSA especially their decision not to air it during "Family Guy" a series known for it's raunchy and often racy content. I am even more concerned that it has become ok to promote and make family fun out of irresponsible sex in our entertainment but when we try to address a health issue like HIV/AIDS (which is a direct result of such behavior) and talk honestly and openly about sex we choose not to take positive action. "Family Guy" has the perfect demographic that could be helped by AIDS awareness considering the show dialogue below.
"I'll bet you can't get a boner", which was replied to by "That's not very nice, Brian", to which "Brian replied, "Neither is your mother's ass."
In another episode, Mr. Herbert, a "pedophile" babysitter ...responds (to Chris, the older son on the series), "Don't you mouth off to me or I'm going to smack you right in your penis."
In comparison, the script of my rejected HIV prevention commercial reads, "Hello, this is Sheryl Lee Ralph. Let's talk. Let's talk about ...HIV. We have 56,000 new HIV infections every year in our country. Half of these are among African-Americans. That is too many. We don't like to talk about unsafe sex, but we can't afford not to. Sisters tell him to MAN UP. Use a condom and get tested together. Visit getfreecondoms.org to find out more."
When you look at it all, something is very wrong.
Is FOX afraid of the word condom? They need to get informed and check the series back story and they would know that 'Family Guy' has used the word "condom" in script dialogue. In the episode, "Emission Impossible", (Season 3, Episode #11) it is revealed that Chris was born as an accident, due to a broken condom. . If the word condom is good enough for the show , why isn't it good enough for a direct ,fact filled ,health PSA?
I have been traveling across this country for the past 4 years with my one woman show "Sometimes I Cry" talking about the rising rate of HIV infections in America and after almost 30 years into this disease I am shocked as to what people know or don't want to know about HIV/AIDS. People want to believe that it is happening to someone other than themselves and that is why it is silently happening to their children all across America."
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