"If this network had any shame at all, it wouldn't be so desperate to associate itself with female exploitation."
Why is this "exploitation" any more than any other type of entertainment, including sports and opera? The women are performing at their will and are making tons of money. They obviously just aren't as prude as the author. Shouldn't we reserve that term for instances of people actually being forced to do stuff, which there's no shortage of? Women have minds of their own, Brent. Let them be in racy shows.
"The same could be said for the KKK. It has a 'recognizable brand.' Would NBC consider a drama in that direction?"
No, obviously not. NBC president Robert Greenblatt didn't say that's ALL you need in a show. Just that that's one factor in why NBC picked up this show. That was very obvious to me. Does Bozell really think that Greenblatt meant that NBC would air ANYTHING recognizable? No way. He was being intentionally deceptive.
"It's also about NBC pushing the glamorization of nudity as far as they can go in a blatant attempt to improve its sagging ratings."
He uses "blatant" here in a way that implies that attempting to improve your ratings is nefarious or shameful, or something that not every single network does with every decision they make. Like NBC would be better off to make people think that they AREN'T trying to improve their ratings.
Brent, no one has ever been forced to buy a TV, or to watch a specific channel. People can think for themselves. Please join us in the 21st century and let people enjoy themselves.
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