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Tilted Cat Head
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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Originally posted by ARTelevision
That's what's happening now and it is a good thing so far. The fact that their responses are clumsy and transparent only demonstrates they are just now beginning to get a clue that they have inadvertently been brainwashing themselves to believe they're somehow not responsible for the results of their actions.
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actually, not true.
There was an incident in Big Bear California 2001 involving a performance art group called the Shower Rangers who did a projectile defacation on stage. Some girls sued and there was some sort of settlement.
here's the response from Brian Graden President of MTV at the time, he's now president of MTV and VH1.
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For its part MTV, which is already knee-deep in controversy over Jackass stunts, called the Dude prank a "terrible incident" that will never be repeated.
"It was unintended and we regret that it happened," Brian Graden, MTV's programming president, said in a statement. "I was not aware of the content of this segment prior to the taping, and have taken steps to ensure that an incident of this nature never happens again."
Graden also let it be known that the footage from the pilot "has never and will never air" and said the network vows to address the lawsuit "accordingly through the legal process."
"We are sorry if these women were hurt. It is certainly never our intention to hurt anyone," added Graden.
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MTV is very conscious of it's social responsibilities. Which is why Fight For Your Rights, Choose or Lose, and a number of other socially responsible actvities exist.
This kind of stunt isn't anything new to their controversies going back all the way to the mid80's where Tipper Gore took to fighting the record companies. Beavis and Butthead, Jackass, and other types along those lines, have kept MTV in an interesting schism of keeping cutting edge and pushing the envelope, to also having to find a responsible way of broadcasting and promoting.
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