And Americans think other cultures' values are screwed up?

ABC's new cheeky, black humor-infused primetime soap, Desperate Housewives, is in trouble with the American Family Association because of its sex scenes. The show has already lost a couple of big sponsors, including Tyson Foods. In withdrawing its sponsorship of Desperate Housewives, a spokesman for Tyson said that "The show is not consistent with our core values, which focus on operating with integrity and trust in all we do."

That is such a huge lie that it is all I can do to keep from throwing up while I type. Tyson's "integrity" has made it one of the top animal abusers in the United States, if not the world. The Tyson plants are known for their brutal and horrific practices, which they do not curtail because Americans do not care what kind of sadism and cruelty occurs, as long as they get some fried chicken on their plates.

It is therefore morally wrong for children to see Gabrielle in an erotic embrace with her gardener, but is perfectly fine for them to participate--through consumerism--in the overcrowding, suffocating, starvation, maiming, slashing, and torture of defenseless creatures.