ABC to Air "Good Muslim Bitches" TV Pilot
 

My bad: It's actually a pilot for "Good Christian Bitches"...


http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment...le/?test=faces

An ABC pilot called “Good Christian Bitches” has religious and women’s groups up in arms over what they describe as an extremely offensive and distasteful show title.

The dramedy, based on Kim Gatlin’s novel of the same name, will be brought to life by famed “Sex and the City” and “90210” executive producer Darren Star. The plot centers on the life of reformed “mean girl” Amanda, played by “Talladega Nights” actress Leslie Bibb, who returns to her hometown of Dallas to find herself fodder for malicious gossip from the women in the Christian community.

Still in the early stages, the pilot has not been guaranteed a spot on ABC’s lineup. And though the show’s title may change before it goes to broadcast, “Good Christian Bitches” is already causing uproar.

Christian publisher Tessie DeVore told FOX411’s Pop Tarts column that the show, which features the tagline “For Heaven’s sake, don’t let God get in the way of a good story!” could put Christians in an unfairly bad light.

“I find the title offensive. I don’t think those two words should be combined,” she said. “A show like this can damage perceptions [of Christians in this country].”

It also could be a slippery slope for future shows, said Melissa Henson, director of communications and public education for the Parents’ Television Council tells Tarts.

“In the past, we’ve raised concerns about changing language standards for television," Henson said. "Once a particular profanity or obscenity has been embraced by a particular show, it quickly becomes mainstream.”

And Yana Walton from the Women’s Media Center said Christians aren't the only ones who should be upset.

“It is not an appropriate term to use to describe any woman, regardless of their faith,” Walton said. “Entertainment media, especially music and films, have been normalizing misogynistic language for years.”

But despite the seemingly outrageous title, Dan Gainor, head of the Culture and Media Institute, is not surprised that the pilot has gone this far already.

“ABC is doubling down on the offensive by also approving ‘Don’t Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23,’ following up on the CBS show ‘$#*! My Dad Says.’ And this continued decline is unsurprising,” he said.

“The media keeps trying to redefine words and morality to mean what they say, not what they really do mean," Gainor added. "One wonders which network will be the first to drop the F-bomb in a TV title and whether the FCC will even intervene.”

Even if the title holds up, some are looking forward to the show.

“ABC’s core viewership is Christian, so the goal of the show won’t be to attack Christianity. Just like the book, this is a show by Christians, for (mostly) Christians, to enjoy a little prime-time self-deprecation,” Los Angeles-based entertainment expert, Jenn Hoffman said

LOL - that's a good one!

Richard :munchin

Religious people put a lot of self importance on themselves. Nobody cares.

They do when they are Muslims, and kill people over it.:rolleyes:

I guess Christians are a safe group to mock.

TR

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I was unaware that I did that. I am fascinated you know that, without ever meeting me. :munchin

I am tired of people who rag on Christianity and other religions, when in my experience they tend to be the "nice" people. sure, every group has its bad apples. But blanket statements are just wrong.

And I certainly do not approve of my Christian sisters being portrayed as a bunch of "bitches".

This was not a good way to start my day.

I agree - that's so olde school. They should've used "beeyotches" for a broader appeal to anyone under 40.

I suggest you get a dog. I have a Black Lab bitch - she thinks I'm gawd and I go along with it - makes both our days better. :D

Have a very SF day.

Richard :munchin

I guess atheists can have it both ways; sittin' in the cat bird seat and smartassing everybody with a belief in God.

Hey Wolf... you better turn on your situation awareness asap. kgoerz is a vetted QP on this board. Your profile states "ROTC" as your quals. YOU are a guest here. Disagree all you want, but do it respectfully. All that youthful sarcasm isn't needed when addressing other members :mad:

Nice blanket statement. LOL I have also found that most child molesters that I have had conversations with through my job profess to be strict religious believers and quote scripture to me all the time. How's that for a blanket statement.

On topic... I am against the tv show's title for reasons much more important to me than religious vanity. It's public television and the commercials/trailers for it will run during times that my 7 yr old children will be watching tv. I do not want them to be "mainstreamed" into thinking that calling women bitches is acceptable.

I agree with this young man,that title is inappropriate and gives a bad impression about Christian women.............:(:(:(

Big Teddy

FWIW - it can be said that I am many things - but athiest is not one of them and neither is Christian.

As for the original topic of this thread, I, too, find the use of the word 'bitches' in the title of any mainstreaam TV program to be uncalled for and inappropriate no matter who it refers to in the program.

And so it goes...

Richard :munchin

I may have asked this before...but what do you call an agnostic insomniac dyslexic?

Someone that stays awake all night wondering if there truly is a Dog.

more importantly, Leslie Bibb is hot

Eh, I find the title and the show's premise offensive and I would like to do something painful to them, but by the same token I'm not surprised I mean, it's TV, what'd you expect?

Ah, irony.In my experience, QP Richard smart asses everybody, regardless of their religiosity.Fortunately, I'm sophisticated enough as a television viewer that a actor's hotness will not motivate me to watch a television show. (Primarily because Christina Applegate passed on the lead character and Ms. Bibb got the role.)

Or
 

Or keeps most on their toes by pointing out to them what they just posted.

I am not one to quote the bible, but where did Jesus say anything about kicking peoples asses?

I can quote it at times...I can research it when I can't...
By my reading, Jesus not only kicked their asses...he whipped them as well.

I would have watched it if Christina Applegate was the star. The fact that she refused the role, proves her to have both grace and common sense.

Matt 5 48-43

True. :D I find my pants down.

Who is to say that a good" ass whipping" is not loving thy neighbor?

He who spareth the rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him correcteth him betimes" (Proverbs 13:24) and "Withhold not correction from a child: for if thou strike him with the rod, he shall not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and deliver his soul from hell." (Proverbs 23:13-14)

That's an interesting excuse for paternalistic violence, if not a compelling argument.

Thought the whole "turn the other cheek" thing had to do with not being easily provoked and not being bent on vengeance.
Never understood it to mean submissively being a target/punching bag.

Paul addresses much of this theme in Romans 12.
The punching bag issue is addressed in verse 18.
Paul acknowledges that it isn't always up to you.

Which two? Good Christian or Christian Bitches? ;)

A lack of prudently applied paternalistic violence (ass whippings) has been one of the prime causes of the lack of respect so rampant with the Country's youth going back four decades. Lack of respect breeds contempt and leads to a failure of the sense of discipline, which leads to misbehavior which escalates into violence.

I blame it on Spock.

Dusty,

I agree spare the rod spoil the child, please explain Spock's culpability?

From:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Spock

Political involvement:

In 1962, Spock joined The Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy, otherwise known as SANE. Spock was politically outspoken and active in the movement to end the Vietnam War. In 1968, he and four others (including William Sloane Coffin, Marcus Raskin, Mitchell Goodman, and Michael Ferber) were singled out for prosecution by then Attorney General Ramsey Clark on charges of conspiracy to counsel, aid, and abet resistance to the draft.[7] Spock and three of his alleged co-conspirators were convicted, although the five had never been in the same room together. His two-year prison sentence was never served; the case was appealed and in 1969 a federal court set aside his conviction.

In 1967, Spock was to be nominated as Martin Luther King, Jr.'s vice-presidential running mate at the National Conference for New Politics over Labor Day weekend in Chicago. According to William F. Pepper's Orders to Kill, however, the conference was broken up by agents provocateurs working for the government.

In 1968, Spock signed the “Writers and Editors War Tax Protest” pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War.[8]

Spock was the People's Party candidate in the 1972 United States presidential election with a platform that called for free medical care, the repeal of "victimless crime" laws, including the legalization of abortion, homosexuality, and marijuana, a guaranteed minimum income for families and the immediate withdrawal of all American troops from foreign countries.[9] In the 1970s and 1980s, Spock demonstrated and gave lectures against nuclear weapons and cuts in social welfare programs.

In 1972, Spock, Julius Hobson (his Vice Presidential candidate), Linda Jenness (Socialist Workers Party Presidential candidate), and Socialist Workers Party Vice Presidential candidate Andrew Pulley wrote to Major General Bert A. David, commanding officer of Fort Dix, asking for permission to distribute campaign literature and to hold an election-related campaign meeting. On the basis of Fort Dix regulations 210-26 and 210-27, General David refused the request. Spock, Hobson, Jenness, Pulley, and others then filed a case that ultimately made its way to the United States Supreme Court (424 U.S. 828—Greer, Commander, Fort Dix Military Reservation, et al., v. Spock et al.), which ruled against the plaintiffs.[10]

LOL, that makes sense, I had no idea who Benjamin Spock was, I thought you were blaming the Vulcan character from Star Trek, thinking well perhaps he is inferring kids in the 60's grew up thinking you should logically reason with your kids when they misbehave instead of spanking them....

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The cast isn't as attractive as the ensemble in Eastwick, the show is not nearly as funny, nor as well written, nor as believable.

But Kristin Chenoweth is still Kristin Chenoweth so I'll give it five more minutes before offering constructive criticism on the show's FB page.