The Parents Television Council got pissed at the soap's racy "OMFG" ad campaign -- and now we kinda get why.
Spotted: The cast of the show getting completely surrounded by a group of tweenage girls ... not exactly the best audience for threesomes, drug abuse and underage drinking.
Not that we're ones to judge. xoxo, Gossip Girl.
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1. WOW.. I guess nobody cares... next stupid show please..
Posted at 6:10PM on May 1st 2008 by Liz
2. Even I was a bit shocked with the "OMFG" ads.....really NOT neccessary....I'm surprised the PTC didn't start a boycott on the sponsors.
Posted at 6:15PM on May 1st 2008 by Hmmmmmmm
3. OK, don't these orphans have any parents?? Oh, yeah, the Parents are having threesomes , on Crystal Meth, no job, up on da welfare, and hang around drunk all day.
Posted at 6:16PM on May 1st 2008 by Yes, it is really true, kiddies.
4. If they don't want their kids watching it, don't let them. Seems easy enough to me.
Posted at 6:34PM on May 1st 2008 by TMZhires13yearolds
5. From the calibre of some of the comments, I'd say some tweenies and teenies post on here, so what makes F**k , B**tch, S**t, etc (TMZ's trademarks) more appropriate than F?
Posted at 6:42PM on May 1st 2008 by TMZhires13yearolds
6. i watch the show and i like it but i think that since there r younger girls watching that they should change the ad but i heard there were going 2 be more like this 4 new shows on the CW
Posted at 7:20PM on May 1st 2008 by Country_Gurl92
7. people seriously need to get over themselves! i'm 15 and i've seen worse things on mtv. yeah gossip girl is aimed towards kids in high school, but what is mtv aimed at? the majority of people who watch mtv are teens in high school. gossip girl really isn't that bad. it's not like they're promoting cocaine and underage drinking...they clearly show it as a bad thing. and the worst word i've heard on gossip girl is bitch. kids who do drugs and underage drinking in real life have bigger problems than just getting influenced by a tv show. this whole thing just seems like parents finding an excuse for their kids' problems.
Posted at 8:32PM on May 1st 2008 by britney
8. OMFG... What a stupid ass show.
Posted at 10:12PM on May 1st 2008 by KittyKittyBangBang
9.
no offense, but all of the white teens on television live adult lives.
the difference between the promiscuity level in white and black teens is birth control: Black teenagers are screwing for love and getting caught, but white parents take their children to planned parenthood to stop most of them from becoming teenage parents. The truth is emerging about the lifestyles of young white girls slowly but surely. Not so pure or innocent. Girls gone wild.
Posted at 10:45PM on May 1st 2008 by Ann
10. I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!!!!
Posted at 11:11PM on May 1st 2008 by Fancy
11. The biggest losers in this picture???? The IDIOT parents who allow their children to watch Gossip Girl.
Posted at 9:04AM on May 2nd 2008 by SanD
12. Oh, come on, Ann@10:45PM, your agenda is showing. Are you SURE it's for love, or is it sometimes for lust? Teens are teens across the board, irregardless of color. The teens on this show just do everything with a silver spoon and a trust account. Do you really think white America lives this way? One percent, maybe. That's why kids watch it. It's Dynasty for teens living in 675 to 1200 sq. ft., and half with divorced parents. Pffft. This show is just a convoluted teenage soap with money, and has situational story lines that show the consequences and fallout of their actions. It's slick and well done, and I've gotten caught up in an episode or two, and have been fully grown for quite some time. The OMFG was an ad campaign, sanctioned by the powers that be, and I'm not referring to the teens who act on the popular show.
Posted at 9:50AM on May 2nd 2008 by Make My Day
13. Really...does the PTC have nothing better to do than flip out over an ad campaign?
A freaking AD CAMPAIGN?
Remember,folks....any show the PTC hates means that it's a show which might be worth your time to watch.
Posted at 10:11AM on May 2nd 2008 by Carl
14. Well, I think the show is more targeted toward the high school senior and college crowd. maybe if parents did their jobs their children who are not mature enough to watch schows like Gossip Girl would not watch it. Thats like making a big deal out of the porno mags that are in the corner store behind the counter...OH no they can see them!!! big deal
Posted at 10:18AM on May 2nd 2008 by Nina
15. Wow. #13 tried to come off as really smart...but you might want to go back to English class instead of posting on TMZ...irregardless is not a word.
Posted at 10:23AM on May 2nd 2008 by Mikki
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