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American Dad on Fox

There is no shortage of people with perverted minds in our world, and most parents go to great lengths to make sure their children are not exposed to these people.  In general we live in a society that frowns heavily on topics like incest and teen promiscuity and all those who promote or participate in such behavior. It would be nice to say that all people frown on such behavior, but the people at the Fox network simply don’t.  In fact, some of their programming seemingly strives to thwart the efforts of parents to instill family values in their children.  Fox’s Sunday night lineup has demonstrated season after season that if you can draw it they can air it, and the more perverted the better.  With a complete disregard for decency, morality, and the general will of the average American family, Fox delivers smut-filled content week after week under the untouchable umbrella of satire and animation.  However, the time has come for shows like Family Guy and American Dad to be called out for what they really are. The myth that these animated shows are not as harmful as live action shows must be dispelled.  Likewise, it must be acknowledged that Family Guy and American Dad are not on the path of animated satire that popular shows like The Simpson paved nearly two decades ago, but rather that they are promoting the concepts and perverted fantasies of truly sick minds that are far more suited for the adult entertainment industry.

This week’s episode of American Dad featured, in a disturbingly normal fashion, an inadvertent sexual attraction between two teenage siblings.  Haley, 18, decides that she wants to pose nude for an art class but is surprised when the family’s alien, Roger, is one of the students painting.  He paints her nude body, minus her head, and brings the piece home for display.  Later, 14-year-old younger brother Steve is shown coming out of a candle lit bathroom carrying a box of tissue and the painting.  It is clear that he was masturbating to the sight of his sister’s nude body.  In another scene, as Steve and a group of house guests admire the painting, Steve is shown rubbing his nipple in a perverse sexual manner. 

This offensive content is simply an “animated” slap in the face to the American family.  It has no place on broadcast television at any hour and should be restricted to extended cable.  For this reason, American Dad is our pick for Worst of the Week, yet again.