Fired for a joke
 

Okay, this pisses me off. Melanie Martinez, host of "The Good Night Show", a PBS show for kids, was fired this week because of this video.

It's a freaking 30 second joke about sex. It's not obscene or vulgar. It's slightly off-color. It does not encourage dangerous, or risky behavior. She does not get nude, nothing. She mentions masturbation. That's it. And all this was well before she was ever hired.

Argh, this pisses me off.

If you go to www.technicalvirgin.com, it links you to an online petition. I tried to sign it, but it wasn't responding.

That seems a bit odd to be fired for conduct which occurred prior to hiring.

We've gotta protect the children...by bringing as much attention to the "offending" video as we possibly can :rolleyes:

I disagree with you GD.

If she's supposed to be working on a kids tv show, then she shouldn't be making videos about sex toys and masturbation regardless of how detailed the video may or may not be.

If the video was made & released prior to being hired for the tv show, then I would say it's a bit unfair since the studio should have done a background check on her. However if it was made & released after, then she got what she deserved.

You don't go to work on Sesame Street so you can film Condom Revolution commercials on the side.
Know what I mean ?

The HUGE difference between your example and this situation is that she made this before she got the kiddie job. She's an actress, it's what actresses do. Alec Baldwin was in the Thomas the Train movie - but in State and Main he had sex with adolescent girls. There are a million other examples of actors doing adult work and doing work with kids.

The other reason your example doesn't match up is that she wasn't actually selling anything. The video is a joke.

I said just a moment ago:

I know it seems unfair but some parents would flip if the nice lady on tv is also that chick in the dildo video on google. I agree that it seems a bit unfair since she made it prior to being hired by the network but I can understand why they got rid of her.

The petition link is working.

Yes, but after that you gave the example that I was discussing.

I don't see how this could show up in a background check. Even if they asked her if she had ever participated in conduct unbecoming to the host of a childrens show, I don't find it unreasonable that this wouldn't even come to her mind.

I'm not familiar with any of the shows or people involved. But on the surface it sounds a bit like not letting kids read Dr. Seuss because he wrote The Seven Lady Godivas.

But if Xuxa can have a children's television show I don't see how this video would disqualify.