Reason # 57 why this country makes me mad: MTV's "My Super Sweet

[JohnnyBoots]

Sixteen" , Rich underserving kids who do nothing gettng what ever they want, yelling at their parents......future GOP Young Republicans in the larval stage.........I know I should change the channel, but Best Week Ever is on vacation and this is th emost mindless shit I can find to mke my hangover nto think so hard.....

[Yavin4]

1. MTV Has Become A Mecca of Over-Consumption

Every show on that network is about super-consumption. From that show to "Pimp My Ride" to "MTV Cribs" to "The Real World" etc., it's all about consuming more and more, bigger and bigger.

To me the over-consumption message that MTV sends out is far, far worse than if they were showing soft-core porn.

[JohnnyBoots]

2. Not to mention they dictate the pop culture of the entire planet.

[JohnnyBoots]

3. and apparently the drinking age is not 21 if you have a camera in yer face

[Systematic Chaos]

4. And let me guess, they have 50,000 kids wanting to get on the show

and only about 20 "winners" a year. Right?

[DerekG]

5. I watch an hour of "Spring Break" every year just to vent my anger

You know, that special event when the privileged leave their lifestyles of booze and sex for a week of, well, booze and sex. I just think of all the kids who would sell their souls (but not their bodies, unlike these twerps) for a college education.

It's a unique experience: kinda like Yahweh lamenting the mores of Sodom and Gomorrah.

[MeatLoafZero]

6. Call for Reform

Original veejays Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, Martha Quinn, and Nina Blackwood have set up camp in a summer demonstration outside of the headquarters of MTV parent Viacom.

"All we want is for (Viacom Chairman of the Board Sumner) Redstone to come out and talk with us," said Quinn. "We want to know why our careers had to die so he could show nothing but vapid teens living beyond their means."

Goodman, carrying a sign reading Kick 'em out of 'eir Home is especially upset with The 70s House. "Look, I was there during the 70s. This show illustrates nothing but the aimless consumerism of today's kids with their whining about missing iPods and lack of cell phones. It does nothing to promote the real ideas of the 70s, like disco and car-key parties."

In keeping with the tradition of being the most forgotten veejay, Hunter said some things, too, but his comments were not recorded.

The veejays have enjoyed the support of a number of former MTV personalities such as Kurt Loder and Ken Ober.

Loder in particular has blasted Viacom's entire board of directors, opining that they should all be fired.

"We had a good thing when it was just Headbanger's Ball, Al-TV, and MTV News. Why would you invite this kind of retribution by switching to non-stop Rap and Reality? Particularly odious is the unholy alliance of the two genres as represented by Pimp My Ride."

"Molly (Sims) has set up a nice retreat for us nearby," said Ober. "We call it 'Style House'."

Nina Blackwood, while agreeing with the other veejays, has admitted that her presence is mostly an excuse to stop hawking 80s collections on late-night infomercials.

"It's not fair that JJ (Jackson - an original veejay) had to die, but Steve-O continues to draw breath," said Riki Rachtman.

Adam Curry concurred.

[JohnnyBoots]

7. At least Allison Stewart has a career I guess....