Yum! Brands Discontinues Support of 'Desperate Housewives'

Culture & Family Institute ^ | November 26, 2004 | Martha Kleder

[Askel5]

=== Some folks might not get the dark humor or satire, though.


Honestly? This smacks of the same sort of reasoning by which "liberals" figure "conservatives" are too uptight, repressed or kneejerk moralistic to get past the packaging and appreciate the real worth of the perverse.

[TheSpottedOwl]

Eva is the short dark haired woman married to the rich guy. He just decided he wanted a child after his mother was injured in a hit and run. Unfortunately, when he and his wife married, he stipulated no kids.

Marcia Cross is the redheaded perfectionist.

[theFIRMbss]

>From the promos, it appears to be a show about married women breaking their marriage vows by having sex with their neighbor's husband(s). I don't see the entertainment value in that

So true! At least on The OC it's teenage girls doing the fun stuff . . .

[It's me]

The Salvation Army got $1.5 billion from Joan Kroc last year. That's billion with a B.

I don't like the incessent ringing bells. If people want to give then they should give the absence of red kettles shouldn't keep them from giving.

[TheBigB]

Uh oh...Mischa Barton...must..not...get...distracted...

[It's me]

Do people actually think this is a drama portraying a slice of normal American life?

Remember Dan Quayle and his remark on Murphy Brown?

[Fierce Allegiance]

Well, except the third from the back left, who was doing the daughters ex-boyfriend.

[TheSpottedOwl]

Let me try and clear it up for you. Gabrielle was having a fling with the gardener. One character, played by Terri Hatcher, is divorced and has a crush on the single man who recently moved in. Unfortunately, Nicole Sheridan's character is circling around the guy like a shark. Marcia Cross and the married mom with 4 kids (who are driving her slowly mad)are not fooling around on their husbands.

[Ignatz]

I'll thank you NOT to include me in your "witch hunt" reference.
I merely reported on how the promotional spots for the show come across to me: Desperate housewives desperately having sex with other desperate housewive's husbands (or outside of their marriage, in any event).
If that's NOT a component of the show, I wonder why it's being "sold" that way?

I'm not calling for the show to be taken off of the air, but I think it is prudent for advertisers to consider the effect their sponsorship of a program might have on viewers/consumers. The market will eventually decide the fate of all television programs, just as it should.

[Fierce Allegiance]

There are childrren reading FR right now, so why are you swearing.

Want to save the little minds, don't watch it. My 4 daughters don't.

I prefer not to live in Hillary's village.

[nmh]

I notice Walmart never had any intentions of advertising on this show but ALAS TARGET and K-MART still continue to advertise. I DISTINCLTY remember some freepers out there getting their under wear in knots knocking Walmart and pushing K-Mart and Target. BTW, both K-Mart and Target and heavy Demoncrat contributors. I know, some still won't get it.

[vox_freedom]

I don't like the incessent ringing bells. If people want to give then...

The Target decision cuts over $9 million to this worthwhile organization. The basis of their decision is also suspect, given the Salvation Army's policy of not providing benefits to homosexual partners. I personally like the sound of bells ringing during the Christmas season and people are free to give or not. Target is now depriving folks of this opportunity to give when they shop at their stores. By the way, Target never uses the word Christmas in their "holiday" promotions...

[Ignatz]

Let me try and clear it up for you. Gabrielle was having a fling with the gardener. One character, played by Terri Hatcher, is divorced and has a crush on the single man who recently moved in. Unfortunately, Nicole Sheridan's character is circling around the guy like a shark. Marcia Cross and the married mom with 4 kids (who are driving her slowly mad)are not fooling around on their husbands

I appreciate the effort, Owl, but the references are lost on me since I have no idea who any of those characters are! But I'll try: Gabrielle, the one having a fling with the gardner, is her charater married on the show? How about Nicolette Sheridan's character, the one sharking the single guy, is her character married on the show?

[It's me]

I understand all that. But, like I said, if people really want to give then they will.

I like bell ringing at Christmastime as well but, please! You like the bell ringing by the Salvation Army at the red kettles?

[SweetCaroline]

I just talked to Kmart Corporation's Aylwin Lewis secretary and explained that I have been a customer for over twenty five years and I will not be shopping there for any longer. I explained that I was shocked that KMART would stoop so low to put profits before principle. Why I am telling you, is this woman was grateful for my call and agreed with me. She said she had received other calls and is listing every one of them and would make sure Mr. Aylwin would reviewed them. CALL THEM NOW, IT IS WORKING!!!

[asgardshill]

actually none of them 'have sex with the neighbor's husband(s)'

You are correct. Sexually frustrated wifey is too busy fantasizing about boinking the hired help, and the children are crushing the life out of pedestrians in the family car and trying to justify it by noting the victim's advanced age. Who knows - maybe the writers will get around to depicting actual fornication and murder next year. But I won't be there to see it.

This FR witch hunt is humorous.

Which "witch hunt" would that be? People are expressing their opinions pro and con about the show. And while its not my cup of tea, I am in no way begrudging you the "right" to watch it. I do ask in turn that you do not begrudge me the right to express my opinion about this horribly-written show and to contact the show's sponsors and suggest that they not support the airing of a show that trades on a suggestive title, sexual innuendo, and blue state "morality" on a broadcast network. That's the beauty of the free market - we both win.

[TheSpottedOwl]

Aaah, can't think of a good comeback? You'd have to have actually watched an episode to understand my comment.