Snoop Doggy Dog (The Degenerate)

Re: Snoop Doggy Dog- Degenerate Lifestyle

Actually, if you read what was posted, his gang affiliation was in the past.

Yeah, I agree with everyone else. It's not like Snoop Dogg's gonna come on and bust a cap in Kermit. He's doing this for his kids! I think that's a nice, fatherly thing to do. Also, it sounds like he's somewhat raising his kids on the Muppets! Which would be a good influence for them. Remember, the guy was a hardcore rapper, yes, but he's also a father.

And as everyone else has already pointed out the Muppets is pretty adult-based and has a long list of controversial celebrities. Now they may not seem so controversial but at the time they were. 10 years from now Snoop Dogg will seem like Snoopy the dog.

And one more thing. Why are there two boards based on this?

^_^ Debo

patty e decided because snoop is so degrading and immoral that one board was obviously not enough.

...mainly because he's white. DOn't get me started...

Anyway, it's not so much about his writing songs about slapping "B's" and "H's" (and I don't mean Birds and Homers), and the drugs, and the filthy sex talk, I just plain don't like him. However, after Coolio appeared on a recent America's Funniest Home Videos, I think these people are settling down, giving up their bad boy image and getting to make the public like them more.

However, rereading this post I must say, we have to try everything possible to stop the jaded public from thinking that the Muppets are "Kiddy stuff" while they watch more juvenile garbage like "The Batchelor" and "AFV."

I hope not. In order for that description to come true, society as we know it would have to degenerate considerably!!

..well...Jerry Springer is still on the air.

...and celine dion still has a career

Snoop Doggy Dog (The Degenerate)

Tomahawk to answer your question:

Compensation is irrelevant, sleaze is sleaze.


Respectfully,
Patty E.
Email: PEgerer@aol.com

I disagree! There are different levels of sleaze!

Pepe selling seafood was slightly sleazy.
Being a slumlord is quite sleazy.
Forcing your preschooler into beauty pagents hints of sleaziness.
Not letting the Muppets into the Chicago Speedway because they weren't getting a cut of the profits seems a little sleazy.
Corporate CEOs selling stock options before running the company into bankruptcy is pretty sleazy.
The Man Show tries for sleaziness.

Obviously creating adult entertainment is higher on your sleaze scale than it is mine.
Personally, I am much less bothered by sex than violence, because one is consensual and the other isn't. I like being able to make my own moral choices.



As an aside, does this mean Snoop would have fit into the Muppet pilot?

I know - do we forget that The Muppet Show pilot was titled - Sex and Violence? Just seems to me that we are over-thinking this. Interesting debate though. I just really don't care very much. Hulk Hogan appearing with the Muppets is more offensive to me - just because he's such a C Level star these days.

everyone has different values. i will gladly take sex on video before killing, cheating or lying.......man that sounds weird when i read it back, oh well have fun with that comment.

Vulgarizing Young Minds

Jim Henson ProductionsTM
Charles H. Rivkin, President
1416 N. La Brea Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Dear Mr. Rivkin:

The vulgarizing of young minds and pandering to the lowest-common denominator as a "marketing methodology" is a tool employed by networks and production companies.

Henson Productions is making a political statement on this upcoming Christmas Special by featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg. In effect, this is your way of endorsing the entertainment industry's movement to aggressively pursue the "right" to have the absolute freedom to assault the young mind with violence, vulgar images, and lewd vocabulary.

Organizations that refuse to be "used" as the vehicle to generate vile material receive my respect, and patronage. Unfortunately, Henson Productions lacks the backbone or concern. Instead, Mr. Rivkin eagerly has jumped into the pimpin' mobile. "Anything for a buck," philosophy is why watchdog groups will continue to maintain a solid presence, and develop muscle.

Respectfully,

Patty Egerer
Emailegerer@aol.com

Misspelled Rivkin on the final line. I'm terrible at spelling but you should be aware of it before sending it out. That's all I will comment.

Mr. Revkin eagerly has jumped into the pippin' mobile.


Are you sure you didn't mean pimpin' mobile?

Corrections-Noted

Corrections noted, thank you.

Re: Vulgarizing Young Minds

Uhhhmmm.. not to intrude, but what exactly do you think he's going to be doing on the show? Maybe you should have an advanced screening or something!

alright, who let pat robertson in?

Like I argue in the other Snoop thread, its not Snoop Dogg's past or vulgarity that upsets me, its his lack of timeliness. Why cant they get really outdated stars like Bronson Pinchot and the cast of Full House?

Snoop's involvement is likely due to his publicist not the Henson or NBC folk shopping aroung for him. I'm surprised they couldn't get at least Billy Crystal or someone classic like that. And why isn't Jay Leno showing up? He'll do anything. LOL!

Re: Snoop Doggy Dog (The Degenerate)

i wasn't talking about sleaze, i was asking you about you definition of degrading. if you need to, please re-read my post.