Comments on: 30 Rock & the Big Snip

By: Jess

Jess — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:10:13 +0000

I’ll have to check out the Dec 3rd episode of Private Practice. I started watching it this season, and have been mildly entertained and intrigued. The plot line you described doesn’t surprise me. Perhaps we should write some emails?? Let’s do it. Letter writing to media is a past time for pro-fertility, pro-family peops. It’s really kind of a form letter these days.

By: Erin Heller

Erin Heller — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:41:23 +0000

I saw this episode and was definitely surprised. Unfortunately, I also watched the episode of Private Practice, which aired on December 3rd. I’ve often been upset by certain pro-abortion, pro-contraception, etc. storylines on this show and on Grey’s Anatomy–so much so that I don’t even know why I watch them, really. On this episode, there was a devout Jewish couple who had about 8 kids are so. The wife confided in one of the doctors that she was overwhelmed and didn’t really want to have more kids right away, but it was against her and her husband’s beliefs to use any kind of contraception. After putting their heads together, all the doctors could come up with (brushing off any kind of abstinence as if it were a dirty word) was to give the wife birth control pills and explain that they were also prescribed for some sort of iron deficiency (wink, wink). The gave them to her out of sight of her husband, with the “moral” of the story being “Sometimes you must keep secrets from the person you love in order to protect him.” I was so angry and insulted. I wish these writers would do some kind of research and stop trying to push their own agenda on everyone. They tend to portray any devout religious person as severely misled and easily redirected to their “correct” way of thinking. Sorry, didn’t mean to ramble on, but I knew you would understand my frustration.

By: Jess

Jess — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:24:34 +0000

I know, Alison! It’s amazing that our standards are so low that when something like this comes up, we’re like “Crazy!!! Woo! Everyone, check it out!!” Yup. Still, it’s cool, and I think it represents a shadow of a conscience in H’Wood and Network TV. There’s hope, though we both know the real Hope.

By: alison

alison — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:39:12 +0000

I saw this episode and definitely thought the same thing you did! “Wow, promotion of more children? On PRIMETIME?” Awesome! That’s what I love about 30 Rock though, you can’t put it in a box. Thanks for your comments on my blog by the way!