Boycott "vulgar" Howard Stern, says parents group

May 07, 2012 10:37 AM by Sara McGinnis

Posted in Entertainment / Television

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Howard Stern's imminent America's Got Talent debut has the Parents Television Council on pins and needles. Based on assumption alone, the group is urging all to boycott the shock jock misogynist!

Howard Stern, Beth Ostrosky

The Parents Television Council is aiming to hit Howard Stern and America's Got Talent where it hurts by calling on every single one of the show's sponsors to tear up their million dollar contracts. In a letter sent out to 91 advertisers, the PTC forecasts doom for family television with the "shock jock" debuting in primetime May 14.

"NBC's decision to add Mr. Stern to AGT will likely result in a large increase in explicit content," reads the PTC's letter to advertisers.

"Stern's reputation for sleaze and misogyny is well known; and to our knowledge his only previous judging experience consisted of looking at insecure, naked young women and telling them whether or not they were hot enough to pose for Playboy."

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Appealing to corporate sponsors to reconsider associating their brand image with Howard Stern, the letter continues, "He once told a female guest, 'I would like to kiss you and chop off your feet... I wanna bite your fingers... I wanna have sex with you and throw you in a ditch... [and] chop your head off.' Does such commentary accurately reflect your corporate values?"

The Parents Television Council goes on to say they have little faith that Howard Stern will behave appropriately for the primetime timeslot, insisting, "There can be, and there must be, a presumption that Mr. Stern will only continue to conduct himself in precisely the same manner as he has done for decades."

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Though Stern, pictured here with wife Beth Ostrosky, hasn't yet responded to this specific letter from the Parents Television Council, he did say this to their previous missive about him being hired to judge America's Got Talent:

"I guess they get their printer out and they make a letterhead and they start to complain that I'm some sort of weird pervert who is going to convert Americans into some kind of zombie sex fiends."

Sound like Howard Stern is getting the PTC's message loud and clear -- and not caring in the least!

Do you think advertisers should boycott AGT and Howard Stern as the PTC wishes?

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Comments on "Boycott "vulgar" Howard Stern, says parents group"

I've been boycotting Howard Stern for years. He's cheap and he's vulgar and he treats people with tremendous disrespect. I also boycott the products he represents like Snapple and Sirius Satellite Radio. I encourage others to boycott him and everything he is associated with including America's Got Talent.

No more America's Got Talent in our home until Howard Stern is gone. Sad.

so sad, my favorite show,AGT and I can't watch it anymore. As long as Howard Stern is on it I will watch something else. How could the producers be so stupid to put him on a family show.Even if he behaves on this show, we all know what he stands for.

I will not be watching i have never liked Howard Stern he is a disgusting jerk. I have watched every year but will be finding another show to watch this year.

I can't believe this show is taking on such a liability in Howard Stern! My family and I will probably no longer watch. I will fear the whole time if something inappropriate will slip out and I won't subject my kids to that. It's a personal decision for me and my family.

I think it's unfair to judge how Stern will act on the show before it has even aired. Yes, his own shows are vulgar and ridiculous, but that is what he does! I'm sure he had to weigh heavily how he will be able to act on this new show. It is a family show and shown at a time before the kids go to bed, he isn't oblivious to that! He shouldn't be so harshly judged before it's even began.