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2006-07-24 16:59:07.047595+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Back in 2001, we linked to "TechnicalVirgin.com", a satire site which promoted the notion that anal sex could help prevent teen pregnancy. On that site, there was a video with a young woman promoting that point of view. Well, that young woman went on to become the host of a kid's TV show on a joint PBS-Comcast venture called Kids Sprout. And then those fuckers fired Melanie Martinez:

PBS KIDS Sprout has determined that the dialogue in this video is inappropriate for her role as a preschool program host and may undermine her character’s credibility with our audience. As a result, PBS KIDS Sprout has decided that she will no longer appear as host of The Good Night Show.

Yeah, because those two year olds understand satire and will be watching videos off the 'net, right?

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