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Release Date: December 5, 2005 This content is archived.
An article in the Hartford Courant on the return to television of the "Victoria's Secret Fashion Show" quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, who says "The tawdriness and tastelessness of mass media in general is not going to get any better, it's going to get worse because people have gotten used to it, even addicted to it. Viewers will watch -- they like violence, and they like sex." Go to article.