Billy Ray Cyrus Apologizes for Not Wearing Seatbelt
Posted by: Keith in All Items, Corruption, Media, Print, Propaganda, Spin, Television, United StatesAfter U.S. Consumer Reports complained that Billy Ray Cyrus and his daughter were depicted in the hit Disney series “Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour” in the back seat of a car without wearing seat belts, the star apologized, saying seatbelt safety was “very important”.
From Reuters:
Consumer Reports said Cyrus and his 15-year-old daughter were filmed riding in a Range Rover on the way to rehearsal for the concert tour and neither was wearing a seat belt. The magazine said in a blog posting that movie and TV shows did influence how children and adults acted in daily life. “Simply put, not wearing seat belts while riding in the rear seat of a vehicle is dangerous,” said the blog posting.
Apparently, Consumer Reports is getting desperate for things to write about but they don’t seem to have any trouble coping with all of the violence on television. Nor did they address the impact of how having more shopping channels than educational channels can turn children into mindless brain dead consumers who can only say “Buy, Buy, Buy!”.
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:14 am - Edit
What a sad state of affairs we’ve reached when a person feels the need to apologize (whether genuinely or quite probably at the insistence of his PR team) simply for not using a seat belt.
February 22nd, 2008 at 3:26 pm - Edit
I couldn’t agree more, Paul. What makes it even more disgusting is, like you point out, the apology was probably tendered to placate the pro-belt lobby and keep the PR in line. I honestly couldn’t believe that consumer reports didn’t have anything better to complain about. Used to be a good magazine that served a vital role (separating the poorly made crap from the stuff that lasts) but they are outside of their scope on this one I think.