Oil and water:

We read this story, and couldn't believe our eyes:

Two women's groups and a media watchdog organization asked the CBS television network not to air the Victoria's Secret fashion show, calling it a "soft-core porn infomercial."

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Concerned Women for America, the National Organization for Women and the Parents Television Council were among several groups protesting the televised fashion show, which was taped in New York City last week.

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Along with the airing of near-nudity, the groups said the show degrades women. "What purpose does the special serve except to overly sexualize women and use this to bolster the networks' demographics for young men?" they asked in a joint letter Tuesday to CBS President Leslie Moonves.

If you go to their websites, you will find that the CWFA and NOW strongly disagree on every other subject in the universe (especially abortion). We don't like NOW's position in this matter, but if they have to register a complaint, couldn't they at least have done it on their own?

Anything that makes the Concerned Women for America seem less ultra-far-right (such as pairing up with NOW on an issue) simply gives the CWFA more political clout.

Not smart.

posted by Quiddity at 11/20/2002 03:13:00 PM