Dumb People Make Children Cry / PBS fires young, female kiddie-show host over old, naughty video. Smart people groan
San Francisco Gate columnist Mark Morford attacks the PBS Sprout Network’s decision to fire Melanie Martinez for her “Technical Virgin” history. “What, exactly, is the fear here?” Morford writes. “Is it that Martinez would suddenly start extolling kiddies to, say, drink more vodka and turn gay?”
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