02-26-2003, 09:51 PM
Quote:I would like to make a comment on last night's show featuring t.A.T.u. as the performing act.
As fan's of the group and of the show we were very much looking forward to seeing them perform.
I can't tell you how disappointed we were that the Tonight Show would edit out the 'kiss'.
Although it was okay by you to show Arsenio Hall running up and planting one on Jay?
I have since discovered that a representative of the show had talked to the girls before their performance and asked them not to kiss.
This is part of their performance, it is part of that particular song.
My question to you would be this...
If the group members were a male and female performer singing a similar song about wanting to be free to be together..etc... and then kissing during the instrumental section of the song would you have edited that part out too?
I think your answer to that question would have to be no.
By answering no do you realize that this is a blatant act of discrimination?
Do you realize that this is encouraging those who think you should be judged by who you love, encouraging those who commit crimes of hate against those who live their lives differently from themselves.
Something I thought I would never see on the Tonight Show!
NBC , the producers at the Tonight Show and Jay Leno, you should all be ashamed of yourselves.