Glenn Sacks, Executive Director of Fathers & Families, has a mission to promote a positive image for fathers and their important place in their children's lives. It's a vital cause. Last year, his organization conducted a campaign against Fox TV's "Bad Dads" show, and Fox decided to drop the show. Lifetime TV picked it up, renaming the show "Deadbeat Dads." Sacks' group launched a protest, and Lifetime received over 5,000 calls, letters, and faxes from supporters as a result. In May of this year, the Washington Times published an editorial in support, titled Anti-Dad bias–Why is the father always the villain on American TV?
Among other things, the article notes “[N]oncompliance with court-ordered visitation is three times the problem of noncompliance with court-ordered child support. In short, lousy moms outnumber deadbeat dads 3-1.”–Washington Times editorial, 5/18/09. In my opinion, it's just plain bad policy to misrepresent an entire segment of our population in this biased manner, merely to get ratings. I think Lifetime deserves a letter from us all, telling them we are not only not watching the show, but banning their programming altogether in our home.
At a time when kids need their dads more than ever, I commend Glenn Sacks and his organization for their excellent and tireless support of this critical issue. To learn more about it, check out his article at http://www.fathersandfamilies.org/?p=3281 To find out how you can help promote Fathers & Families go to www.glennsacks.com
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