On this side of the pond, the series' of 'Skins' has been embraced with open arms. From the early days of Tony, Sid, and crazy Cassie to the newer cast of Cook and Effy, the UK have accepted that a culture of drinking, drugs and casual sex is present in the lives of British teens, and Skins has depicted this openly, honestly and for the most part, pretty accurately.
'Skins USA' has recently been unleashed on the American public and with a few character tweaks the series is essentially the same as the first one we saw with the British cast. It comes as no surprise that the PTC (Parents Television Council) have hit out at the controversial show saying it is "the most dangerous show for children on television".
Ron Mustafaa who plays 'Abbud', AKA Anwar, responded, "It's a show. Your kids might be doing this or they might not. We're not saying that they should do it." While Daniel Flaherty (who plays Stanley, AKA Sid) pointed out, "It's actually good potentially because it's more real and showing what teenagers actually do... It does show consequences for bad actions as well."
If America can condone the 'real lives' of Snooki and the gang getting wasted and having sex in hot tubs in the middle of the day, it baffles me as to why a fictional show is "dangerous" to their society?!
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