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...planning to buckle under to reactionary censorship pressures every time an advertiser complains or a Donald Wildmon-type "family values" organization signs a petition? Or does it hope to encourage artistic expression...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MTV, Don't Preach | 12/11/1990 | See Source »

...goes, it's pretty tame. A nipple here, a nuzzle there--we're not talking hard-core pornography. As far as implicit innuendo goes, there's nothing too shocking, either. A bisexual fantasy here, an S&M fantasy there--fantasies about consenting adults never hurt anyone, not even Rev. Wildmon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MTV, Don't Preach | 12/11/1990 | See Source »

...lack of raw populist acumen. His National Congressional Club remains one of the richest political-action committees in Washington, a direct-mail operation that pulled in $1.4 million in 1989. The strength of its mailing list, combined with those of right-wing religious groups like Donald Wildmon's American Family Association and Pat Robertson's 700 Club, has kept the bombardment of the NEA going strong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Whose Art Is It, Anyway? | 6/4/1990 | See Source »

Maybe so, but even booksellers have come under fire. For months, the Rev. Donald Wildmon's American Family Association, based in Tupelo, Miss., has campaigned to get stores to remove Playboy, Penthouse and similar magazines from their shelves. Last week the 1,300-store Waldenbooks chain, the nation's largest, launched a counterattack in the form of full-page ads in 32 U.S. newspapers, denouncing "censorship efforts" and "an increasing pattern of intolerance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: X Rated | 5/7/1990 | See Source »

...Connor joined a chorus of U.S. clergy and others concerned about the weirdness of some rock music and its potential for harm. Though some music has exploited satanic and occult themes, the religious crusaders are more concerned about other problems. The Rev. Donald Wildmon's American Family Association, based in Tupelo, Miss., is concentrating on vulgar, sadistic and violent sex songs. Tipper Gore's Parents' Music Resource Committee of Arlington, Va., especially decries records that foment contempt toward Jews, minorities and women...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: No Sympathy for the Devil | 3/19/1990 | See Source »

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