Nothing is sacred anymore

From a FoxNew.com article:

The video ad, "Frosty the Inappropriate Snowman," takes authentic dialogue from CBS' "How I Met Your Mother" and "Two and a Half Men" and dubs it on top of the cartoon classic, changing well-known "Frosty" scenes to contain suggestions that the snowman and his friends visit a "strip club."

"The ad introduces children to the idea of strippers and pornography," Raezler told FoxNews.com. "The people in charge obviously thought this was funny, but the question they should ask themselves is if this is appropriate, not if it's funny."


Raezler said the advertisement is another example of popular culture "pushing the envelope" on everything.


"It's sexing up Frosty," she said. "It really drives home the idea that nothing is sacred anymore."

I can see how this would be a simple mistake to make. Those of us who grew up with these cartoons could laugh at a frosty that grew up too. I don't mean to downplay promoting lewd behavior, or the thoughtlessness of doing so in a way that may attract the attention of children, but I imagine that CBS already does that in many ways. It is one thing to have shows that are "adult" in nature, but another thing to attract children's attention to the adult ideas. I think it was foolish, but sacrilege?

To me, this shows how ignorant we have become about what is "sacred". Frosty the snowman? Are you kidding me? The innocence of our children, that is sacred. God's truth, that is sacred. The gift of salvation through Jesus that we celebrate this time of year, THAT is sacred. We have exchanged the positions of the nostalgic and the sacred. We have elevated entertainment to a position well beyond its value. We have demoted a celebration of the gift of grace to the undeserving to a white elephant gift exchange and our bi-annual appearance at church.

OK, maybe I am getting a little deep and fervent, but there is a good point here somewhere! The press is always eager to latch onto a scoop about somebody being offended by somebody else. Conservatives and liberals both take their turns spinning things into more than they are to server their agenda. Why don't we let Frosty be the fond memory he is for many of us, but remember he is not sacred in the least. There is something sacred about Christmas, I would encourage you to seek it out in earnest.