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Ellen Barkin is tweeting mad about the decision of a Utah television station not to broadcast The New Normal. The show, which premiered on NBC in September, features a gay couple and the family of the woman who decides to become a surrogate for their baby.
Jeff Simpson, CEO of Bonneville International, the parent company of Salt Lake City NBC affiliate KSL-TV, told the Deseret News in a statement Friday that the program "dialog crude, explicit and offensive characterizations," are the main why the station decided to ban it.
"After watching the pilot episode of The New Normal, we chose not to accept our fall schedule. For our make, this platform just feels inadequate on several dimensions, especially during the time of visualization of the family. "
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"Shame on u @ kslcom not broadcasting NBCTheNewNormal @ L & O SVU So (rape and murder of babies) is okay? But gay loverly pair having a baby is inappropriate?" Barkin tweeted Friday. "Everyone in Utah interested please NBCTheNewNormal @ @ ksl5tv butcher supply 4 2 homophic obviously their decision not to air the show # KSLBigots," she added later.
KSL isn't the 1st place to have troubles with the content of the program, however.
Last month, one million moms that required advertisers to boycott the NBC comedy, calling the fresh average "unsafe for our society."
"Every person and every group has the right to protest against something," record Maker Ryan Murphy told at the time. "I notice it interesting that they aim a view ahead looked." (E! and NBC are both part of the NBCUniversal family.)
