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MTV Loses Virginity Series

Report: Network cancels reality show due to public outcry

By Corey Levitan May 21, 2012 9:37AM
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MTV has scrapped plans for "My First," a reality show that would have documented subjects in the process of having sex for the first time. According to this FoxNews.com report, overwhelming negative Internet response was to blame.

 

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On May 8, MTV posted a casting notice seeking people age 18 and older who would "candidly allow MTV to accompany you on the journey toward ‘losing it.'” It asked: "Are you ready to hand over your V card?"

 

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"Young adulthood is a time for exploration," the notice explained. "New relationships, fresh experiences and sexual firsts."

 

Of course, since MTV would not "film the act itself," all would be copacetic. Right?

 

(Loud buzzer sound.)

Twitter and the blogosphere lit up with outrage over the fame-for-sex casting call. "And so MTV sinks to a new low (even though some of us didn’t think it was possible)," read a May 18 entry to PoorRichardsNews.com​. On May 17, actress Patricia Heaton tweeted: "This is so incredibly depressing."

The casting notice, posted here, was intended to run until May 28 but has been deleted. "This was a preliminary casting notice, and we're not moving forward with a pilot," a rep from the network told FOX News.

And so, although the "M" in MTV obviously no longer stands for "music," the "V" will have to stand for something else.

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Hazeleyes81
May 22, 2012 12:11PM
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Ummm, I guess I don't really understand the reason for the huge moral outrage over a show depicting legal adults who are preparing to engage in sexual relations for the first time.  Especially when MTV and other networks regular air shows that depict people under 18 who are or have been sexually active (16 and pregnant, Teen Mom; ABC Family's Secret Life of the American Teenager; etc.)  Clearly someone who is still a virgin after the age of 18 has placed some value upon and given some thought to their virginity and the circumstances under which they choose to become sexually active.  I actually think this would have been a good opportunity to open a dialogue nationally and within families about issues such as sexual responsibility, respect within a sexual relationship, and being prepared for a sexual relationship.
LeilaniGirl
May 22, 2012 5:38AM
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The audience that watched MTV does not need to know when someone their age loses their virginity...its no ones business...and it is disturbing that people actually wanted to put a show like this on the air...RIDICULOUS!!!  Please don't ever think of putting a show like this on the air!  I m  what Patricia Heaton tweeted. Thank you for deleting it from the casting notice!
Powerdonut
May 21, 2012 1:58PM
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Let's be honest.... you can not show eighth graders jean jamming and high school sophomores knocking their first one out in the back of a movie theater or their friends VW hand me down Passat 
mistymountain
May 21, 2012 1:02PM
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Wow cancelling what would have been another crap "reality" show. And it's MTV no less. Kind of nice to see something is still somewhat sacred. Shocking!!!
Scarlett31
May 21, 2012 12:50PM
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Good for the American viewer!  Now let's take back the rest of America and make it great again!
RinceWind12
May 21, 2012 12:37PM
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You heard it hear first:  The real reason they are cancelling the show is they discovered there isn't anybody available that meets the casting criteria.
dawny224
May 21, 2012 12:35PM
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What happened to the old MTV, which was about the music? Now all they play is trash, trash, trash. Sad, because I remember the first time they aired and it was a really cool day when they hit the air. But now, I feel like all I do is tell my teenager to turn it off. They are showcasing trashy, filthy habits and ways of life. Mtv, do us all a favor and GO AWAY. All you do is fill our teens minds with CRAP!!!

Darthsith
May 21, 2012 12:24PM
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MTV just needs to be canceled and go away.
Powerdonut
May 21, 2012 12:18PM
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Why is this even called Music Television?  They should rename it to something much different ad nothing near as disrespectful.  "I want my MTV!" Sell-outs!
Bill Clinton (Bill Clynton)
May 21, 2012 12:12PM
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Is mtv still even around?  I quit watching when they stopped airing videos.  VH1 is just as bad nowadays.
Bill Thompson (the cars go hmmmm)
May 21, 2012 12:07PM
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Good to see that yes, America does still have a conscience, despite the media's best efforts to the contrary. Hooray that citizens have stood their ground on this. And kudos for MTV, for realizing that there ARE in fact still lines that Americans will not cross. There aren't many lines left, but at least there is this one.

Don't worry, MTV -- it'll probably be a hit on MTV Amsterdam. Just not here.
Ashley C
May 21, 2012 12:05PM
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Isn't there shows like that already? Oh, right. They're called 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom.
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