Monday, June 23, 2008

Disney Plans Full Frontal Male Nudity For “High School Musical IV”

Full frontal male nudity will highlight “High School Musical IV”, the latest sequel in the made-for-TV teen movie franchise, Don Hutson, a spokesman for Disney, told a hastily arranged Burbank news conference.

“It’s what kids want,” Hutson said, “and we’ll do it in a tasteful way, nothing gratuitous. It’ll be depicted in a manner that advances the plot.”

Previous editions of the astonishingly successful High School Musical series have tracked Caucasian sports star Troy and Gabriella, a Latina math whiz, through their on-again, off-again high school romance.

“We were afraid the films were getting a little stale,” Hutson admitted. “I mean, how many times can the same couple break up and make up without losing the audience? So we thought it was time to focus on something new.”

Inclusion and acceptance, regardless of race or ethnicity, has been the hallmark of the High School Musical films. Hutson told reporters, “We thought that exploring the homoerotic attraction between Troy and Ryan, the brother of Sharpay, the rich girl, would reap rich dividends in terms of character development.

“And when Gabriella walks in on their intimate moment, well, let’s just say it’s tested well with teen audiences here on the Disney lot. It brings a whole new meaning to ‘We’re All In This Together,” if you catch my drift.”

When asked whether parents would accept the idea of visible male genitalia in a made-for-TV movie created for the Disney Channel, Hutson shrugged. “We’re continuously amazed by the fact that parents don’t seem to be offended by the sexual content, highly suggestive language, low-cut clothing, and other inappropriate aspects of much of what our cable channel offers. Not to mention the violence in movies for younger children.

“But parents are the judges; we’re just content providers. And if you think High School Musical IV is bad, take a look sometime at the stuff your teen downloads on their iPhone. Now, that’s what we at Disney call ‘A Whole New World.’”

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