The
Learning Channel: Jon & Kate + 8
Take a few minutes
While you're here take a look at the Child Abuse menu
above - a few minutes spent there could protect your child
for life.
Media Coverage
Reality Stars Slam Jon & Kate Gosselin for Mistreating Their
Kids
(Fox 101509)
Jon &
Kate +8: Too Late
(ButlerReport 100709)
Nancy Grace Slams Jon Gosselin
(CNN 100609)
"Kids Devastated"
(Yahoo News 100609)
Jon to Keep TV Crews From Filming His Kids - '
family a train wreck'
(Yahoo 100109)
Children on Reality TV Shows; the gloves come off
(ButlerReport 090909)
Jon Gosselin: 'I took a lot of abuse' from Kate
(Miami Herald 090809)
Add investigation to 'Jon & Kate Plus 8': Pa. probing
reality TV show child labor complaint
(Star Tribune 05/29/09)
'Jon & Kate Plus 8' relatives allege Gosselin children being
exploited
(RealityTVWorld 052709)
Kate Gosselin not an author?
("They lived it and I wrote it," Beth Carson, author -
Reading Eagle
12/12/08)
Resources
PA Child Labor Laws
(official document)
Correspondence: child abuse concerns on the show
Since September
we have written, as we said we would, to a sampling of
advertisers on J&K+8. All, without exception, have stopped
advertising on the show. They have stopped not because of
pressure from us but because of a better reason - their
perception that the show was not something they wanted to be
associated with.
Open Letter (4th) to J
Hendricks re: immediate cancellation of J&K+8
(090909)
Letter to TLC advertisers requesting suspension of all
advertising
(090809)
Third Open Letter to John Hendricks, The Learning Channel
(08/30/09)
Letter to Senator Bill Nelson regarding legislation for the
protection of children on reality shows (08/17/09)
Letter to Governor Schwarzenegger requesting the removal of
Kate Gosselin from the Women's Conference (08/13/09)
Second Open Letter to John Hendricks, Chairman The Learning
Channel
(07/23/09)
Open Letter to John S. Hendricks, Chairman,The Learning
Channel re:Jon & Kate plus 8
(06/22/09)
In
addition we have corresponded with the Women's Conference,
ABC/the View and other organizations expressing our concerns
about child abuse and neglect on the show.
Advertiser Boycott
request
As a follow-up to our call for a advertising boycott of TLC's J&K+8
advertisers here is a partial list prepared by the Facebook
Group "Boycott Jon and Kate"/Ed Hennessey. This their list
and any accolades for collecting it belongs to them. They
also have email addresses so that you can email the
advertisers directly. Direct
link
Please note that the request is that advertiser remove their
ads completely from TLC reflecting a growing concern with
the child exploitation programming on the station.
Update
- 08/25/09: Nestlé USA is no longer
advertising on the John and Kate Plus Eight show. Brands
include: NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE®, NESTLÉ® NESQUIK®, NESTLÉ®
COFFEE-MATE®, STOUFFER’S®, LEAN CUISINE®, HOT POCKETS® and
LEAN POCKETS® brand sandwiches, NESCAFÉ®, NESCAFÉ® TASTER’S
CHOICE®, NESTLÉ® JUICY JUICE®, BUITONI®, DREYER’S/EDY’S®,
NESTLÉ®, CRUNCH®, NESTLÉ® BUTTERFINGER®, and WONKA®.
Letter to advertisers
(suggested text)
You may use this text
for your email - just cut and paste and add your name/address
and send.
Here
Advertiser List
General Mills - Total
Honda
Tyson Chicken
Revlon
AT&T Mobile
State Farm Insurance
Nintendo DS
Superpages.com
Almay
Coleman Camping Equipment
Ronzoni Pasta
Home Depot
Smirnoff
Verizon Wireless
Buick Enclave
Abreva
GoToMeeting.com
New Hair Institute
V-tech
Grains For Life (The Grain Foods Foundation)
Willow Street Pictures
The Gap
EmTanner
Dodge Sprinter
Juicy Juice (Nestle)
Johnson and Johnson
Red Robin Restaurants
ADT
Gymboree
Dutch Wonderland
Disney World
Crayola Factory
Bounce U
Hands On House
Strasburg Rail Road
Sesame Place
Gibraltar Restaurant
TLC
Discovery Channel
Animal Planet
Amazon.com
Figure 8 Films
Zondervan Publishers (A HarperCollins Company)
Radians Car Seats
Dura-Bib by DEX Products
Thirdpath Creative Group
Pur Water - P&G
Ads by Google
Media Motion International
Graco
Southwest Airlines
The Canyons Ski Resort
Oberymeyer
Giant Foods Stores
Woman's Day
Live with Regis and Kelly
JDNews.com
Star Magazine
Banana Republic
Grand Wailea Resort, Maui
Hasbro
Olay (oil of olay) cosmetics
Chevrolet
Sonic Restaurants
Gerber
Target
Twizzler candy
Coleman Camping Equipment
Spray and Wash
Dove Chocolate
Walmart
Tilex
Hershey Chocolate
Verizon Wireless
State Farm
Empire Carpet