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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/blog-gossip-girl-finale-chuck-blair.jpg?w=300&h=171" />If you happened to watch last night's off-the-reservation edition of <em>Gossip Girl</em>, here's a question you probably asked yourself as the episode came to an end: are they <em>kidding </em>me? Rarely can we say with actual meaning that a television show made us feel dirty all over. The latest <em>Gossip Girl</em> left us wanting to take a decontamination shower.</p>
<p>How crazy was it? Well, the opening, featuring Blair masturbating to a fantasy of Chuck going down on her, was actually one of the more <em>tame</em> moments of the night.  By the time the last act rolled around, 15-year-old Jenny (<a href="/2008/arts-culture/gossip-girls">15-year-old Taylor Momsen</a>), and her new friend Agnes (17-year-old Willa Holland), had stripped down to their bras and were dancing around seductively while getting their pictures taken. For real. The scene played out like an <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/mikequell/SJfyGQWnzoI/AAAAAAAACCQ/UrTk_a7h95c/s800/American%20Apparel%20Socks%20-%20The%20Mung%20Pie%20-%20Ad.jpg">American Apparel</a> ad come to depressing life. It just made us feel bad for all the participants involved.</p>
<p>As if that wasn't enough, the episode ended with a make out session between Jenny and Nate (23-year-old Chace Crawford), where it seemed like the two actors literally might swallow each other's faces. We know Nate and Jenny hooking up as characters is fine; they're both high school students and probably, at max, two years apart. However, in the real world, can't Mr. Crawford be brought up on charges for even <em>looking</em> at Ms. Momsen in a lascivious way? We're sure that scene broke some kind of child labor law.</p>
<p>Did we mention that all this was happening at 8 p.m., during what is ostensibly supposed to be family hour? When we were kids, the early evening was a time for shows like <em>Growing Pains</em> and <em>Family Ties</em>. Now it's filled with raging hormones and potential lawsuits. At this point, the rampant underage drinking that goes on throughout <em>Gossip Girl</em> almost seems quaint compared to the other shenanigans.</p>
<p>We're not going to sit here and rail against The CW or creator Josh Schwartz for purveying <em>Gossip Girl</em>, because, well, we love it. But we're adults. And the adult in us feels compelled to question the logic of having it on so early. Can we start a petition right now to have season three moved to 9 p.m.? At the very least, it might allow us to sleep better at night. For now, we'll keep watching, and thank our lucky stars we don't have a daughter.    </p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/blog-gossip-girl-finale-chuck-blair.jpg?w=300&h=171" />If you happened to watch last night's off-the-reservation edition of <em>Gossip Girl</em>, here's a question you probably asked yourself as the episode came to an end: are they <em>kidding </em>me? Rarely can we say with actual meaning that a television show made us feel dirty all over. The latest <em>Gossip Girl</em> left us wanting to take a decontamination shower.</p>
<p>How crazy was it? Well, the opening, featuring Blair masturbating to a fantasy of Chuck going down on her, was actually one of the more <em>tame</em> moments of the night.  By the time the last act rolled around, 15-year-old Jenny (<a href="/2008/arts-culture/gossip-girls">15-year-old Taylor Momsen</a>), and her new friend Agnes (17-year-old Willa Holland), had stripped down to their bras and were dancing around seductively while getting their pictures taken. For real. The scene played out like an <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/mikequell/SJfyGQWnzoI/AAAAAAAACCQ/UrTk_a7h95c/s800/American%20Apparel%20Socks%20-%20The%20Mung%20Pie%20-%20Ad.jpg">American Apparel</a> ad come to depressing life. It just made us feel bad for all the participants involved.</p>
<p>As if that wasn't enough, the episode ended with a make out session between Jenny and Nate (23-year-old Chace Crawford), where it seemed like the two actors literally might swallow each other's faces. We know Nate and Jenny hooking up as characters is fine; they're both high school students and probably, at max, two years apart. However, in the real world, can't Mr. Crawford be brought up on charges for even <em>looking</em> at Ms. Momsen in a lascivious way? We're sure that scene broke some kind of child labor law.</p>
<p>Did we mention that all this was happening at 8 p.m., during what is ostensibly supposed to be family hour? When we were kids, the early evening was a time for shows like <em>Growing Pains</em> and <em>Family Ties</em>. Now it's filled with raging hormones and potential lawsuits. At this point, the rampant underage drinking that goes on throughout <em>Gossip Girl</em> almost seems quaint compared to the other shenanigans.</p>
<p>We're not going to sit here and rail against The CW or creator Josh Schwartz for purveying <em>Gossip Girl</em>, because, well, we love it. But we're adults. And the adult in us feels compelled to question the logic of having it on so early. Can we start a petition right now to have season three moved to 9 p.m.? At the very least, it might allow us to sleep better at night. For now, we'll keep watching, and thank our lucky stars we don't have a daughter.    </p>
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