CBS has recently launched a new television series entitled Swingtown. The series promotes openly promotes “swinging” . By placing the setting of the series in the 70’s, and claiming that the main characters are experiencing part of the sexual revolution, they are trying to add some legitimacy to swinging behaviors. Back in the 1970’s swingers were considered ‘perverts’ and “sex fiends”. Communities often shunned those who participated in such behavior. There were swingers in many communities, and they often developed networks with other swingers who shared their values and lifestyle. Even the term “swinging” is an effort to make it sound hip. The old term was “wife swapping”. Some efforts were made to call it “open marriage” in order to add some false respectability.
Shows such as Swingtown do not promote healthy marriages. Watching them and indulging in the values they promote will begin to change one’s values and the willingness to accept such activity. If you care about your marriage and want to survive an affair, you will want to avoid such programming which promotes what you are seeking to avoid.
Best Regards,
Jeff Murrah
