"Family Guy" blamed for promoting pedophilia

Here's a veteran law enforcement officer -- a U.S. Marshal, I believe -- who calls Family Guy writer and voice actor Mike Henry a "poor" choice to speak Thursday (April 16) at Southeast Missouri State University.

Quoth Curt Casteel in a letter printed in today's Southeast Missourian:

"Family Guy features as regular characters a kidnapper/rapist and a pedophile, and the show's writers, which include Henry, delight in blatantly treating rape and pedophilia as subjects to laugh about. Anyone who doubts this has only to watch very few episodes.

"I am disgusted with my alma mater. It's sad that with a choice of speakers on a variety of important topics, SEMO would elect to provide a forum for just another immoral pop culture figure. I urge SEMO to cancel Henry's appearance."

Wonder if his letter will increase Thursday's turnout? Here's his letter in full:


www.semissourian.com/story/1530312.html


For those who are in the neighborhood (Cape Girardeau, Missouri) and want to catch Mike Henry, here's SEMO's release:


As part of this year's University Speaker Series, Henry will present "Behind the Scenes of Family Guy" at 6:30 p.m. in Academic Hall Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Henry is a writer, producer, comedian and voice actor from Richmond, Va. A graduate of Washington and Lee University, Henry is best known for his work as a writer and voice actor for the hit show Family Guy. He provides the personas for characters "Cleveland," "Herbert," "the Performance Artist" and many more. Beginning in the fall of 2009, Henry will star in a Family Guy spin-off, The Cleveland Show. Henry will talk about the development of the characters, and take the audience behind the scenes of these two shows with never-before-seen clips and hilarious outtakes.