Parents Are Outraged by Britney Spears, Rihanna’s Saucy Billboard Performance

The Parents Television Council (PTC) is calling for a boycott from parents on all ABC and Disney shows, and all their advertisers, for having allowed the “shameless” performance by Britney Spears and Rihanna to air at the Billboard Music Awards 2011 at an hour when children might be watching too.

As we also noted on Monday, Las Vegas was the place to be the night before, when the Billboard Awards took place: the long list of performers also included a duet from Rihanna and Britney Spears, who performed live the very popular “S&M” remix.

The performance included, among others, chains, handcuffs, lots of explicit dancing, leather outfits, masks, a pillow fight and, what the people at home didn’t get to see, a kiss from the two pop stars.

Some would say that the two actually toned it down considering the lyrics and the message of the song, but, as far as the PTC is concerned, it wasn’t enough to make it suitable for the target audience.

In fact, the pressure group says in a statement, ABC should have never allowed the two to take the stage in the first place, because it knew the song they were going to perform.

In other words, ABC deliberately set to scandalize the world and expose children to explicit imagery, from which they should be sheltered, the PTC believes.

“It certainly has no place at 8:00 p.m. on the publicly-owned broadcast airwaves,” the group says of the performance.

After establishing that ABC deliberately set out to introduce kids to a world they should not have access yet, through the aforementioned performance (which you can also see in the video below), the PTC calls all outraged parents to boycott the network and the advertisers.

“It was not an accidental, unplanned ‘slip of the tongue.’ Rihanna’s routine was obviously well-rehearsed. Disney, ABC, and their advertisers knew EXACTLY what they were getting – yet they chose to put it on the air and sponsor it anyway!” the PTC underlines.

“TAKE ACTION! Contact ABC-Disney and the show’s advertisers – Chevrolet, Old Navy and McDonalds, among others – and let them know that you plan to ‘vote with your wallet’ next time you’re shopping!” the statement says.

“The network and every sponsor must explain to the public why they would use their ad dollars and squander their good-will with America’s families by delivering S&M themes and imagery to teen audiences,” the group adds.

So far, ABC has refused to comment on the PTC’s accusations.