20/20 Special on Swinging

11-06-2004, 11:15 AM

Swing Lifestyle is showing on their home page that they are doing a special with ABC's 20/20 to air 10PM(EST) November 12th. I wonder since Swing Lifestyle is involved if a more accurate portrayal of who swingers are will come to light. Or if ABC will spin it by searching out what negatives they can find and focusing on those as the norm?

HotCoupleGnS · 11-06-2004, 11:17 AM

How cool I can't wait to watch it!

DBL D · 11-06-2004, 11:29 AM

It should be more interesting than anything else that will be on. We'll be sure to watch it.

DBL D

11-06-2004, 11:57 AM

I also wonder why we have been getting so much TV coverage lately. Is it because people in general are becoming more accepting of swingers or maybe just curious or both?

But it does seem that we are getting a little more national attention as of late. Or is it just me?

DBL D · 11-06-2004, 12:03 PM

It's the conservatives trying to get us out in the open and then ....WHAMMO! We're all finished! Surrender

Male D

HotCoupleGnS · 11-06-2004, 12:05 PM

I think everyone, no matter what your beliefs are, are always a little curious about sex. I think people in generall are becoming a little more comfortable with sex. TV is having a lot of coverage on sex period. Especially ABC it seems. They are doing a show this week about 10 sex myths. Last week they went under cover in a maximum security womens prison, & it seemed the one topic they wanted to t k about the most was sex in prison.

littlebit54 · 11-06-2004, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr&Mrs-naughty

I also wonder why we have been getting so much TV coverage lately. Is it because people in general are becoming more accepting of swingers or maybe just curious or both?

But it does seem that we are getting a little more national attention as of late. Or is it just me?

I think you're right M & M! It would seem as if the lifestyle if being used in a lot more areas of the media, lately. I guess i hope that what they say about there being "no such thing as bad press", is true...don't you?

littlebit54

omneesx · 11-06-2004, 04:48 PM

No one's really all that interested in swinging, conservative or otherwise. Its fall. Known in television circles as sweeps season. Whatever it takes to get ratings up...which usually includes sex. Especially "devient" sex, like swinging.
A & L

DBL D · 11-06-2004, 04:50 PM

I will say that whenever the subject happens to come up at work it's not in a positive way.

Male D

Dave_kat · 11-06-2004, 08:19 PM

We have to agree with this one, about it being sweeps week. Although we have noticed over the years that TV does have some close bearing on current trends? Maybe it's tv playing to the current fad's (didn't we have a thread on that a bit ago?)

Greg & Sheryl · 11-06-2004, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr&Mrs-naughty

I wonder since Swing Lifestyle is involved if a more accurate portrayal of who swingers are will come to light. Or if ABC will spin it by searching out what negatives they can find and focusing on those as the norm?

Regardless of what the "spin" might be, the story will undoubtedly send a ton of traffic to the website. You can't buy that kind of publicity!

***JustAskJulie*** · 11-08-2004, 11:19 PM

I just wanted to bump this thread because I've been asked about the time/date for this show a few times.

11-09-2004, 01:43 PM

Swing Lifestyle's homepage now says the special will be postponed for a week or two because they say "20/20 wants this story to be great and to get it right, if that means working on it for another week or two, so be it. "

Dave_kat · 11-10-2004, 12:39 PM

Dave here,

While I certainly hope this show might elaborate on the benefits to couples who swing, it still has me (as well as kat) a bit nervous.

Just yesterday while we were packing for our very soon trip to Iraq, one of my soldier's commented to me about swinging. (I guess they have some idea as to what we're into, it doesn't help we finally got a female soldier into the unit, and she knows us from the club and knows quite a few of our gay friends who try to hook us up).

Anyway, I turned and asked him what he meant by Swinging, and his reply was that I let some guy have sex with my wife.

I turned around and asked him what he thought swinging was, and he says swapping wives.

Maybe just maybe they will actually let people know what this is about?

Now if we can only get those that cast stones to turn off their X-Boxes and put HALO-2 away for an hour.....

wildwife1010 · 11-10-2004, 01:56 PM

There has never been positive press on swinging. I seriously doupt if 20/20 will start now, after all, ABC is owned by Disney. What then, mickey , minnie, donald and daisy all have a mfmf, lol

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11-06-2004, 11:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mr&Mrs-naughty Guest Posts: n/a	20/20 Special on Swinging Swing Lifestyle is showing on their home page that they are doing a special with ABC's 20/20 to air 10PM(EST) November 12th. I wonder since Swing Lifestyle is involved if a more accurate portrayal of who swingers are will come to light. Or if ABC will spin it by searching out what negatives they can find and focusing on those as the norm?
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11-06-2004, 11:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
HotCoupleGnS Swingers Board Addict Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 967 Location: Tulsa, OK Status: couple Swing Lifestyle Name:HotCoupleGnS	Re: Maybe a positive spin on swinging? How cool I can't wait to watch it!

11-06-2004, 11:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
DBL D Oh...Why not?... Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,312 Location: Northern Call-ee-forn-ee-ah Status: Married Couple	Re: Maybe a positive spin on swinging? It should be more interesting than anything else that will be on. We'll be sure to watch it. DBL D
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11-06-2004, 11:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mr&Mrs-naughty Guest Posts: n/a	Mr here I also wonder why we have been getting so much TV coverage lately. Is it because people in general are becoming more accepting of swingers or maybe just curious or both? But it does seem that we are getting a little more national attention as of late. Or is it just me?
Mr&Mrs-naughty Guest Posts: n/a

11-06-2004, 12:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
DBL D Oh...Why not?... Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,312 Location: Northern Call-ee-forn-ee-ah Status: Married Couple	Re: Maybe a positive spin on swinging? It's the conservatives trying to get us out in the open and then ....WHAMMO! We're all finished! Surrender Male D
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11-06-2004, 12:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
HotCoupleGnS Swingers Board Addict Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 967 Location: Tulsa, OK Status: couple Swing Lifestyle Name:HotCoupleGnS	Re: Maybe a positive spin on swinging? I think everyone, no matter what your beliefs are, are always a little curious about sex. I think people in generall are becoming a little more comfortable with sex. TV is having a lot of coverage on sex period. Especially ABC it seems. They are doing a show this week about 10 sex myths. Last week they went under cover in a maximum security womens prison, & it seemed the one topic they wanted to t k about the most was sex in prison.

11-06-2004, 04:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
omneesx Here to Stay Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 35 Location: Tampa, Fl Status: couple Swing Lifestyle Name:omneesx	Re: Maybe a positive spin on swinging? No one's really all that interested in swinging, conservative or otherwise. Its fall. Known in television circles as sweeps season. Whatever it takes to get ratings up...which usually includes sex. Especially "devient" sex, like swinging. A & L

11-06-2004, 04:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
DBL D Oh...Why not?... Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,312 Location: Northern Call-ee-forn-ee-ah Status: Married Couple	Re: Maybe a positive spin on swinging? I will say that whenever the subject happens to come up at work it's not in a positive way. Male D
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11-06-2004, 08:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
Dave_kat Swingers Board Addict Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 291 Location: Savannah, Ga Status: couple Swing Lifestyle Name:Dave_kat	Re: Maybe a positive spin on swinging? We have to agree with this one, about it being sweeps week. Although we have noticed over the years that TV does have some close bearing on current trends? Maybe it's tv playing to the current fad's (didn't we have a thread on that a bit ago?)
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11-08-2004, 11:19 PM	#12 (permalink)
*JustAskJulie* Your Hostess Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 29,288 Location: In my House Status: Female Swing Lifestyle Name:swingersboard	Re: Maybe a positive spin on swinging? I just wanted to bump this thread because I've been asked about the time/date for this show a few times.
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11-09-2004, 01:43 PM	#13 (permalink)
Mr&Mrs-naughty Guest Posts: n/a	Mr here Swing Lifestyle's homepage now says the special will be postponed for a week or two because they say "20/20 wants this story to be great and to get it right, if that means working on it for another week or two, so be it. "
Mr&Mrs-naughty Guest Posts: n/a

11-10-2004, 12:39 PM	#14 (permalink)
Dave_kat Swingers Board Addict Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 291 Location: Savannah, Ga Status: couple Swing Lifestyle Name:Dave_kat	Re: Maybe a positive spin on swinging? Dave here, While I certainly hope this show might elaborate on the benefits to couples who swing, it still has me (as well as kat) a bit nervous. Just yesterday while we were packing for our very soon trip to Iraq, one of my soldier's commented to me about swinging. (I guess they have some idea as to what we're into, it doesn't help we finally got a female soldier into the unit, and she knows us from the club and knows quite a few of our gay friends who try to hook us up). Anyway, I turned and asked him what he meant by Swinging, and his reply was that I let some guy have sex with my wife. I turned around and asked him what he thought swinging was, and he says swapping wives. Maybe just maybe they will actually let people know what this is about? Now if we can only get those that cast stones to turn off their X-Boxes and put HALO-2 away for an hour.....
	__________________ Reality is based on perception, therefore everyone has their own reality.

11-10-2004, 01:56 PM	#15 (permalink)
wildwife1010 Here to Stay Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 42 Location: KY Status: Couple	Re: Maybe a positive spin on swinging? There has never been positive press on swinging. I seriously doupt if 20/20 will start now, after all, ABC is owned by Disney. What then, mickey , minnie, donald and daisy all have a mfmf, lol

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