To the Editor:

My 20-year-old son was watching “South Park.” The show disobeys the 2nd Commandment: “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord Thy God in vain.” Brian did as he was told and changed the channel—to cursing on Showtime. Oh my! 

No wonder our kids are ill-mannered. We have become an impolite society because of bad shows like this. The children who recently disgraced themselves on the school bus—they were influenced by “South Park,” etc. 

Mother Teresa of Calcutta said, “Peace begins with a smile.”

Maura McGee McMahon

Manhattan