I'm already receiving responses to my "letters." The marketing department of the cable company is involved, along with local TV, and federal and state legislators. Facebook will feature the effort. The next step is to organize a boycott of all the commercial products that support this evil.
My stepdad works for one of the major studios, and previously was an attorney for Google for about a decade. Virtually every movie, every television show, every musical artist, and a multitude of websites have received complaints, accusations of it being detrimental to children or for the wholesomeness of society, and demands for it to be removed. I'm not at all surprised that Butterfly99 knows of people who've perceived the innocent fantasy show
Once Upon a Time as being unbiblical because it has "dark magic." Long before the movies were released people literally judged the Harry Potter books by their covers and put on an exhibition of outrage about them "promoting witchcraft." The author even received death threats. Children's shows like
Sesame Street and
Rainbow Brite have also been the recipients of bitter accusations about their supposed lack of morality and the damage to young minds. And of course people have long been infuriated that inappropriate content sites exist on the internet and demanded they be removed. They've also wanted YouTube videos, religious sites, personal blogs, and quite literally thousands of other sites to be taken down for one reason or another. I guarantee that Google has received complaints about this forum from people insisting it's harmful.
Long before the advent of the technology we have today people would launch an uproar about books they felt were insalubrious and demand censorship. Writers that are celebrated now for authoring what we view as classic literature were even imprisoned and fined. Some have wanted the more salacious passages from the Bible to be removed. They've found iconic art like the Statue of David to be profane. If all content that received complaints was removed as requested the internet would cease to exist, television shows would be off the air, movie theaters would be abandoned, and even the printing presses would grind to a halt. If everything that offended the eye or ear or sensibilities was dismantled we'd be living in a dystopia. What is offensive to you might be enriching to someone else, and vice versa. It's why personal accountability is so crucial.
This isn't to say that studios, publishers, and internet companies are indifferent about what they produce and the responses the general public has of it. After all they are dependent upon consumers for their survival. It's unfeasible and unreasonable to expect them to acquiesce to every demand, though. What they have done is made an effort to empower consumers to make responsible choices for themselves and for their young children. They have made a plethora of options available for self-regulation, most of which are free and simple to use. There are parental controls available on computers, tablets, phones, and televisions, and even additional ones for browsers. You can get apps too. In the United States and in many other countries television shows and movies are given ratings that serve as guidelines about the content. Parents can block all mature shows and set limitations. Or they can simply go the old-fashioned route and unplug the television or set firm rules and fair consequences. Until recently my little sisters couldn't even turn on the television on their own. It required a passcode they didn't have, and that's because it's not just what they watch but how much time they're sitting in front of a screen that matters to my parents. There is value in kids watching TV, but there needs to be mindfulness about it. Parents are ones best able to assess what it constructive and what isn't for their children, and therefore they are the ones who need to take the reigns. They don't need to go around taking the reigns for every other child and adult.
As for the responses you're receiving from those you've written to, I am skeptical that they are actually coming from anyone with the authority to make the changes you're seeking. I interned in the legal department of a studio last summer and processed some complaints. I read the emails or letters, catalogued them into the system, and then sent out the standard response letter. The only time I forwarded an email to full-time employees was because it contained threats. The only personalization of the responses was in entering the person's address at the top and changing the greeting to address them by the name given. You've probably got a teenager or college student sending out replies to you as well. If you are truly that affronted by the channel, and it's one that is on cable, I'd consider canceling your cable package and letting them know the reason why. Actions are always more powerful than words, especially when it comes to how consumers spend their money.