I don't think it should be a kid-friendly show. At least, not for small children. For one, it's on at 11 p.m. For another, it's the American Music Awards, and while a small segment of the music may be intended for the teeny-boppers and pre-teens, I would say that the vast majority of the commercial audience is older and the themes are more mature. The videos, as shown on MTV and VH1, reflect this, as would likely the performers' live performances in concert. So why should the award show present performances incongruent with the fans' expectations? While I can understand limiting some aspects of the performance to be within FCC guidelines, I can't see making further incursions into the musicians' creative license as legitimate. Not while simultaneous to that broadcast there are grisly, horrifying murders depicted on other channels. Not while the news is sensationalizing the basest parts of human nature in highly edited video clips. Not while violence is glorified everywhere else can I get my dander up over someone having a little fun simulating sexual play on stage. And if it is new to your barely pubescent youngster, now is the perfect opportunity to explain precisely what your values are and why and answer honestly their questions.