Do you monitor what your kids watch?

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As a parent, do you try to monitor what your kids watch on tv? I do, and because of that I was told by another parent that was the wrong thing to do. On the weekends I have my nine year old daughter Erica so when she is here I always try to make sure what she watches on tv is approriate. Well about three weeks ago, I went into the living room where Erica was watching tv and about had a heart attack from what she was watching on tv. I went in there to tell her I was going to watch a movie in my room with hubby and was shocked at what she was watching. She was watching Family Guy on Adult Swim and I turned the tv off and told her that wasnt appropriate for her to watch. I asked her if she watches it at her dads and she said no, she watched it at a sleepover a while back. Well I had a discussion with her about what was appropriate for her to watch and what she could and couldnt watch at my house. Then I put the parental block on tv as well. So over the weekend I recieved a call from the mother of her friend saying my daughter was rude and that she deserved a apology from Erica. When I calmed the lady down and asked her why, she said Erica had spent the night at her house becasue her daughter had another slumber party and when everybody wanted to watch Family Guy on tv, Erica left the room and wouldnt come back until it was over. There were some girls there but Erica was the only one that went in another room while the other girls watched the show. When the mom asked Erica why she left Erica said it wasnt a appropriate show for her to watch. Well the mom got all upset and my ex gave her my number. She told me I was raising a rude snotty little girl because she didnt want to watch the show with all her friends. And that I needed to take some parenting courses as well. That me and my ex were teaching my daughter rude and inapprioate behavior. Well I kept my cool but I did get my point across to the mom. So I asked Erica if her friend was upset and she said no, it was her mom that freaked out. Her friend understood and told her she could play in her room while they watched the show. My ex had alot of harsh words for the mom as well. He said she cursed him out and then demanded to talk to me as well. So the mom wont let Erica come over anymore which is really sad but Erica says she sees her at school and that once her mom cools down she can go over again. I asked what she would do if the same situation arose again and she told me that she would get up and leave the room again because of our discussion we had. I am very proud of my daughter and I feel like I am raising someone who has a good head on her shoulders and wont give in to peer pressure. So is it wrong to monitor what your kids watch or am I really raising a rude snotty kid.