The War On Cartoons
We might as well just BAN Tom And Jerry cartoons. At least this is what some people are trying to push.
And why not! There is the whole rascism theme in the cartoon. When I was growing up they used to show ALL the cartoons - but not anymore. You will NEVER EVER see the episode this frame is from.
But now it is the SMOKING that is under attack! Oh yes, many episodes feature smoking.
I grew up watching these cartoons, and I do not smoke. I guess I did not watch enough of Tom and Jerry! Why, had I watched more then I would be a smoker!
This may come as a shock to many parents but THE TELEVISION IS NOT SUPPOSED TO RAISE YOUR KIDS! You are supposed to do this. If YOU smoke, do not blame cartoons when your kid does the same. YOU set the examples. YOU set the standards. Not a cartoon cat and mouse.
But why stop here! Several episodes feature either Tom or Jerry drinking! There is even one episode where Tom is haunted by pink elephnats. Clearly, the drinking episodes are a bad influence on kids. So lets take those episodes off the air too. THAT will cure underage drinking!
But what about the VIOLENCE?
And this is not all. Sometimes, Tom gets his head cut off!
The time has come to BAN TOM AND JERRY. We can end violence, decapitations, racism, underage smoking, and underage drinking! We can also end whaling.
posted by The Lazy Iguana @ 23:42
5 Comments:
I, too, grew up on cartoons. I've enjoyed ones that have Wily E. Coyote slam into a mountain side painted with a train tunnel by Roadrunner. I, too, do not go around tricking people and hurting them. What's more damaging to children are depictions of violence made by real people on TV and in the movies. Tom and Jerry and similar cartoons are deemed harmless; the other kinds (including those used in computer games) with depictions of sex and violence should be banned.
Ah. Computer games. I grew up on those as well.
And as a result, I am part of the target market for video games today. An eight year old can not buy a $40 game - but I can.
The reason the violent games are made is because people buy them. If nobody buys a game title, money is lost and the concept for the game is gone.
Banning video games is about as logical as banning cartoon cats. It will not solve the problem at hand.
Parents who do not want their kids to play these games should not buy them. The games are rated, so it is not like you have to be a game expert.
I am SO sick of banning. I'm sick of leftwing, rightwing nutjobs demanding we ban something else. On the other hand, I'm all for ratings so that parents can be aware of what's inside.
Sometimes I feel like taking smoking back up just to bug these people, but I don't like being sick all that much.
The classic toons were for an adult audience as well as for kids. These "shorts" were often shown before movies, back in the days when not everyone had a TV - and even if you had one there was only a few hours of programming per day. On two or three channels at the very most.
So, the pink elephants were there.
But - NOBODY is allowed to have any fun anymore.
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