The two younger ones were watching cartoons Sunday, I think it was, and my husband and I were laying in watching as they flipped from channel to channel. They settled on a cartoon called Chowder. Nothing about this cartoon interested me, it was no Flintstones, but I was willing to give it a chance. OK, let's be honest, I was too damn tired to get up and leave the room. This tall guy caught my eye, but I said nothing at first. Then when his little friends were walking, on each side of him, it was just too much to take! I mean, have you seen the town?
And the Disney people thought they got away with something! The next thing we see is, and I can't remember which of the freaky characters was doing it, maybe droopy boobs, vacuuming. Wanna know what the vacuum said on it? No, not "ON" and "OFF" but "SUCK" and "BLOW"!
Seriously! We have penis guy and vagina head in a town with buildings in the shape of phalluses! We wondered if the animators were pervs or stoners. Maybe both.
I was once at eating disorders seminar (continuing education) where the speaker, who was a very bright Doctor and heads a center for eating disorders and cutters, refused to allow his daughter to watch the cartoon Kim Possible because of the way they depicted girls in the cartoon....midriff showing and impossibly thin waist! He felt that it promoted anorexia and eating disorders in young children.
I don't really have time for this entire rant, as I have to prepare for work this evening. I have a long night ahead, however, I am disgusted at what I feel is subliminal sexual content in my children's cartoons. They get enough exposure to sex on billboards, muni bus advertisements, any show on t.v., must I continue? I am not a prude. I am just upset that kids are no longer allowed to be kids. Now we are consciously sexxing them up? How screwed up is that?
(I will learn how to use blogger, but I meant for Kim Possible to be down below.....UGH!)
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Remember Puffin' Stuff
what a name!
how about olive oil dating two guys with an illegitimate kid?
how about bugs bunny's anti nazi cartoons for the war effort?
This has been going on since we were kids.
have a great night
Johnny, I was not thinking, long weekend, but you are right. It is the blatant sexual content I object to.
Laura, I know this is a serious subject, and we don't have kids in the house, so I'm not exposed to this as you are...but I can't help it, I'm cracking up at "penis guy" and the vacuum cleaner. I can't help it, I'm sorry!
But I do agree...it's a lot different from Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, isn't it?
Beth
Hmmm I have seen that chowder one on before, I will have to pay closer attention to it next time I see it on.
haven't seen it at all..don't have kids that watch cartoon..but john has a point...
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