Wednesday, December 19, 2007
ENOUGH already!
Okay, I'm all for cultural and racial sensitivity and stuff, but for heaven's sake, do they have to shove it down our throats? Blecch! Stop it already! Children's shows are the absolute worse. If you watch any given episode of Sesame Street, you're going to assume that they have the exact same amount of Oriental, African American, Hispanic, blind, and deaf children in the neighborhood, since there's exactly one in every group. There's also a healthy smattering of caucasians thrown in just to make sure that even us whiteys can say, "Hey, he looks just like me!" But Sesame Street is just the tip of the iceburg. There are so many shows that just HAPPEN to show that perfect smattering of minority and handicap groups. The worst I can think of the moment is Dragon Tales. How on earth in an alternate universe of dragons can there be a Mexican dragon???? And what's up with the dragon in the wheelchair? YOU HAVE WINGS, YOU IDIOT!!! If your arms work, I would assume you're not paralyzed from the neck down, so flap those suckers already!!! Not to mention, why is it that the kids shows always have a character that is from Mexico or has family in Mexico? Are there no other countries a person can be from? And if you're going to show a kid celebrating Hanukkah, why not show a kid practicing Islam or Buddhism? After all, if you're going to shove it down our throats, at least do it whole hog.
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because if they don't do that someone somewhere will be offended. I think it's a losing battle tho, because no matter how hard you try, someone will be offended about something.
BTW, I made a new blog so I can log in now :P Jenny
So true. Like I said, it's not that I'm not for it...but when you get to the point of rediculouseness, it's time to either stop because people are laughing and South Park is naming a dark skinned character "Token," or it's time to just go over the top.
*runs to check out Jenny's new blog*
That was fabulous! Good points, especially about showing kids practicing Islam or other religions. Hell, I'd like to see a Wiccan kid. But that would probably be pushing the envelope and not the white (or wheat) bread thing that they are trying to project.
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