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bom chicka asantewaa
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08-06-2009, 01:15 AM
Awhile back I had been forced to watch the infamous little abomination to children's shows, Spongebob Squarepants.
… It was pretty entertaining, an "abomination to children's shows," but entertaining.
I noticed a few things, though. Like, the fact that the main character takes part in some rather… questionable activities, activities that some idiotic child would probably tryout if given the chance.
By idiotic I mean "jellyfish-ing", by activities I mean running around trying to catch one of those suckers in a butterfly net.
Will Smith proved to us those suckers can kill you.
Discuss:
xxxx» Random little things you've noticed in cartoons aimed towards children.
xxxx» Dangerous ideas cartoons can give kids.
xxxx» Stupid little things you've possibly done that have been inspired by a cartoon/things you've heard that people have done.
xxxx» Anything related. : /
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Bartuc
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08-06-2009, 01:18 AM
Ren and Stimpy held a higher amount of bad habits and crude jestures. Honestly, I have no issue with spongebob. I find spongebob is one of the better new shows. But cartoon violence alone is a bad thing to teach children.
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RetroTV
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08-06-2009, 01:21 AM
What about Tom and Jerry? They beat the shit out of one another. How about Popeye? Pink panther?
Trust me, old school shows are MUCH worse.
In my opinion, if any child trys to mimic something from a TV show, their parents need to start monitoring what they watch.
Then again, what about movies for kids? Princess bride, and such? It teaches them things just as bad; that life is fair, and you'll find true love one day, that if you work for it, you'll get it, among many other things.
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bom chicka asantewaa
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08-06-2009, 01:22 AM
Most shows from the '90's were pretty terrible in terms of what they showed children, but...
It was the '90's.
Cartoon violence is a bad thing to show children, to an extent, but they ways they've replaced it lately... it seems as if cartoons have lost any little touch of originality they had.
Then again, I don't watch television my word doesn't mean much of anything.
Edit: Ha-ha, maybe I came across as too mean with what I said. : /
For the most part, I was just being sarcastic, but you've both showed good points. 8D
Nothing much to say against it, if anything.
Last edited by bom chicka asantewaa; 08-06-2009 at 04:27 PM..
Reason: Double posts
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lightkanna
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08-06-2009, 04:51 AM
I seriously hate spongebob and his sponginess. My sister sings to his song and acts all stupid when she watches it. I think it does apply bad behaviors to children who watches it. There is always spongebob and patrick together and I seriously swear if you listen closely enough you could just tell they are like dating. I mean in one episode they were a parent. I don't see how that isn't saying anything bad for your kids. Then his job, are you trying to say that having a job as a mcdonald cooker isn't all that bad? I just think it is one of those burger place and he is just so happy. Seriously, It is like he has retardation. Well he probably does and his laugh, who the hell laughs like that?! It pisses me off and I don't like it nor do I want to watch it. I always change the channel when my sister watches it because I dislike that show.
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Oscar the Wild
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08-06-2009, 05:37 AM
Yeah, but I don't think kids are dumb enough to go after jellyfish with a net. Come to think of it, there are quite a few shows that promote bad habits, but they're usually played for laughs or something. Didn't a couple of characters from The Flintstones smoke or something? Or was that in a commercial? I don't know.
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Aura_Hatake
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08-06-2009, 06:05 AM
I've noticed alot of things in cartoons that aren't really appropriate however most kids that are really young don't pick up on the "hidden messages" that we deem to be innappropriate, the same way we do. They may just pick up on it as a funny joke or something and they may not even notice what's innapropriate about it so no harm is really done. As far as kids doing things that have been inspired by cartoons, it's common sense that they can't do what cartoons can and it's the parents fault for not teaching there kids proper safety. The kids should know better than to attempt to pull of stunts by the time they're old enough to try it. If they don't know then it's the parents fault, kids are alot smarter than we give them credit and they do know better but they still need parents to reinforce there sense of right or wrong. I have a cousin who's only 4 and she already knows how to play sick to get out of going to school, when she was 2 she broke her leg, knew it was broken, and knew that her doctor's job was to fix it. In the end I don't feel you can blame the cartoon, it's all meant as innocent fun and at the same time kids will encounter much worse innappropriate stuff in the future. You can never completely shield a kid from that sort of stuff because it's apart of life and they'll discover it sooner or later.
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08-06-2009, 06:18 AM
theres nothing really wrong with spongebob hes jus there for entertaining and does a good job of it. i love spongebob ;D theres a lot of other shows that are way worse then spongebob. thats my opinion anyways .-.
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Dainty Cut Throat
Slitting necks and staying cute
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08-06-2009, 10:44 PM
Eh, I barely watch TV anymore...
The only thing about Spongebob that I would understand getting people worked up is the homosexual hints. But that can always be seen as mere assumption or over exaggeration. Besides, what's so bad about that? Homophobes, much?
90's cartoons were amazing, you can't deny that. Sure, they were crude, but that was what made them good. The 90's were more laid back. And obviously not going crazy with censorship. I swear, the editing in this decade is ridiculous. Fine, you're sheltering the children, but there is a limit even to that.
If anything, I wouldn't blame the cartoons, I'd blame the parents. Take better watch over your kids if you don't like the ideas they've been subjected to.
Although I don't support smothering your kids with rules. Me, I'd let them do something that can harm them. That's the only way they'll learn not to do it again. Perfect example: Touching the stove burner while it's on.
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