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Bad Cartoons Make Bad Citizens
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| 5/27/04
| Doug Kern
Posted on 05/27/2004 7:25:15 AM PDT by qam1
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To: cspackler
Are you aware that the current version of "Jack and the Beanstalk" has Jack inviting the giant to his house for dinner? I despair for the coming generation raised on this pap when they will be faced with the greatest wickedness in our history.
To: trebb
Faster than a rocket, quicker than a jet....
They have substituted nasty humor for cool cartoons.
To: BenLurkin
I could never understand something about that show. Johnny Quest's sidekick was named "Hadji" (meaning, a Muslim pilgrim), yet he was obviously a Sikh because of the turban he wore.
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posted on
05/27/2004 8:16:21 AM PDT
by
oblomov
(reluctant libertarian for Bush)
To: qam1; discostu
This looks like your kind of article disc. This paragraph is great----Male teenage aggression is a fact, not a problem. And that fact is an embarrassing reminder that sex differences don't permit us to choose everything about ourselves, or about our children. If the aggression of boys is scandalous, then it's easy to see why society is tempted to pretend that teachers and bureaucrats can bind the boyish heart with rules and restrictions. But if we accept that sex differences are something to be celebrated, not denied, then we can get back to the age-old task of taming - but not breaking - the male spirit. If the government wants to help this process, it could start by butting out. Raising men is a job for men, not bureaucrats.
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posted on
05/27/2004 8:17:32 AM PDT
by
Boxsford
To: BenLurkin
Johnny Quest!
Yeah man. I was a big JQ fan. It actually had pretty good plots, and kept little guys like me glued to the tube for the full 30 minutes. That is one cartoon where the writers seemed to actually care about the quality of the product.
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posted on
05/27/2004 8:20:13 AM PDT
by
Skooz
(My Biography: Psalm 40:1-3)
To: kittymyrib
Are you aware that the current version of "Jack and the Beanstalk" has Jack inviting the giant to his house for dinner?Have you seen the new version of "The Little Red Hen"? After all of the work and the laziness of the others, she lets them join her for dinner anyway...
See for yourself...
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posted on
05/27/2004 8:26:11 AM PDT
by
cspackler
(There are 10 kinds of people in this world, those who understand binary and those who don't.)
To: qam1
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posted on
05/27/2004 8:28:19 AM PDT
by
jtminton
(<><)
To: jjm2111
Yeah, well what about Transformers?!
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posted on
05/27/2004 8:28:43 AM PDT
by
Damocles
(sword of...)
To: jtminton
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posted on
05/27/2004 8:29:16 AM PDT
by
Damocles
(sword of...)
To: qam1
Hmm. The argument, as I understand it, is that violent games and TV don't make the child more inclined to commit violent acts as it desensitizes them to killing. If they do get into a situation laden with potential violence, they are more likely to respond with lethal violence.
Perhaps this guy has a better grap on it:
http://www.killology.com/art_trained_killing.htm
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posted on
05/27/2004 8:29:44 AM PDT
by
Little Ray
(John Ffing sKerry: Just a gigolo!)
To: qam1
Well, there may be something in it. I was brought up on Rocky and Bullwinkle and I've been addicted to double entendre and sarcasm ever since.
To: qam1; MeekOneGOP; dyed_in_the_wool; tiamat; onyx; 4mycountry; cyborg; MEG33; null and void; ...
stupid title, great article
ping
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posted on
05/27/2004 8:35:38 AM PDT
by
King Prout
(the difference between "trained intellect" and "indoctrinated intellectual" is an Abyssal gulf)
To: qam1
Please add me to you ping list!
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posted on
05/27/2004 8:37:13 AM PDT
by
SquirrelKing
("I have to march because my mother could not have an abortion." - Maxine Waters (D - California)
To: kittymyrib
Maybe Jack plans to put a leash on the neck, and women's panties on the head of the giant.
To: Damocles
I am a late boomer, but discovered RoboTech -- the best amimated series ever.
Inter-racial couples, unvarnished war, real death and VIRTUALLY ALL THE HEROS GET KILLED.
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posted on
05/27/2004 8:38:56 AM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(This is a tag: </> This is a Line ---------)
To: qam1
My favorite show as a kid was Starblazers.
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posted on
05/27/2004 8:40:41 AM PDT
by
Chewbacca
(Pro-Choice/Abortion = Death penalty for the innocent.)
To: King Prout
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posted on
05/27/2004 8:45:05 AM PDT
by
dyed_in_the_wool
(Why do Al Qaeda and DNC press releases always sound the same?)
To: qam1
Bah...the author speaks only for himself
He just has PENGUIN LUST!!!
and he is on The Far Side where I am concerned.
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posted on
05/27/2004 8:45:46 AM PDT
by
Alkhin
(Most we ever get is "mind that bus! what bus?! _SPLAT!_")
To: TheBigB
I can tack on here. Some of these were more weekday:
The Goulies, Battle of the Planets (my favorite), Grape Ape, Wacky Racers, DC comics heroes (Iron Man, Hulk), Courageous Cat & Minute Mouse, Felix the Cat and Schoolhouse Rock.
I may be regionalizing myself here, but I spent many an afternoon yelling "PIX" at the Atari version of Asteroids on my TV.
To: Chewbacca
Oh yeah, Starblazers was awesome. I also loved Battle of the Planets, Voltron and the occasional Thundercats. All pretty violent.
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posted on
05/27/2004 8:48:22 AM PDT
by
Brett66
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