Cartoons, it's what we all grew up on and our kids growing up on. I still enjoy watching the cartoons I watched as a kid. As I sit there and watch them, I start to realize just how twisted they are.
One of the first Mickey cartoons, Mickey was abusive to animals. He pulled a cat's tail & twirled the cat around. He also used the animals as musical instruments in some of the worst ways. You knew the animals didn't like it either.
Bugs Bunny was bad too. There was violence and cross dressing (was Bugs gay?). Cross dressing isn't wrong but kinda weird for a kids cartoon. In Popeye, there was violence, kidnapping, bullying and abuse towards women.
In Snow White, you have witch craft, emotional abuse, trespassing, murder, kissing the dead and a zombie. I also question how on earth would Snow White's body not decay, why would the dwarfs put the key to the jewel vault right next to the door and why would the prince & Snow White go off together when they no nothing of each other?
How about those Christmas classic cartoons? In Santa is coming to town, there is trespassing into other people's homes, abandonment, breaking laws (even though the law is stupid, it's still wrong) and you have to question about a stranger going to town & giving kids toys (see other Twisted blog coming soon). Rudolph has bullying including from a parent & Santa himself. There is also some discrimination.
Even though all these things are in our kid's cartoons, it's still fun to watch them and there is nothing wrong with letting a kid see them. Kids just don't understand what is really going on, they just see the really good story going on right before their eyes. Kids can see things in a different point of view than us adults and their view can be a lot better than ours. It's kinda of sad actually. That is probably one of the reasons why I will continue to watch kid shows and movies, to see them through the innocent eyes of a child & enjoying what I see.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
Cool youtube video
I found this video a few years ago and I think posted it on my myspace page. I think the video had to be taken down but it's back up and since I like it, I thought I would share it.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
School Issues #1
I have been thinking of starting certain topics and writing about them when I can and when I have something to say on the matter. The one I will start off is school issues. I have so many issues about schools today that it makes me go grrrr. I am so glad that I really don't have to deal with them any more but they still get under my skin.
One of the issues I have with schools today is them trying so hard to control what the kids eat. Now I do understand that a lot of the food they serve is junk food and I do agree that they should have healthier foods. I think they are just putting way to much focus on it and it's starting to go overboard. Here are my issues on the school food.
1)They think that by having the kids eat healthier lunches, the kids are less likely to be over weight. How wrong can they be? Wait, they can be pretty freakin' wrong. The schools seem to forget that eating lunch at school is just one meal of the day. There is dinner which is served at home and snacks. Breakfast is both home and/or school, depends. The kids are not going to learn to eat healthier just by eating better lunches & their weight is not going to be controlled by what they eat at school. It starts in the home period.
2) The schools seem to think the kids can some how have some control what their parents buy at the grocery store. This baffles me. Since when do kids get to dictate what their parents buy and don't buy. The kids have to eat whatever the parents buy and feed them. The parents are going to buy what they can afford and/or whatever it is they want. Yes kids can say that they would rather have a banana than cookies or a nice chicken dinner with veggies instead of McDonalds but in the end, it's the parents that make the decision since they are the ones that make the money. There are a lot of families out there that can't afford to eat healthier since it does cost more.
3) The schools also seem to think that kids can some how teach or convince their parents to eat healthier. Better yet, the schools act like they can try to have some control on what goes on in the home by trying to teach the parents themselves on how to eat better or what is healthy & not. Adults already know what is good and what is bad. We don't need school officials trying to step in and "teach" us. We are not stupid.
4) Schools seem to think replacing soda with juice is good. Hello, juice has a lot of sugar in it too. Almost as much as soda. Fruit has natural sugar in it. When companies make juice, they tend to add even more. Wola, a sugar filled drink. Yes the fruit part is good but it still has a lot of sugar.
5) Getting healthier food for schools is going to cost a lot more money. Money they don't have. Maybe food companies could step up a little by helping with this problem so there could be better choices. I don't know how it all works but to me I think schools need to work with food companies (and vice versa)to get good deals that they can afford to get some better food.
I think the schools need to focus a little more on other issues and not be so hard ass on the lunches. They can alter the food menu so it's healthier and the drinks but wish they would stop acting like it's a serious issue that needs to be controlled in every way.
Some parents do need to do their part as well. I am not talking about the ones that literately can not afford healthier foods, I am talking about the ones that let their kids eat whatever & however much they want which leads to their kids to being obese. That is a whole 'nother issue in itself. It's the parents responsibility to make sure their kids are as healthy as they can be & to teach them how to eat properly. Although I guess it can be a problem if the parents are having eating issues themselves. In that case it's a more serious issues that needs to be addressed. I am not trying to put down anybody so sorry if it does sound like that.
There is nothing wrong with eating junk foods as long as it's in moderation. We need to indulge ourselves once in awhile. Having the stupid food pyramid doesn't work and should be getting rid of entirely. Again, that is a total different issue that I will address at a later time. Schools just need to chill a bit. Period.
One of the issues I have with schools today is them trying so hard to control what the kids eat. Now I do understand that a lot of the food they serve is junk food and I do agree that they should have healthier foods. I think they are just putting way to much focus on it and it's starting to go overboard. Here are my issues on the school food.
1)They think that by having the kids eat healthier lunches, the kids are less likely to be over weight. How wrong can they be? Wait, they can be pretty freakin' wrong. The schools seem to forget that eating lunch at school is just one meal of the day. There is dinner which is served at home and snacks. Breakfast is both home and/or school, depends. The kids are not going to learn to eat healthier just by eating better lunches & their weight is not going to be controlled by what they eat at school. It starts in the home period.
2) The schools seem to think the kids can some how have some control what their parents buy at the grocery store. This baffles me. Since when do kids get to dictate what their parents buy and don't buy. The kids have to eat whatever the parents buy and feed them. The parents are going to buy what they can afford and/or whatever it is they want. Yes kids can say that they would rather have a banana than cookies or a nice chicken dinner with veggies instead of McDonalds but in the end, it's the parents that make the decision since they are the ones that make the money. There are a lot of families out there that can't afford to eat healthier since it does cost more.
3) The schools also seem to think that kids can some how teach or convince their parents to eat healthier. Better yet, the schools act like they can try to have some control on what goes on in the home by trying to teach the parents themselves on how to eat better or what is healthy & not. Adults already know what is good and what is bad. We don't need school officials trying to step in and "teach" us. We are not stupid.
4) Schools seem to think replacing soda with juice is good. Hello, juice has a lot of sugar in it too. Almost as much as soda. Fruit has natural sugar in it. When companies make juice, they tend to add even more. Wola, a sugar filled drink. Yes the fruit part is good but it still has a lot of sugar.
5) Getting healthier food for schools is going to cost a lot more money. Money they don't have. Maybe food companies could step up a little by helping with this problem so there could be better choices. I don't know how it all works but to me I think schools need to work with food companies (and vice versa)to get good deals that they can afford to get some better food.
I think the schools need to focus a little more on other issues and not be so hard ass on the lunches. They can alter the food menu so it's healthier and the drinks but wish they would stop acting like it's a serious issue that needs to be controlled in every way.
Some parents do need to do their part as well. I am not talking about the ones that literately can not afford healthier foods, I am talking about the ones that let their kids eat whatever & however much they want which leads to their kids to being obese. That is a whole 'nother issue in itself. It's the parents responsibility to make sure their kids are as healthy as they can be & to teach them how to eat properly. Although I guess it can be a problem if the parents are having eating issues themselves. In that case it's a more serious issues that needs to be addressed. I am not trying to put down anybody so sorry if it does sound like that.
There is nothing wrong with eating junk foods as long as it's in moderation. We need to indulge ourselves once in awhile. Having the stupid food pyramid doesn't work and should be getting rid of entirely. Again, that is a total different issue that I will address at a later time. Schools just need to chill a bit. Period.
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