Riley
Well-Known Member
I have known several cartoons that show 'growing up' as a bleak time that you're gonna have to suck it up and prepare for. Little kids are told about debt and jobs and all that WITHOUT any sort of padding. "They MUST be prepared for the outside world!"
But what about topics such as death? Or the LGBT+ community? Or even abusive relationships? "Oh, GOODNESS no! Children MUSN'T see that! They're MUCH too young!"
So...It's okay to bluntly tell children that adulthood will be hard and boring and terrible, but death and buxom ladies and LGBT+ stuff are a no-no?
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Okay, I am a MAJOR hypocrite on this. Why? My favorite cartoon, Xiaolin Showdown, glosses over the fact that:
I'm sure all of you have heard about the new Powerpuff Girls show. Ya know, where they removed Miss Sara Bellum for being too sexual.
And can someone confirm whether or not the "Killer" from "Killer Frost"'s name was ACTUALLY removed for her DC Superhero Girls version.
Again: I am aware Teen Titans Go heavily features death. BUT they're Maxwell Atom/Tim Burton wannabes who just make Batman & Robin look like Frozen.
But what about topics such as death? Or the LGBT+ community? Or even abusive relationships? "Oh, GOODNESS no! Children MUSN'T see that! They're MUCH too young!"
So...It's okay to bluntly tell children that adulthood will be hard and boring and terrible, but death and buxom ladies and LGBT+ stuff are a no-no?
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Okay, I am a MAJOR hypocrite on this. Why? My favorite cartoon, Xiaolin Showdown, glosses over the fact that:
- China is a communist country (Although character Vlad wears the Russian communish symbol)
- Japan is a strange, sexual place with a forest all for suicide and a serial killer as a celebrity.
- Brazil is a poor, crime-riddled place.
- Texas isn't full of cowboys. Rather, it's filled to the brim with conservative jerkwads.
I'm sure all of you have heard about the new Powerpuff Girls show. Ya know, where they removed Miss Sara Bellum for being too sexual.
And can someone confirm whether or not the "Killer" from "Killer Frost"'s name was ACTUALLY removed for her DC Superhero Girls version.
Again: I am aware Teen Titans Go heavily features death. BUT they're Maxwell Atom/Tim Burton wannabes who just make Batman & Robin look like Frozen.