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Originally Posted by ElphabaTheWitch
i completely agree with neoteny. what happened to kids watching cartoons and whatnot? sure, miley is a cute kid, but when did every *kid* show out there turn into a soap opera? sure they had them back then too, but the main focus has totally changed over the years. i remember coming home from school and watching duck tails, along with any other cartoon that was on. aka CARTOONS. there is way too much emphasis on *relationships* at such a young ago, its frightening now. godness, vmk is a prime example too. half the kids who play are probably under 10, yet looking for a boy or girl. no one seems to know how to relax and have fun and be a kid. did no one tell them that life isn't all about dating and boys/girls, especially at such a young age? it IS sad. very sad. sad to the point it scares me if i were to ever have a child, what it will have to go through and how fast it will be forced to grow up.
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I would completely agree with you, but does that mean I have to completely agree with Neoteny? Because I try to avoid that whenever possible. In any case, you make a good point. When I was the age of a lot of these kids who are watching these tween soaps, it was all about the Disney Afternoon for me. I'm right with you on DuckTales; it was the perfect way to unwind from a long day of long division. As the big brother of a soon-to-be 9 year old sister, I can see what kind of world she is exposed to at school and the kind of entertainment that is geared towards her, and it can be worrisome. I still think she's doing a great job being a kid, but once in a while it does seem like she might be growing up too fast.
I find it unfortunate that the Disney Channel today is a radically different and nearly unrecognizable landscape compared to the one I grew up with. What happened to the classic cartoons, the old Disney movies, the Disneyland shows with your host, Walt Disney? That's where I developed my love for all things Disney, as well as a sense of creativity and imagination. It seems to me that these days, it's all about flash and glamor and the dramatic life of teen pop stars. Kinda makes me sick, to be honest with you. I wouldn't blame them for making room in their programming schedule for some of that stuff, but the way they're almost solely focusing on one specific group of kids, shows me that they're far more interested in marketing than quality Disney entertainment that can appeal to all generations. I guess it shouldn't come as a surprise anymore, but it still bums me out.
The Hannah Montana and Twitches Too pins are nice, but...
02-04-2008, 04:06 AM
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