Friday, August 26, 2011

What happened to cartoons?!

I see the kind of cartoons my kids watch now.  Everything has a lesson.  What happened to the mindless violence of 'Tom and Jerry' and how did Wile-E-Coyote afford all those ACME products.  Those type of cartoons allowed for you to stop thinking about the real world. 

I admit the cartoons of my time have no place in modern society.  Parents today do rely on the TV to baby-sit their kids.  I make sure my kids know that what happens on TV is not real most of the time.  Even if it says reality TV.  There ia a lot of editting that happens before the final version is shown. 

Cartoons of the past were unreal and fun.  They were a way to escape.  What is wrong with escaping  at the age of five or thirty-five.  There are very few shows that allow for you to shut your brain off. 

I will never admit to my daughter that I like 'Sponge Bob Squarepants' and 'Adventure Time' but I am loyal to Bugs and Daffy so I have to tell her that I do not like the new shows.

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