All children love to watch cartoons on the television
while growing up. But with cartoons that the youth watch today why do they all
have a hidden message for the youth? Most of what I tend to notice a lot of in modern
cartoon is the idea of sex, the use of drugs to take them to other states of
mind, and the idea of obesity. Do you feel that cartoons should have a regulation
on what they convey to the minds of our youth? Is there anything that you
notice in cartoons that youth should not see?
Tyler B. (10am)
13 comments:
This post nearly sounds like a conspiracy theory! I grew up with a sister 9 years younger than myself, so I’ve seen my good share of cartoons and not once have I ever seen any type of sexual or drug reference. In my opinion children are way too naïve to pick up on anything of that nature, especially if it’s subliminal. Cartoons are already regulated and anything deemed inappropriate will always be shown post watershed. I don’t really have too much to say on this issue, maybe you should show us exactly what you’re referencing?
Zach Daniels
I do not watch cartoons now but I used to when I was 5 and 6 years old and sometimes my little brother and sister watch them. I have never seen any sexual or drug reference in the cartoons I have seen. Cartoons are not really allowed to have sexual or drug references in them because the audience is so young. There are drug and sexual references in the cartoons that are for adults but kids should not be watching those anyway and they are not intended to be watched by children.
Shelby Walker
Many believe that they don’t do it on purpose, and the reason that subliminal end up in movies is because some of the artists it hires have a fetish for animation. As sick as it sounds, it is more than likely true. Many of these messages in Disney movies most likely come from workers who have spent hours upon days upon months animating. Many of these animators in this long time become bored or obsessed with the character. A few of these animators have changed the movie for laughs or to fulfill their own sick desires.
Have you ever watched Aladdin? Did you know that hidden in this movie are Disney subliminal messages? You can hear one of these messages in Disney’s Aladdin at the end of the major song when Aladdin is on the balcony and the tiger comes out you can hear the message “Good teenagers, take off your clothes” In The Lion King when Simba sits down and a the leaves blow into the air. As the leaves blow into the air, pause the video and look closely at the leaves It spells the word “sex”, not even discretelyThe grossest one of these Disney messages is in The Little Mermaid. The Little mermaid man Prince Eric is being tricked into marrying the evil Ursula, the priest becomes aroused and gets an erection.
I believe it is up to the parents to regulate what your children watch.
Shane Rasor 1000
I still watch cartoons as of this day, yes a small amount but still watch them. now when i started watching them i started noticing sexual innuendos and things only adult viewers might get. there is nothing wrong with cartoons we all grew up on them and we are all just fine people. so there is nothing wrong with them because kids don't get the adult jokes in them, i kinda look at it as a fun way for the creators to slip in "treats" for parents to get while they watch it with their kids.
Xeromy Kaizad (8:00)
Yes i agree cartoons should be regulated. There are a lot of behaviors that children adapt from TV shows, and a lot of which are negative, For example i have i little cousin that is 5 and any time he watches Spongebob he starts acting out. Calling his mom stupid and acting like Spongebob and Squidward. Spongebob is one that if the child is to young, i feel can effect in a negative way. Cartoon producers should monitor things that go on the air. But more than the producers parents should pay attention to the effect cartoons have on their child, and act accordingly.
Ian 10:00
This one really gets to me because when I was growing up I watched "Underdog". He was the coolest. Mighty Mouse was another of my favorites, but guess what, now you can't find them on kid's channels. Do you know why? Because Underdog walked around all dopey-like until Sweet Polly got tied to the tracks and then Underdog would hold a ring up the front would pop open and there was a pill inside and he took it and then he could fly and was really hyper. So. So this apparently teaches kids that Underdog was a pill popper. REALLY!?!? Mighty Mouse would be that some way, dopey until he sniffed a flower and ta-da! He's a coke head. This is true, google it. IT is also reading WAY too much into this kind of thing. Let kid's be kids. I used to LOVE my cartoons. I can't EVER remember wanting to pop some pills so I could fly like Underdog. Jus' sayin'.
Cartoons have really changed! My two boys age 9 and 12 watch things that I cant believe they aim towards children. There is so much disrespect and name calling it is no wonder why kids act up for their parents. I found some of them to be funny but more for adults than children. Also, I noticed some of them are just plain stupid. I cant imagine the time wasted by some kids watching the dumbest cartoons I have ever seen.
Angela Cole
As an older brother I have seen my sister watch cartoons and I have never once seen any hidden message of sex, the use of drugs, or idea of obesity. I think the cartoons are appropriate for youths to be watching and enjoying it. I feel the cartoons do have a regulation on what they convey to the minds of the youths. I think cartoons are not bad or sending bad messages to our youths today. I think some of the shows showed on MTV are bad for our youths. But not the cartoons my little sister is watching.
Kyle Ogle (Noon)
I do agree that certain cartoons convey bad messages to children, such as bad attitudes, the idea that bullying is ok, sexual queues (children may not pick up on at the time, but it does affect them eventually), etc. However, I don't think the problem lies with regulation of cartoon material, but with parents. Parents need to become familiar with and regulate the cartoons that their children watch, as they know best what their children can handle and what they themselves are comfortable with their children watching.
Trevor J. (10AM)
I think that cartoons have always had a certain hidden message behind them. However, I believe that recently, cartoons have become more explicit with the messages they have been sending. A lot of the characters can be rude and obnoxious, reflecting how our youth are acting this day in age. It's sad to see that kids don't have positive role models in their cartoons. I grew up watching Rugrats, Spongebob, and Little Bear. I'm sad to see that children these days don't have more wholesome shows to watch. But as our youth becomes less innocent, they aren't entertained by wholesome shows anymore.
~Megan Strom
I have watch some cartoons here and there and thought to myself, did that character say what I think they did? I am not sure if it is a hidden message for the children. Maybe the writers do it to entertain the adult parents. Maybe they do it because it is entertaining to them. Maybe there is a point at which they begin to understand the sub text of cartoons; at that point they already hear these things from their friends. It’s hard to hide children from the world and some of the ugliness it holds. There should be some filters on cartoons especially the ones for toddlers and kindergarteners. But will they filter or monitor what they put out there or will they say it is up to the parents?
J.McWhorter 10:00
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