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Wednesday, January 17, 2007

re: BOOB TUBE

Well this article only reminds me of the fact that my parents limited my television time to only one hour a night, this was on weeknights. I think that it is not just about the television changing the child’s behaviour. There is so much going on in the world today that the next generation is confronted with that we were not. Yes some of us had to deal with divorce and other problems, but I think that there is much more to deal with now then we had to worry about when we were children. And the boob tube isn’t completely to blame.

Yes times change, as well as what weapons are used. What drugs are out their. When I was a student in Jr. High I know that I didn’t think about drugs, and when I heard about them I don’t remember understanding what anything really was. The difference is that I would hear about the ‘natural marijuana’ where as now the students can actually make whatever chemical that is the new high. That chemical is usually starting at the jr. high age, if not lower. Like I have said before and will say time and time again….It all starts with the parents and what they instill in their children.

Last but not least. What was that cut on Sesame Street? I think that the only reason why kids are finding problem with shoes like this (ex: Bert and Ernie being homosexual) is because parents or other ‘smart’ people are looking way to much into it and teaching their kids how to find something that his not necessarily there at all. We all know that if you look hard enough you can find whatever your little heart desires. Either way I attribute shows like this and many of the other ones that had ‘bad implications’ to who I am and strive to be today. They definitely helped me with my ABC’s and 123’s!!

4 Comments:

At 11:58 AM, Blogger Kade Hogg said...

Let me start with Bert and Ernie. You're absolutely right! Children think on such a different level--they aren't CRITICALLY involved with TV like adults are. There are examples of this all around us. Parents and other "concerned citizens" are getting books pulled off the shelves and censoring this and that... for what!? The parents are to blame for most of this--they THINK they know what their kids are thinking and processing, but they aren't really stepping into "kid's shoes." Let's stop blaming EVERYTHING on the TV.

 
At 2:41 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

This can be hot topic. Although I agree that parents tend to over react in many situations, we also do have many 'mini' Brittany Spears clones walking around. These are cases where maybe parents should be more involved and aware of what is going on in there pre-teens lives. It's too easy to give in today and see the after effects of tomorrow.
julie

 
At 6:13 PM, Blogger Blake said...

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At 6:14 PM, Blogger Blake said...

Hey Dalyce,
I totally agree with everything you said. I especially like the comment on Burt and Ernie. It is so true. It is ironic how we are so scared to expose our children to certain concepts; however, these very concepts we are teaching them to stay away from, are the exact comments that we are creating through our over reaction to something that is not necessarily worth reading into.

 

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