Thursday - March 03, 2005

Hollywood Just Does Not Get This

A few days ago I heard a woman call in to a talk show and start ranting about how Hollywood was going to take the Looney-Tunes characters and demonize them.  The host was caught off guard wondering what the hell she was talking about as she, herself, was sounding a bit Looney-Tunes (if you get my drift.)

Well, she’s right.  Hollywood plans to do just that. Imagine a nasty looking Bugs Buggy or Daffy Duck or Elmer Fudd all doing nasty things.  Somehow Hollywood thinks it’ll be a great way to “modernize” the old classics.  it’ll make them “hip”, “fresh.”

But no parents have been asked whether or not this would be appropriate for children given the level of violence on TV today.  Not only that but what else might Warner Brothers be trying to do?  How about showing Bugs in a romantic tryst with Elmer where they end up in bed?  Or maybe have Bugs undergoes an operation to “transform” himself into a female, permanently?  Yeah, don’t even get started on me about how Bugs used to plant big smackeroos on Elmer or even cross-dress.  Somehow it never entered our child minds that this was real back when we were kids.  Today, though? Given what kids learn in school---as opposed to what they SHOULD learn.......................?

Hell, look at the Simpsons.  One of the aunts is going to come out of the closet and declare she’s a carpet muncher.  Why?  What purpose is served in doing this for programming directed at kids if not to desensitize them?

The author nails it with this quote:

While the Simpson producers often say the show is not for kids, Fox knows better - which is why they run the show at 8, when more kids are likely to be watching.  Note to the producers of the Simpsons: if you want to pretend The Simpsons isn’t for kids, don’t make lunchboxes.

TRUE!  How many 14 year olds do you see taking lunchboxes to school?  Zero, right? They are all 6,7,8 year old kids who DO watch the Simpsons.  Again, don’t give me any shit about parental control and how parents can turn the sets off.  I don’t want to hear about it and may even delete your comment if you piss me off enough to display the stupidity of not understanding the argument is not about that but about the blatant lies, hypocrisy and disingenuousness of studios claiming one thing in public and doing something totally different to pervert/subvert our kids.  (yeah, this one REALLY pisses me off enough I’d do so.)

Posted by Ranting Right Wing Howler     on 03/03/2005 at 07:03 AM   
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