Hi everyone, and welcome again to my blog. This entry is going to be based on bullying again. Also this entry is for children who are quite young and easily persuaded.
I happened to realize recently that almost all of my childhood shows had a bully in it. In “Ed, Edd, & Eddy”, the three main characters were kind of shunned by the kids their age. “Rugrats” had Angelica as the antagonist. Even “Dora the Explorer” had a bully, who happened to be Swiper the Fox. What is the point of knowing this? some of you might be thinking. Well, the answer to that question is another question. Do TV shows with bullying teach kids to bully or show them how to avoid it ?
This may not make much sense so I’ll try my best to explain. As we all know, everybody is different. We all have different preferences. Our role models and inspirations are also different. So if a child likes the antagonist and is influenced by that character, the chances of the child repeating the actions of the antagonist is kind of high. Some of you might say that this sounds pretty stupid, but others may agree. Kids always are easily influenced by what is on TV. They may act like their favorite character, and in this case it may be the antagonist.
I’m not trying to say they should cancel all the shows. I’m just trying to get let you guys know that not every little kids’ show can be seen as innocent. Maybe if we limit the time a child watches TV or show them a show that has little to no antagonist’ like “The Wonder Pets” or “Blue’s Clues”. These show may sound childish, but they are great for young children.
I know this entry sounds a little weird, but I’m telling you my opinions. I hope you like it even if it is bizarre. Hope you have a good week and see you next time.
~Love, KitKat~
I get where you're coming from, but child TV shows usually portray these bullying characters as the "bad guy", and the "good guy" is usually the one who teaches the children that this bullying hurts and how you can learn to cope with it and/or avoid it. So if the child is more influenced by the bully than the protagonist teaching you, then that is a problem you seriously need to talk to THEM about.
ReplyDeleteI am not quite understanding what it is you are trying to tell me. If it is to personally talk to the kids who are influenced by the antaganist's actions,than you are not fully comprehending the point of my blog.I'm here to give advice to people and the viewers can do whatever they choose to do with what I suggest. If they do or do not wish to do anything about it, it is all on them and the aftermath will impact them later in life. My job i sto give advice and your job is to take action. I hope you have a better understanding of why I'm writing this blog. Thx for commenting.
DeleteYou make an excellent point kitkat. I never noticed how dangerous it would be if young children began imitating the behaviors of cartoon bullies. I usually saw characters like this as harmless, because as a child I was always rooting for Tommy, Chucky, Phil and Lil, so it never occurred to me that anyone would fin Angelica's bratty, abusive treatment of the babies "cool." I can't wait to read your next post!
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