Children's TV fail

Amorok · 11-23-2009, 08:35 PM

So Ulu and I have a three-year-old son, Poot, which means we watch a lot of children's TV. He goes in phases wih the shows he likes, and I might have mentioned my feelings about some of them before (the iCarly uncomfortableness comes to mind.) Now we're watching Jungle Junction and Mickey Mouse club, and I usually tune it out while I'm either on here, doing iTunes stuff or downloading porn but a commercial for one of their shows keeps catching my attention.

I'll preface this by saying that, I have come to realize that Latino culture is just a part of our lives. Dora the Explorer is slowly teaching all of our kids Spanish and whether I agree with it or not we're becoming multi-cultural. Hell, the auto-correct in our forum software just made me capitalize Latino. That being said, I keep seeing the commercial for Handy Manny on the Disney channel. Am I the only one who thinks this might be a little bit racist?! A Mexican (just capitalized that one too) guy who goes around town gluing speakers back together, putting shingles on roofs, and fixing porches and squeaky doors? I mean, the guy isn't sitting outside Home Depot or anything but I'm pretty sure if I start talking about it at work I'll get bitched out by someone named Gonzales. Or Martinez (apparently capitalizing Martinez but ending it with an "s" gets auto-corrected too). So am I the only one who thinks that this is a weird double standard?

Amber Lamps · 11-23-2009, 11:26 PM

Don't forget the Chinese show...

SteveP · 11-23-2009, 11:29 PM

Mexicans fix my shit.

Who else is gonna teach the kid that?

BobTheBiker · 11-24-2009, 12:08 AM

mexicans cut my lawn, who's gonna teach the kids that? I fix their shit so they can do their job.

Rangerscott · 11-24-2009, 12:34 AM

Wouldn't children fail be more about Barney or Teletubbies.

Kaneman · 11-24-2009, 11:17 AM

Sounds realistic to me. It would be along the same lines of accusing Speedy Gonzales cartoons of being racist and taking them off the air (which has been done to my chagrin)

Not a problem.

RACER X · 11-24-2009, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by TIGGER

Don't forget the Chinese show...

kai lan, daughters fav. show, that and dora. though my daughter looks more like dora w/ brown skin and brn hair

ever heard of the backyardagains..........

tyrone
uniqua
pablo
& tasha

no whitey or asian kid

there's also MUNO from yo gabba gabba

one eyed phallic symbol w/ bumps for her pleasure.........oops

at least there's the wonder pets

Tuck the turtle
ming ming the duck
and linny the ginue(sp?) pig

CrazyKell · 11-24-2009, 11:24 AM

What I don't really understand is why children are given so much TV in the first place.

I watched half an hour of TV a day growing up and that was only on weekdays. (Flintstones at lunch until I went to school and then it was none). On Sunday mornings we were allowed to watch cartoons. That was it. That was all the TV.

Now, my nieces and nephew watch children's TV all the time! Basically any time they're in a house they're watching TV and since they're never outside they watch a lot of TV.

Kaneman · 11-24-2009, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by CrazyKell

What I don't really understand is why children are given so much TV in the first place.

I watched half an hour of TV a day growing up and that was only on weekdays. (Flintstones at lunch until I went to school and then it was none). On Sunday mornings we were allowed to watch cartoons. That was it. That was all the TV.

Now, my nieces and nephew watch children's TV all the time! Basically any time they're in a house they're watching TV and since they're never outside they watch a lot of TV.

Because kids don't play outside anymore, because its too scary out there. Have you not been to the registered sex offender website? NO ONE IS SAFE.

What else is there to do indoors all day and night?

CrazyKell · 11-24-2009, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Kaneman

Because kids don't play outside anymore, because its too scary out there. Have you not been to the registered sex offender website? NO ONE IS SAFE.

What else is there to do indoors all day and night?

Hahaha! Ya I guess TV is the lowest common denominator. Sad really.

11-23-2009, 08:35 PM	#1
Amorok Issukangitok Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Biloxi, MS Moto: '06 Suzuki Boulevard C50T Posts: 2,225	Children's TV fail So Ulu and I have a three-year-old son, Poot, which means we watch a lot of children's TV. He goes in phases wih the shows he likes, and I might have mentioned my feelings about some of them before (the iCarly uncomfortableness comes to mind.) Now we're watching Jungle Junction and Mickey Mouse club, and I usually tune it out while I'm either on here, doing iTunes stuff or downloading porn but a commercial for one of their shows keeps catching my attention. I'll preface this by saying that, I have come to realize that Latino culture is just a part of our lives. Dora the Explorer is slowly teaching all of our kids Spanish and whether I agree with it or not we're becoming multi-cultural. Hell, the auto-correct in our forum software just made me capitalize Latino. That being said, I keep seeing the commercial for Handy Manny on the Disney channel. Am I the only one who thinks this might be a little bit racist?! A Mexican (just capitalized that one too) guy who goes around town gluing speakers back together, putting shingles on roofs, and fixing porches and squeaky doors? I mean, the guy isn't sitting outside Home Depot or anything but I'm pretty sure if I start talking about it at work I'll get bitched out by someone named Gonzales. Or Martinez (apparently capitalizing Martinez but ending it with an "s" gets auto-corrected too). So am I the only one who thinks that this is a weird double standard? __________________ What goes around comes around. Sometimes you get what's coming around, and sometimes you are what's coming around. You see what I mean?

11-24-2009, 11:17 AM	#6
Kaneman AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Odessa, TX Moto: 2000 Honda CBR1100XX Blackbird Posts: 4,931	Sounds realistic to me. It would be along the same lines of accusing Speedy Gonzales cartoons of being racist and taking them off the air (which has been done to my chagrin) Not a problem. __________________ 1982 Honda XR80 - blown motor, 1993 Kawasaki ZX6D - sold, 2001 Suzuki Bandit 1200S - sold, 1984 Honda Magna - sold, 2001 Kawasaki ZRX1200R - blown motor, 2007 Suzuki DL1000 V-Strom - totalled, 2003 Yamaha FZ1 - sold, 1994 Honda Magna - sold, 2001 Honda CBR600F4i - sold, 1998 Suzuki DR350 - stolen, 1989 Honda Super Magna - sold, 2007 Yamaha Stratoliner, 2000 Honda CBR 1100XX Blackbird

11-23-2009, 11:26 PM	#2
Amber Lamps Moto GP Star Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 14,556	Don't forget the Chinese show...

11-23-2009, 11:29 PM	#3
SteveP Canyon Carver Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Pensacola, FL Moto: The v-twin trifecta Posts: 437	Mexicans fix my shit. Who else is gonna teach the kid that?

11-24-2009, 12:08 AM	#4
BobTheBiker too much time on my hands Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: the northern district of god damn Moto: 01 ZX6R, looking for more now. Posts: 1,802	mexicans cut my lawn, who's gonna teach the kids that? I fix their shit so they can do their job.

11-24-2009, 12:34 AM	#5
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	Wouldn't children fail be more about Barney or Teletubbies.

11-24-2009, 11:24 AM	#8
CrazyKell Vrooom Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: 06 ZX6R Posts: 4,427	What I don't really understand is why children are given so much TV in the first place. I watched half an hour of TV a day growing up and that was only on weekdays. (Flintstones at lunch until I went to school and then it was none). On Sunday mornings we were allowed to watch cartoons. That was it. That was all the TV. Now, my nieces and nephew watch children's TV all the time! Basically any time they're in a house they're watching TV and since they're never outside they watch a lot of TV.