tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532631704555774551.post573022820560262302..comments2012-06-24T21:38:15.496-07:00Comments on { Being a Mom }: Cartoons aren't what they used to beJennifer Blake Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531842287449601552noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532631704555774551.post-60381527845169177522010-12-31T17:26:58.923-08:002010-12-31T17:26:58.923-08:00Jenn,
Thanks for your thoughts. I've been th...Jenn,<br /><br />Thanks for your thoughts. I've been thinking about this for quite some time, and equally as concerned. The lessons in cartoons of yore were based on morality, and the struggle between good and evil. Today, the lessons are strictly academic. <br /><br />I recently watched an old Bugs Bunny episode in which Yosemite Sam repeatedly gets sent to Hell for committing a series of dastardly deeds. Flip over to modern cartoons such as Dora the Explorer, and Swiper the Fox - allegedly the bad guy - never pays for his mistakes. Instead, the only person who pays is Dora, who has to find her own belongings after Swiper steals them. <br /><br />There has been a cultural shift in the way we perceive good and evil. As I'm writing this, my kids have the modern version of Strawberry Shortcake on the TV. Professor Plum is coincidentally absent from this episode.Jerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08583142056387089965noreply@blogger.com