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If adult cartoons are bad for kids, should they be aired on TV?
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| No | 35% | 348 votes | Total: 998 votes | |
| Yes | 65% | 650 votes |
No
by James Harvey
Created on: November 29, 2007 Last Updated: October 15, 2009
Just the term "adult Cartoon" would cause me to consider whether I would allow my child to watch such programs. If you let your child watch "adult" cartoons, then would your let them watch "adult" movies which involve hard-core pornography and degrading, humiliating sex practices? Adult cartoons, by its very description involves subject matter that ordinarily would not be aired before children. It involves such things as profanity, deviant sexual behavior and the advocacy of lifestyles that no loving parent would allow their children to be exposed to-at least not at such a young age. This is not to say that parents shouldnt teach their kids about sex. They should be taught that sex is a a gift from a loving creator that should be viewed responsibly and not treated like a game or a toy. They should also be taught when they do get old enough to have get married and to sex, they should be willing to shoulder the responsibility of what that will mean, especially as they reach young adulthood and start thinking about marriage and raising a family. Obviously, "adult" cartoons doesnt teach a child any of these things. What it will teach them is how to develop unhealthly sexual attitudes at an unusually early age and teach them how to have a warped and perverted view about sex. Do you want your kids to be little kids or little perverts?
Today, there are "adult" cartoons such as "The Simpsons" and "The Family Guy" among others. Television audiences rollick in roaring laughter at their sleazy, tawdry antics as if they were watching a Warner Brothers cartoon. But some of us of a certain age can remember a time when such shows wouldn't have made it out of a studio cutting room. The producers would have taken one look at the script or plot and would have been aghast in shock and horror. It would have never even been remotely considered for family viewing. It was a "family-friendly" culture.
Today, we are living in a society that has for the most part lost any sense of what the traditional family used to be like and is definitely not friendly. So has today's TV producers. They are neither concerned with being a family or being friendly. They're just concerned about making money, that's all. They do not care about your family or mine, just as long as their families are not subjected to this moral swill. They just cater to the people's wants, and if its filth and sleaze they want, and subject matter condoning homosexuality, incest and the like, even if they are cartoons, well...
Whether parents want to allow their kids or not to watch adult cartoons is something they will have to decide, But parents who truly love their children and want the best for them probably wouldn't have adult cartoons on their list.
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Yes
by Lauren Almeida
Created on: October 15, 2009
Family Guy, the Simpsons, King of the Hills, American Dad, South Park - the list goes on. We as adults have the divine right to turn on the television after a long day of work, and subject ourselves to the idiotic antics of such adult cartoons. The jokes can be tasteless, the content can cross the line, and the ideas can be inappropriate. Does this mean that these adult cartoons shouldn't be aired on TV? No, it doesn't.
PARENTAL CONTROLS
Nowadays, there is the luxury of setting up parental controls on certain shows and movies that are not suitable for children to view. With a few clicks of the remote control buttons, it's simple to block adult content from crossing the path of your children's eyes. There is no reason for these cartoons not to be on the air with such a handy device.
Even if you have a cable package or a TV that does not have the parental control feature, the old fashioned watch-what-your-chil dren-watch is just as effective. You are the parent and you are in control. If a show comes on that you don't find suitable for your child, the final say is yours.
SENSITIVITY AND DISCRETION
Prior to the commencement of any show that is known to have inappropriate content, there is a big and bold message that states all the reasons why it is inappropriate. Before a program starts as well as after commercials, there is a TV rating icon that is shown at the top right-hand corner of the screen, letting you know what the program is rated*.
These messages are not only geared towards concerned parents, but also to anyone who is offended by certain materials. The warnings and ratings are there for reasons, and they leave it up to the viewer's discretion if whether or not they wish to watch the program.
VARIETY OF CHOICE
If the Ultimate Fight Championship (UFC) is too violent for kids, does that mean it should be taken off the air? If "Sex and the City" is too rich in sexual and mature content, does it mean it should no longer be broadcasted?
No, and no. Of course, there are exceptions that rule against extreme adult content, but that should go without saying. Be that as it may, it is up to you, the viewer, parent or guardian to make the choice of what channel to watch. There are other things on TV besides adult cartoons! Having a variety of choice not only keeps the cable and satellite companies in business, but also gives us a wide range of shows and channels to choose from.
Those who have no children and have no problems with adult cartoons should not be forced in having no cartoons, just because they are supposedly "bad". Of course the cartoons should be aired on TV! They're the kind of programs that keep us entertained and laughing. For children, there are other cartoons that are more suited towards them, and it is the parent's responsibility to keep their children to watching those children's cartoons.
*TV Rating Guide - http://www.parentstv .org/ptc/parentsguid e/tvratings2.html
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