I’m sitting here with my kids and a friend’s kid watching Disney Channel. Handy Manny is just coming on. I realize that this is one of three shows on tv that introduce children to the Spanish language. We’ve got Dora the Explorer and her male counterpart (and cousin), Diego and then Handy Manny and his talking tools. I’ve also noticed we’ve got Kai Lan, who teaches kids some Chinese words. I’ve only seen Kai Lan twice. One episode was about riding bikes instead of driving cars and the other episode was about giving people choices because it makes them happy. Political children’s programming…. ??? WTH… I’m just sayin’.
Gone are the days of great cartoons like Tom & Jerry or Popeye the Sailor Man. No political correctness there. They’d beat each other with frying pans, shoot guns, drink alcohol and whistle at the pretty girls, and of course, you’d have the occasional racial stereotype thrown in for good measure (can you say Speedy Gonzales?). Gotta love Cartoon Network for continuing to show the old gems from back in the days when Cookie Monster still ate cookies at lightning speed instead of calling them a “sometimes” food.
Ah, the wussification of America. Indoctrinating our children with tolerance and political agendas before they can walk. And here I thought I had to worry about the dvd’s I rent. LOL I’m being over-dramatic… but not very.