tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338175921596381006.post7136289512718790559..comments2008-05-11T17:11:41.259-07:00Tragicomedynoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338175921596381006.post-85088789138780795942008-05-11T17:11:00.000-07:002008-05-11T17:11:00.000-07:00True enough...but the 'model' family is not my concern but rather allowing kids to see more of reality and yet remain fun. They did not exist then I know. But the entertainment at the time et kids be kids and grow up at the same time. Whereas now it is all fake and high school musical...YEAH that is right people I DESPISE that crap. It really is hard to explain but essentially it feels like something is missing. <BR/><BR/>As for the 50's censorship....Duh, as a journalist I am not a fan. The Leave it to Beaver days are NOT the ideal in my eyes...but I just think its pretty damn sad how things seem to even be slipping from the freaking 90's. <BR/><BR/>And yes, the Weekenders was the shit. :)Tragicomedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940751100590844286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338175921596381006.post-39015462041619940412008-05-11T16:50:00.000-07:002008-05-11T16:50:00.000-07:00I have a few comments on your post:<BR/><BR/>1) What has really changed? With the advent of technology, sure kids play guitar hero and text, but it's no different than what parents used to complain about in the "old" days. Parents/adults have always said that when they were younger things were different. And yeah, it's a slightly different society we're building, but the major things (i.e. attitudes towards and relationships with various people) are still coming up cyclically. The model family didn't really exist in those days outside of TV. It's just that now TV is maybe perpetuating a slightly different image. But who's to say people are listening to and modelling that image as much as they used to model the sugar coated image before. Need I mention the weird censorship laws of the 50s? I mean come on, in a normal household, parents slept in the same bed, so why did Lucy and Desi not do the same?<BR/><BR/>2) Maybe the kids I babysit are too young, so I don't see the problem with the programming. I prefer shows like Caillou or Dora the Explorer (though don't get me started on the whole Spanish thing) to old shows like Barney. But that's just speaking from an adult point of view of something that's entertaining. Although I do agree that kids should grow out of these shows fairly quickly.<BR/><BR/>3) And my last point: I LOVE(D) The Weekenders. I thought it was the shit. I mean, come on, the first cartoon where the kids actually changed clothes! And with that said: Later days!Joannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14870013062921459193noreply@blogger.com