Hey Elona, great post! It can be found here: http://ekhoy.blogspot.com/2011/03/media-violence-in-cartoons-yesterday-my.html
I really wanted to reply to this post because I seriously identify with this topic. I have two nieces and a nephew who watch cartoons all the time. It’s incredibly heart breaking knowing just how much violence is seen in cartoons. My nephew always likes to play fight and as much as I enjoy spending the time playing with him, his strength outweighs mine already and he’s only 4. I find that he’s becoming increasingly violent and this is definitely stemmed from what he watches on TV.
Children are becoming more and more violent especially at school. They want to emulate what they see on the television screen because they think it’s funny or cool. Kids under the age of 6 can’t grasp what is exactly going on especially when cartoons make it look like a joke. When watching the clip you posted of Sylvester and Tweety was a perfect example of how in 3 minutes of a show there was so much violence in order to give comedic appeal to children. Did the writers of the episode think that a kid might put their siblings head in the waffle iron one day to see what would happen?
Parents need to monitor what their kids are watching or else they might be setting up disasters in their own home. It’s a parent’s job to monitor what their children are doing, watching and playing with. However it is also the responsibility of cartoon creators, writers and networks to make it age appropriate.
When it comes to the case of Eminem, I don’t think he needs to censor his lyrics simply because his audience isn’t targeted at anyone under the age of 14 and by that time kids know (mostly) the difference between right and wrong. Eminem is an adult artist who isn’t trying to be a role model or target to a young audience.
Again thanks for the great read and very interesting and important topic choice!
Xo,
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