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Fathers are tempted to abdicate responsibility regarding the entertainment their children consume.
We want shortcuts.
We want well-laid-out rules so we don’t have to think.
We want to stop paying attention for just one freaking second of the day so we can relax.
Anything rated Y7 is ok, right?
Nope.
You should treat most new shows aimed at children, especially on Netflix and Disney, as a creepy uncle.
Don't leave your children alone with them.
Here are three examples:
1. Voltron: Legendary Defender
I grew up watching the original, and this re-imagining was great. At first. My kids and I enjoyed it.
Around seasons 4 & 5, however, it is made clear that Shiro, one of the main heroes, is gay. All of a sudden, everything is re-contextualized.
Kids who pretended to be Shiro while playing were suddenly pretending to be a gay character. This play pattern is exactly what they want, and they hope parents do not notice.
2. She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Another remake of a classic show. You'll see that cannibalization of existing IP is a common thread. Tugging on the nostalgia of parents is effective.
In the second season, we learn that a main character has “two dads” and the cast goes to meet them.
It made a great point to always emphasize that he had “two dads” for the rest of the show’s run, even when a character could have just said “parents.”
There was also a transgender stand-in (though it was a shape-shifting alien, so the line was grey there).
There are also almost no normal relationships in the show. Most of the pairings are lesbian.
None of this is clear if you only watch the first season. It’s rated Y7, by the way.
3. Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous
This follows a group of kids trying to survive on an island full of dinosaurs. Again, the poison is held back until the final season, when they create a lesbian relationship.
This pairing is not just an incidental event.
For the rest of the show, all of the characters can’t stop talking about how awesome the hot new lesbian couple is. These two underage kids and their coupling is “the best thing to happen” out of the whole disaster, according to the other characters.
The creators are 100% transparent about the lesson they want your kids to take away from the entire show.
They save it for the last half of the last season because they know you’re probably not watching anymore.
You shouldn’t trust any of the media-entertainment complex. They are deliberately trying to corrupt your children and train their affections.
They depend upon parents being lulled into a false sense of security. Usually a safe bet, because most parents have a natural tendency to abdicate.
Do. Not. Trust.
It is quite a different thing if you intentionally decide to watch something with your children in order to talk them through it, to think critically, to question the worldview being presented.
But you should not allow them to just soak this stuff up like a sponge. Have both eyes open. Be prepared.
Companies are beginning to get bolder in their attempts to corrupt. Parents are getting lazier in their defenses. A dangerous combination.
We want shortcuts.
We want well-laid-out rules so we don’t have to think.
We want to stop paying attention for just one freaking second of the day so we can relax.
Anything rated Y7 is ok, right?
Nope.
You should treat most new shows aimed at children, especially on Netflix and Disney, as a creepy uncle.
Don't leave your children alone with them.
Here are three examples:
1. Voltron: Legendary Defender
I grew up watching the original, and this re-imagining was great. At first. My kids and I enjoyed it.
Around seasons 4 & 5, however, it is made clear that Shiro, one of the main heroes, is gay. All of a sudden, everything is re-contextualized.
Kids who pretended to be Shiro while playing were suddenly pretending to be a gay character. This play pattern is exactly what they want, and they hope parents do not notice.
2. She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Another remake of a classic show. You'll see that cannibalization of existing IP is a common thread. Tugging on the nostalgia of parents is effective.
In the second season, we learn that a main character has “two dads” and the cast goes to meet them.
It made a great point to always emphasize that he had “two dads” for the rest of the show’s run, even when a character could have just said “parents.”
There was also a transgender stand-in (though it was a shape-shifting alien, so the line was grey there).
There are also almost no normal relationships in the show. Most of the pairings are lesbian.
None of this is clear if you only watch the first season. It’s rated Y7, by the way.
3. Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous
This follows a group of kids trying to survive on an island full of dinosaurs. Again, the poison is held back until the final season, when they create a lesbian relationship.
This pairing is not just an incidental event.
For the rest of the show, all of the characters can’t stop talking about how awesome the hot new lesbian couple is. These two underage kids and their coupling is “the best thing to happen” out of the whole disaster, according to the other characters.
The creators are 100% transparent about the lesson they want your kids to take away from the entire show.
They save it for the last half of the last season because they know you’re probably not watching anymore.
You shouldn’t trust any of the media-entertainment complex. They are deliberately trying to corrupt your children and train their affections.
They depend upon parents being lulled into a false sense of security. Usually a safe bet, because most parents have a natural tendency to abdicate.
Do. Not. Trust.
It is quite a different thing if you intentionally decide to watch something with your children in order to talk them through it, to think critically, to question the worldview being presented.
But you should not allow them to just soak this stuff up like a sponge. Have both eyes open. Be prepared.
Companies are beginning to get bolder in their attempts to corrupt. Parents are getting lazier in their defenses. A dangerous combination.
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