Wow. You're probably right. I guess a warning is like
chicken soup for colds--it doesn't hurt, especially in
this day and age.
G. Cindy
--- Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I didn't hear on the news story that they were
pressured into putting in the
disclaimer, although they may have been covering
themselves to prevent such
objections from arising. Rather, I got the
impression that the people who
are responsible for the show believe that if some of
the situations and
actions that were in the show at its beginnings were
in it now, there would
be strong protests; hence, the warning. Things that
were considered harmless
or at least acceptable in one generation change over
time. Just look at the
whole issue of the portrayal of smoking in movies
and cartoons over the past
few decades. Hannah Barbera said some time ago that
it will cut smoking
scenes out of its old cartoons. With Sesame Street,
apparently, one problem
the people doing the show now have with those early
shows is that the view
is that kids imitate what they see, so you can't
have Cookie Monster setting
a bad example for youngsters of how to eat.
Evan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 12:24 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Sesame Street &
Monica
> Those must be the same people who want to ban
certain
> books.
>
> G. Cindy
>
> --- Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I don't remember everything, but part of it has
to
>> do with a closet gay
>> couple living in a dingy basement apartment, and
>> another objection is the
>> Cookie Monster gorging on all that unhealthy
>> fattening food. I'm really not
>> kidding about either of those!
>>
>> Evan
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Monica Willyard
>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 8:31 PM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Sesame Street
&
>> Monica
>>
>>
>> Oh no! You have got to be kidding. What
happened?
>> Did Big Bird swear when
>> Oscar flipped his trash can lid? Unbelievable!
>>
>> Monica Willyard
>>
>> Evan Reese wrote:
>> I heard a news item yesterday about a DVD
>> release of some of the
>> earliest episodes in which there is a disclaimer
>> that some material may not
>> be suitable for children! Really, I'm not
kidding.
>>
>> Evan
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>
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