tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34398479.post7237859915731418777..comments2023-10-28T03:38:02.333-04:00Comments on Down RIver Drivel: More Than Calgon Needed Here!Jenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34398479.post-58772871848705775352013-03-09T18:54:01.831-05:002013-03-09T18:54:01.831-05:00Pretty much spot on, Jeni.
I think you hit the na...Pretty much spot on, Jeni.<br /><br />I think you hit the nail on the head when you mentioned Spongebob and the dialogue. That's the major difference between programming of our youth and the programming today - the lines being said. We grew up with certain societal norms being given us by the programming - you don't swear all the time, you try to be honest, a man marries a woman and is expected to stay with her, too. I'm not saying that swearing has no place, that a lie can't sometimes be the best option, or that sometimes love isn't as cut and dried, but it was a given that we were expected to strive for such things. Now kids have few targets of behavior in the media. It's all "Look at me! I'm a jerk and I have my own show!", with the subconscious message being, "Why don't you be a jerk? Maybe you'll get a show!"<br /><br />I could go on, but I'm tired just thinking about it. I think I'll go watch a few episodes of <i>Leave It To Beaver</i> and calm down.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.com