Has anyone besides me noticed the severe drop in quality of kids cartoons these days? When I was a kid, I watched stuff like Justice League, Veggie Tales, and Samurai Jack... I even watched things that were outside of my decade and yet are totally immortal, such as The Animaniacs, the original animated Batman, Tom and Jerry, and Looney Tunes. These were and are all good shows that I still enjoy very much, so it's really sad to me that the entire cartoon industry seems to have gone into a decline.
These days, cartoon shows consist of: characters whose very physical forms don't make any sense; pointless or nonexistent plots; vulgar jokes instead of anything that resembles real wit; and a tendency to be so fast-paced and obnoxious that kids are left with absolutely no time to think. To me, that doesn't sound like it's in any way beneficial or even very entertaining. In fact, there was a study done that shows that these types of cartoons can adversely affect a child's ability to focus. You can read all about it here. (Yes, she is ranting, officer, but what do you plan on doing about it?)
In a nutshell, somebody needs to tell the cartoon writers to slow down and use their brains a little more so that maybe the kids who sit through their shows will have brains by the end of it. In the meantime, I will be consoling myself with Batman. Ciao!
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