Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Please don't try this at home
When I was a young warthog. (WHEN HE WAS A YOUNG WARTHOG). I was a big fan of various teams of superheros. These included the Thundercats, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Real Ghostbusters, and the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Being a fan I was very defensive of any time some member of the liberal mainstream media would attempt to defame my beloved heroes of the time.
Occassionally a story would appear in the paper about a group of kids who went down to the sewer looking for our heroes in a half shell. One story appeared during the transition in fandom between the Turtles and the Power Rangers.
Apparently a group of boys in some other country beat up a girl because they were playing Turtles. But Turtles and Power Rangers were blamed with contributing to the increased violence in our society. Regardless of the fact that we live in a soceity that allows for the brutal murdering of our unborn children merley for convenience and a backup contraceptive of sorts.
Anyways the debate went on over the Power Rangers and their place in our childrens imagination. Being an extremely opininated 3rd grader, I was overly defensive. I was convinced the Power Rangers were the heroes and could not be held responsible.
So I was always one to believe more in a childs ability to watch violent things like Power Rangers without killing people. Well recent events seems to prove me wrong.
You may have heard that Pirate attacks are on the rise.
I am unsure if Pirate attacks have always happened and they are just being reported by the media more, or if the sudden increase in the populatrity of pirates is contributing to this disturbing trend. Clearly the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise has added to the increased violence on the high seas.
I don't vote for censorship, but I would advise people to be careful what they let their people watch.
Ladies and gentlemen take my advice, if you are going to be a violent pirate, at least have the courtesy to dress the part. This whole t-shirt, jeans and a gun thing just isn't cutting it. Seriously why is the rum always gone?
Occassionally a story would appear in the paper about a group of kids who went down to the sewer looking for our heroes in a half shell. One story appeared during the transition in fandom between the Turtles and the Power Rangers.
Apparently a group of boys in some other country beat up a girl because they were playing Turtles. But Turtles and Power Rangers were blamed with contributing to the increased violence in our society. Regardless of the fact that we live in a soceity that allows for the brutal murdering of our unborn children merley for convenience and a backup contraceptive of sorts.
Anyways the debate went on over the Power Rangers and their place in our childrens imagination. Being an extremely opininated 3rd grader, I was overly defensive. I was convinced the Power Rangers were the heroes and could not be held responsible.
So I was always one to believe more in a childs ability to watch violent things like Power Rangers without killing people. Well recent events seems to prove me wrong.
You may have heard that Pirate attacks are on the rise.
I am unsure if Pirate attacks have always happened and they are just being reported by the media more, or if the sudden increase in the populatrity of pirates is contributing to this disturbing trend. Clearly the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise has added to the increased violence on the high seas.
I don't vote for censorship, but I would advise people to be careful what they let their people watch.
Ladies and gentlemen take my advice, if you are going to be a violent pirate, at least have the courtesy to dress the part. This whole t-shirt, jeans and a gun thing just isn't cutting it. Seriously why is the rum always gone?
