The Advantages of TV

The children of today have many more advantages than

the children of two or three generations ago. Let's just

take the TV as an example.

The children of today do not need to learn to read as

early or to develop an imagination. All their fairy tales,

bed time stories and cartoons are shown in living color

on TV. There is nothing to read and nothing is left to

the imagination.

There is really no need to try and get a college degree.

You can just get a job in the TV industry. After watching

most of the new shows on TV, it is obvious that most of

the writers, directors and actors never got past grade school.

The children today do not need to try to slip into the local

pool hall to hear some of those words that they are taught

in Sunday School should never be used. They can hear all

the dirty talk they want to at home on TV. The cartoons today

are even rated, many with a PG13 rating. This rating is usually

for the foul language, however some are rated for the sex and

violence. I thought that cartoons were supposed to be

entertaining and funny; however, the cartoons of today are

anything but funny and entertaining.

The children, by the time they are old enough to talk, are

being programmed to tell their folks just what they want.

The big advertising agencies are directing more and more

advertising each year to the children. The advertising personel

know exactly who controls the purse strings at home. Just

take a good look at McDonalds and the billions of burgers they

have sold. It is the 'kids meal' with the advertised toy that has

brought McDonalds all that business.

One of the latest advertising crazes aimed at the children is the

'pokemon'. At the opening of the first 'Pokemon' movie in our

area several hundred parents called the schools and said their

child was sick and could not go to school. However, they all

showed up at the local theater that day for the opening of the

'Pokemon' movie. Oh, and the latest 'Pokemon' cards are

'Fibbermom' and 'Liardad".

The youth of today no longer have to lie about their age in order

to get into the theater to see a XXX rated movie. They now have

cable TV at home and can watch the XXX rated movies whenever

they want to. The ones who do not have cable TV at home usually

have friends that do have cable and they can visit their friends and

watch cable TV.

The young people of today are learning from the soap operas

just how easy it is to go from one husband/wife to another with

no feelings of guilt; or how to live together without getting married.

Are these the morals we really want to teach out youth?

Yes, TV is very educational, but is this what we want to be teaching

our children? Too many people use the TV as a baby sitter. They

turn the TV on, go on about their business, and leave the TV to

entertain their children. As long as the children are quiet the

parent is satisfied.

Have you sat down with your child lately and watched TV with

him/her to see what shows they are watching? You may be

surprised at some of the things they are showing on the

children's channel now.

John Watson

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