Did you know children’s movies are turning our kids into Democrats? Well that is the recent claim by conservatives. Movie’s such as Happy Feet 2, Cars 2, and Monsters vs. Aliens are being attacked for having a liberal agenda. Happy Feet 2 is being attacked because it talks about global warming and feminism. Cars 2 is being pointed out because it is said to be attacking the oil industry and Monsters vs. Aliens for standing against torture. Conservatives are saying these movies are brainwashing children. So let’s take a look into what these movies are doing to our children and how it will affect them later in life.
Happy Feet 2, which is a movie based on penguins talks about global warming/climate change. It is a fact that glaciers are melting at a faster rate than in years past, and all credible scientist agree that climate change is happening. So this movie may cause our children to grow up with a respect for science and our world including the animals that it inhabits and may cause them to think about how their actions affect other animals even the ones that are out of sight and live in another part of the world. This movie is also said to promote feminism, which is basically the idea that women are equal to men and should be allowed to have the same rights. This message may cause boys to respect women. It will also give young girls the idea they should be respected just as much as men and like men they can be whatever and whoever they want if they work hard enough for it.
Cars 2 is said to be attacking the oil industry. Many conservatives will deny that the use of oil causes global warming, but no one denies that using oil pollutes our air making it dangerous to breathe. And no one questioned this use of oil in the past because we needed energy so badly that we were willing to pollute our air in exchange for energy. But now we have developed new clean ways to create energy, and because eventually we are going to run out of oil it is in our best interest to use this clean energy now and further develop it for the future. So conservatives are basically saying this movie will cause kids to value clean air and plan the future so generations after us have it better than today.
Lastly, Monsters vs. Aliens is being criticized for standing against torture. Torture of course has been thought to be a good way of extracting vital information from those who may have knowledge one needs. But this has been showed ineffective and for those who don’t have knowledge of what is being asked of them, they are tortured repeatedly for no reason and eventually give false information just to stop the torture. However, many conservatives disagree with this which is why they feel this movie is pushing a liberal agenda. So beware - if your kids watch this movie there is a chance they may grow up to be against torture and support more effective ways of gaining intelligence.
If these are things conservatives are against, then what does that make them for? Polluting the air and ruining our planet just because it is profitable? Telling women they aren’t as valuable as men and their ideas aren’t worth listening too? Torturing people even though there are better ways of gathering intelligence? Just because torture works in the movies doesn’t make it effective in real life.
It needs to be said that these ideas should not be considered an agenda if they are based on fact and reality. It is not the movies fault for being educated and aware of these issues. The only reason conservatives are claiming these movies push a liberal agenda is because it goes against their own agenda which is based on misinforming the public and is motivated by profit. Their agenda is not to improve the quality of life for humanity but simply what is best for their bank account. And if these are the kind of movies they don’t want our children watching, what does that say about their values? If these movies which incorporate real issues are turning our children into democrats, it is not the movies fault; it is the republicans fault for being on the wrong side of these issues.
Good. I can't imagine anything better for the future of this country than children learning to care about the environment and other people. There are way too many influences that encourage selfishness, greed, hate and disdain. I don't hear the Republicans complaining about those because they are the "family values" they are so in favor of.
ReplyDeleteRemember the source. The cries of "foul" come from those who routinely do exactly the same thing. Fox News, the 24/7 Propaganda Engine, extolls the virtues of the free-market trickle-down bubble, Texas re-writes textbooks to teach children science is evil and Creationism is fact, plus trickle-down is the law of the universe.
ReplyDeleteSo look at the true Masters of Evil, see the face of Fascism and vow to throw these liars, thieves and swindlers out on the street.
Education is the ONLY answer to society's problems. The better-educated, the better the decisions. This, of course, challenges the Republican idea of Divine Right of the Rich. So when they discovered that a well-educated populace challenged their authority (remember Viet Nam? Berkeley?) they began de-funding public education. in 1989, when a generation of less-well-educated rug rats reached voting age, they were presented with - Fox News.
And the Teavangelicals were born-again...
You guys are living in a fantasy world. Always in a victim and blame other society. Like the late great George Carlin said. We're like fleas on the earth. Itll be here when we're all gone. Climate change has been on this planet since it was created. Yes created. Which I'm sure you don't believe. You can check the real studies on that climate change.
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