How do cartoons affect children?

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How do cartoons affect children?
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Presentation by Jennifer, Erica, and Ariel
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Racism In Cartoons

• Much of what children learn in their early
  years comes from what they see on television in
  cartoons. If cartoons promote racism then
  children will take on a racist attitude. While
  there isnt as much racism in cartoons today as
  there used to be, older cartoons are aired on
  Cartoon Network frequently!

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What happens when children are taught that it is
okay to have a racist attitude?
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Bugs Bunny is historically the most racist
cartoon character. Cartoon Network had to pull
twelve of his cartoons due to their racist
content.
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What should be done about racist cartoons?

• What should be done about racist cartoons?
• Is it the responsibility of the parents to teach
  their children better or monitor what they watch
  on television?
• What role do/should teachers play in this
  situation?

• Is it the responsibility of the parents to teach
  their children better or monitor what they watch
  on television?
• What role do/should teachers play in this
  situation?

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Sources

• http//www.ferris.edu/news/jimcrow/cartoons/homepa
  ge.htm -- There are also some video clips here of
  some racist cartoons for those interested in
  seeing examples.
• http//www.mrcranky.com/movies/aknightstale/16.htm
  l

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CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION

• Warning
• Some material may not be suitable for children!

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CARTOON VIOLENCE

• Tom and Jerry
• Anime
• Looney Tunes
• Superheroes
• Disney

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CARTOON VIOLENCE

• Tom and Jerry
• Portrays images of violence. Images show
  beatings by hand as well as the use of household
  objects.
• Aggravated Assault
• By showing these images, children receive the
  message that irons and shovels will only hurt for
  a little while when you are hit with them.

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CARTOON VIOLENCE

• Anime
• Dragon Ball Z reveals almost human characters
  with exceptional ability.
• The Characters fight each other in hopes of
  killing and or reducing their opponents ability
  to fight anymore
• Children act out these gestures in real life, in
  hopes of destroying their opponents.
• Personal story

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CARTOON VIOLENCE

• Looney Tunes
• Roadrunner is the most common example of such
  violence
• Coyote is chasing the roadrunner, but is forever
  doomed to never catch him.
• Through his attempts, he is smashed into an
  accordion shape by an anvil, hurled into the air,
  crushed by rocks, thrown into rocks with his
  skates, and appears just fine in the next scene.

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CARTOON VIOLENCE

• Superheroes
• Spiderman is able to fall off building, and with
  a flick of the wrist, be just fine
• Superman is able of getting hit with bullets and
  is almost indestructible
• Batman fights all the time, he fist fights
  everyone
• Violence is marketed as fun and entertainment

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CARTOON VIOLENCE

• Disney
• Beauty and the Beast has a fight scene between
  the beast and Gaston, in which the beast is
  stabbed with a knife, dies, and is resurrected
• This illustrates confusion of death and that if
  you are stabbed, everything will be ok.
• In Pocahontas, there was a violent storm, which
  may cause confusion as the make believe and
  reality and cause children to be scared of
  thunder, etc.

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CARTOON VIOLENCE

• Questions
• Is it the cartoons fault that children are
  violent themselves? Or a failure on the part of
  parents?
• Should we monitor more closely the stuff that our
  children watch? Or should the companies be more
  mindful of the message that they are giving
  children?

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Sources

• http//www.comicbookmovie.com/news/articles/900.as
  p
• http//www.christianity.com/partner/Article_Displa
  y_Page/0,,PTID48207CCHID1033487CCIID193390,00.ht
  ml
• http//www.cartoonstock.com/directory/v/violence_o
  n_television.asp
• http//jmm.aaa.net.au/articles/1007.htm