Something that stood out to me in this chapter was the section “Creating the Superhero for Children’s Radio.” I found it amusing that children’s radio were being protested against because it is thought to be “harmful to moral fibre of children and…excite youngsters in a manner to interfere with their sleep.” Say what? This situation reminds me of the story/incident where Harry Potter books were either being protested against or banned because it made a kid jump out his window on a broomstick. Honestly though, I don’t think the blame should be put solely on the radio station but also on parents for not regulating their kid’s exposure to the radio. This was also as silly as that one video we saw in class about the no weapons or no violence in school. Does exposing children to violence, or fantasy really influence their behavior/actions?
Continuing on in this section it talks about having “‘heroes worthy of the child’s ready impulse to hero worship, and his imitative urge to pattern himself after the hero model.'” This section made me think about all the super heroes that were around in my childhood. I automatically thought about Captain Planet. He seemed like a good model to imitate–being all environmental friendly and all. This second question is actually based on individual curiousity: How come super hero cartoons have been removed? I haven’t seen any batman, captain planet, or superman episodes in too long? I feel like programs these days are so focused on being educational, they don’t really provide children with a “moral” model anymore.
