Double standard

[sam_milton]

I was watching the Chuck Jones/Tex Avery/Toonheads/Popeye Show block last night, and I again was amazed by the number of commercials for kids' toys there were. I would think that because of the theme and the trivia in these shows, that the advertisers would realize that these shows are aimed at an older audience (I'm 24, for example). But the thing that REALLY shocked me were two commercials ( one for Barbie, one for Harry Potter) that promoted kits for kids to randomly mix things together and then eat or drink them. My first thought was "How did this get past the lawyers?" and then that there was a kind of a double standard. Certain cartoons have been censored because of content which CN or ABC believed would cause children to poison themselves by drinking things that they saw the characters drink (Daffy drinking gasoline in Show Biz Bugs, for example). Just an observation, I'm not too worked up about it, because I realize that there is a big difference between what is included in a kit and things just found around the house. But I thought that the idea of kids just randomly eating or drinking things that aren't food is what they were hoping to avoid.

[Banned Bunny]

I think it's safe to eat eveything in the harry potter kit, in any combination.

I think the other targetted commercials - spiritual songs for brain-washing kids, AOL Hell, and "get a diploma" say something about who they think is watching. They must have no feedback at all. I have had CN for 8 years and never saw a bugs bunny cartoon on it until this year, by chance.

[Greg Method]

Originally posted by Banned Bunny
I think the other targetted commercials - spiritual songs for brain-washing kids, AOL Hell, and "get a diploma" say something about who they think is watching.

Sounds like someone else stays up to watch the Acme Hour.

Who the heck that's up at four in the morning is going to buy a Chicago greatest hits album anyway???

[Banned Bunny]

Not me, but private investigator and gunsmithing do look interesting. As does finally learning to read. And I would buy that 80s CD, but not the magazine.

I stay up just late enough to grab bugs and daffy, then set my "vcr" to grab acme.

[Matthew Hunter]

I'm surprised the spiritual music CD's are on CN, of all places. You see, Ted Turner is a rabid atheist, and though he doesn't necessarily control CN anymore, he did start it up and he does have a say in AOL Time Warner. Personally, I don't think they're designed to "brainwash" kids, and by no means would I argue against the Christian message, being one myself. But the idea of having a bunch of little kids singing them is ridiculous. Are the people who wrote and sang those songs not important? What next, "The Beatles by kids for kids"? Same with the 1980's remix CD...why try to update songs for "today's sound"? If they were good then, they were, if they sucked then, they sucked. If anything it's just promoting the idea that the original artist has no value, and corporate people can do anything to their work to make a buck...same goes for the cartoons the channel edits, censors, redubs, etc. The commercials I'm getting really sick of are the Barbie and "Dungeon of Doom Game" ones. How many times a day do they have to AIR those? AOL I can understand, since the channel is owned by AOL/Time Warner, but that stupid ad is getting really old. How many times is that overly enthusiastic guy going to ask "I wonder who that guy is?!" or the lady say "I instant message EVERYBODY!" Oh well. At least I can change the channel...I clocked their Bugs and Daffy ad blocks once...they go 4 minutes long sometimes. Enough time to see what else is on or watch a music video or somethin'.
-Matthew