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These shows also help children navigate their paradoxical relationship with power. On one hand, they desperately want some power. Watching the pups in "Paw Patrol" go on a mission or the trains in "Thomas" being useful allows them to feel as though they too have an important role to play.

On the other hand, children take comfort in the idea that someone is in charge. To them, Ryder isn't a megalomaniac, and Sir Topham Hatt of "Thomas" isn't a neocolonial autocrat. They're just the guys delegating responsibilities to their eager inferiors. And the fact that these leaders, both white males, look like most figures in position of authority in the real world is not lost on children.

"Children know there are a lot of scary things in the world, that there are a lot of bad things that can happen, and these shows make them feel like they could be part of fixing it," Klein said. "But they know at some level that they can't take care of things solely on their own, and being part of a team makes them feel safe."

Among these cartoons' many critics exists a subgroup of parents who are OK with some degree of autocracy and Manichean dualistic politics but just wish they would be presented with more nuance**.

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Originally posted by phydough:
What would these bastards think of Elmer Fudd trying to kill Bugs and Daffy with his shotgun?

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Originally posted by Ackks:
Liberalism is a mental disorder.

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Originally posted by synthplayer:

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Originally posted by phydough:
What would these bastards think of Elmer Fudd trying to kill Bugs and Daffy with his shotgun?

ALL of the cartoons of yesterday have been deemed evil and thus, removed from the airwaves.

* Popeye promoted violence
* Roadrunner cartoons depicted coyotes getting pummeled by anvils - violence
* Merry Melodies - especially the ones created while WWII was going on promoted racism towards the Japanese and Germans

Our overlords determined these cartoons were unfit for consumption by our children and have been censored from the airwaves.

No one lacks a sense of humor as much as a power-grubbing Leftist.

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Originally posted by synthplayer:

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Originally posted by phydough:
What would these bastards think of Elmer Fudd trying to kill Bugs and Daffy with his shotgun?

ALL of the cartoons of yesterday have been deemed evil and thus, removed from the airwaves.

* Popeye promoted violence
* Roadrunner cartoons depicted coyotes getting pummeled by anvils - violence
* Merry Melodies - especially the ones created while WWII was going on promoted racism towards the Japanese and Germans

Our overlords determined these cartoons were unfit for consumption by our children and have been censored from the airwaves.

No one lacks a sense of humor as much as a power-grubbing Leftist.

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Manichean dualistic politics