Comments on: “But Mom!” “Sorry. No more politically incorrect fairy tales for you, children.”

By: zeph

zeph — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:01:23 +0000

“Snow White and the Seven Vertically-challenged Individuals?”

Or is “individuals” not considered politically correct?

By: Mr. Fusion

Mr. Fusion — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:22:39 +0000

#43, ‘dro,

I always had you pegged as more of a “Captain Underpants” kind of girl.

By: pedro

pedro — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:44:17 +0000

#41 Actually, 6. And half of those were half seasons (13 episodes instead of 26). The last two were half seasons.

Regardless, you’re correct on your appreciation.

Personally, I have to thank the producers of the show. Whenever the cartoon was on, my son automatically stood up, switched the TV off and left the TV room. So it was a very positive thing it did.

By: Angel H. Wong

Angel H. Wong — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:05:56 +0000

BTW maybe the kids would rather see more of Bambee.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1vjdEfxjX8

And a happy flower.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgX3YnEeOuo

By: Angel H. Wong

Angel H. Wong — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:57:19 +0000

#33 Pedro,

Do you know why Captain Planet lasted SEVEN seasons? Because he’s a superhero with a Mullet haircut. Even if they were cheesy to the extreme with this cartoon you have to give them credit to know which demographic they were targeting.

By: pedro

pedro — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:52:25 +0000

#38 Priceless. I will start using some of those.

By: ECA

ECA — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:44:03 +0000

I would like to do 2 things..

UPDATED stories..With CURRENT characters to EXPRESS our concerns in TODAYS terms..

Ok, the fun part..LETS TAKE that person raised on BARNEY and FUNNY FRENCH teletubbies..and introduce him to the REAL STREETS and not the safe MALL, protected with 2 security guards and a TASER.

And you wonder why our kids are unfit to do much of anything. WE HAVE to teach the fight and struggle in school, and in LIFE and to GET A JOB. Patting them on the head, and saying, “you will do better next time” ISNT HELPING YOUR KID.
He will NEVEr be able to cross a street in ANY major city or MOST towns, WAITNG for a CLEAR spot.

By: BigBoyBC

BigBoyBC — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:50:36 +0000

Here are some PC terms I thought were kind of funny:

Dirty Old Man: Sexually focused chronologically gifted individual.

Perverted: Sexually dysfunctional.

Panhandler: Unaffiliated applicant for private-sector funding.

Serial-Killer: Person with difficult-to-meet needs.

Lazy: Motivationally deficient.

Fat: Horizontally challenged.

Fail: Achieve a deficiency.

Dishonest: Ethically disoriented.

Clumsy: Uniquely coordinated.

Body Odor: Nondiscretionary fragrance.

Worst: Least best.

Wrong: Differently logical.

Ugly: Cosmetically different.

Unemployed: Involuntarily leisured.

Short: Vertically challenged.

Dead: Living impaired.

Vagrant: Nonspecifically destinationed individual.

Spendthrift: Negative saver.

Stoned: Chemically inconvenienced.

Pregnant: Parasitically oppressed.

By: MikeN

MikeN — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:27:39 +0000

There once was a shitty little country named Israel that occupied its neighbors territories…
IT was a devil of a country, and its people drank the blood of Palestinian children. The heroic Palestinians sent their kids with bombs into schools and temples to blow up those wicked Israelis.

By: Dee

Dee — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:27:43 +0000

Oh man…what the world is worried about…
I love my old fairy tales…and I do read them to kids…and most likely always will. Good always wins here by the way…

I do not think that spongebob and all the other bs stories are “teaching” the kids anything. At least here you have a moral to each story. And don’t kids have to learn that those stories were written a long time ago? And that the times were a lot different from now?

By: BubbaRay

BubbaRay — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:54:47 +0000

#32, Mr. Fusion, gotta hand it to you again, that, to me, is the correct take on the whole deal.

Sarcasm seems to wasted here at times. Keep at it Uncle Dave, for those who appreciate it.

By: Bryan Irrera

Bryan Irrera — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:08:54 +0000

I know someone who the PC patrol would have you call a “little person” who HATED that and thought it was even more demeaning. He’d demand “call me a midget, damnit!”

By: pedro

pedro — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:47:57 +0000

Captain Planet. Now that’s entertainment PC people can live with. Or can’t they?

By: Mr. Fusion

Mr. Fusion — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:14:38 +0000

Gee, I wouldn’t want to be a wretched gnu wandering around Uncle Dave’s neighborhood about now.

Uncle Dave is among the least homophobic people I am aware of. And I do admire his sarcasm at times, it can be so satirical.

By: FairyPrincess

FairyPrincess — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:05:04 +0000

Little Red Riding Hood is eaten by a wolf. The witch tries to eat Hansel and Gretel. Cinderella’s stepsisters have their eyes picked out by birds.

Old != Good