Comments on: All That Is Wrong With World

By: darwin

darwin — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:43:31 +0000

Well, no, because I assume those warnings were put on the boxes voluntarily by the corporation that released them- so more of a ‘corporate nanny free-market’.

By: steve

steve — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:32:23 +0000

It might not be ‘living in nanny state’ but it sure seems to be heading that way. Wouldn’t you agree?

By: darwin

darwin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:13:37 +0000

I often worry that intellectuals/counter-culturalists/po-mo people are getting sucked into increasingly narrow and segregated communities, where they are cut off from the larger mass of society, which continues down this stupid road without their influence. It’s striking to think that episodes of Sesame Street from the 60s are too racy to be shown on telivision today, at the same time as shows like South Park or Nip/Tuck are flourishing.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:23:09 +0000

“These early Sesame Street episodes are intended for grownups and may not suit the needs of today’s preschool child.” It’s a good thing they added this warning, because I’m certain that some incompetent parent would try to sue for some stupid thing their child did.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:20:49 +0000

“Sesame was created in the ’60s, and it was a bit edgier, if you will.” I never thought anyone would describe Sesame Street as “edgy,” but I guess in our overprotective culture today it isn’t a surprise.