After our class discussion about the new law regarding a mandatory moment of silence, I began to think about other ways religion was publicly endorsed. One of the first things that popped into my mind as the popular show "Veggies Tales". Basically, the show is about these talking vegetables that go on all sorts of fun adventures. It used to be a favorite of my neighbor and we would constantly watch it at her house. Now, I'm not that religious so being so young, I didn't really know anything about the bible. However, now that I've expanded my knowledge about other religions, I've come to realize that every single episode was a Bible story. It completely hit me. Parents encourage their children to watch shows like "Veggie Tales" so that they are silently endorsing a certain religion. It made me think about our moment of silence because, like "Veggie Tales", religion is being endorsed publicly and the main target is the young generation. In my opinion, that's a little scary.
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One of the worst things in shows like these is that the kids are being brainwashed. It might not be in a terrible way, but in some cases it can be taken advantage of. In a study done by the anti-drug companies, there was a man dressed in a big, colorful outfit to look like a big, fuzzy, nice bear. When the man went up to adults and asked if they would see a movie staring him, they either said no or stuck up their noses and walked in another direction, but when he went up to kids in a park, they all enthusiastically crowded around him. If a movie was made of the bear and he was promoting cigarettes, or even smoked one (without pressuring them) these kids would see their role model doing it and think it is ok (it is the same way kids are influenced by parents and teachers).
The question must be posed: how far are television companies going to push these influences on kids, and will it be stopped?
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