Scooby and the gang draft 1
Scooby-Doo, my favorite cartoon. I remember being six years old and everyday right after school, like clockwork, I would be sitting in front of the T.V. watching Scooby-Doo. I would be singing along to the theme song and wondering what Scooby and the gang were gonna be meddling in that day. I was always amazed how a hungry dog, his best friend, and their gang figured out all of the mysteries. As a child, I learned a lot from watching Scooby. I learned that some adults are liars and are only looking for personal gain. Another important lesson that watching Scooby-Doo taught me was that persistence is the key to finding out the truth. Those lessons are what made Scooby-Doo such a great show. However, I am concerned that, today, the moral well being of Scooby and the gang have changed. Recently, I was flipping through the channels on my T.V. and Scooby’s face appeared on the screen. I was overcome with nostalgia and had to watch the rest of the episode. I was horrified to see that my favorite childhood series that I had always known to be about catching bad guys and solving mysteries was transformed to a romantic love story between Daphne and Fred. So, like the proper Scooby fan I investigated. The emotionally explicit relationship of fred and daphne in Scooby Doo mystery incorporated hurts the theme of innocents in Scooby Doo
A boy, his dog, and there 3 friends solving mysteries: that has always been the innocence of Scooby Doo Where Are You. Daffney never showed her love to Fred or Had urges to impress him. Scooby and Shaggy were always the scared ones, whenever they caught a hint of fear they would run the other direction but that a is the natural thing to do,Its ok to run away, but you have to face your fear eventually. Fred was the emotional rock of the gang he was always ready to find the truth. Daphne is always the cluts that got the gang side tracked and got captured. Velma was the brains always looking for the next clue, she would always piece everything together at the end with the help of fred of course. 5 meddling kids going town to town searching for the truth, No strings attached, That is what made Scooby Doo work. It was simple and efficient storytelling. when did the story become so complicated. In the clip to your left you can plainly see daphne and fred have taken center stage in Mystery Incorporated. I've looked everywhere and can't seem to find a hint of someone feeling the same way I do. Am I just old fashioned? or is social media making kids grow up too fast and we don't realize it? Debate .com seems to agree. One article on dailymail.co.uk states A group of 200 teachers, academics and charity leaders some of which include Oxford university neuroligist Baroness Susan Greenfield and Lord Layrad emeritus professor of economics at the london school of economics Write “‘Our children are subjected to increasing commercial pressures, they begin formal education earlier than the European norm, and they spend ever more time indoors with screen-based technology, rather than in outdoor activity.” “‘The time has come to move from awareness to action.’” Now they go on to list 4 points to “interrupt the erosion of childhood” but I believe its simpler then that. Change the cartoons and games children watch today. Children don't have to grow up so fast. The future is here we are a technological society. They can watch whatever they would like but I feel the morals need to be there. It doesn't need to be like veggietales shoving a moral message down your throat but I think parents should be more cautious about what kids are watching. #bring the innocences back. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2041347/Modern-life-making-children-grow-fast.html#ixzz3LPUpiHdG Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2041347/Modern-life-making-children-grow-fast.html |