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Tully Mars 02-08-2008 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Ustwo
About the most politically motivated bullshit childrens 'work' would be the Captain Planet cartoons. Jebus Christ, I'd like to know who funded its development. I've only seen two and both were anti-American, anti-business, anti-capitalist, oh and anti-common sense.

Back when I was in grade school, we did the social studies 'write the embassy' thing. From Nicaragua (this is in 1982) we got a TON of childrens books in Spanish which being childrens books I could read. They were of course all heavy in communist propaganda but they were still less political than Captain Planet.

I fucking hate people who try to indoctrinate other peoples kids to their political view point, period. I see it on the left far more then on the right, but I’m sure there are examples.

That would be Ted Turner et el.

Ustwo 02-08-2008 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Tully Mars
That would be Ted Turner et el.
:lol:

That would certainly explain it.

The_Jazz 02-08-2008 01:12 PM
We've been reading Curious George Takes A Train. It starts out "This is George. He is a good little monkey and always very curious. Today, George and his friend, the man in the yellow hat, are taking their friend Mrs. Needleman on a picnic to the country."

I am left wondering why, in the 1950's, a married woman is going to the countryside with a zookeeper unescorted except for a troublesome monkey. I've decided that they're having an affair.

And I'm happy that the man in the yellow hat is getting some. It answers the question of why George lives with him instead of the zoo.

snowy 02-08-2008 02:24 PM
I read this horrible book today at work called "Mouse in Love."

Anthropomorphic mouse whines: "She loves me...she loves me not...she loves me...she loves me not...looking all over the world for the perfect mouse for me...turns out it's the mouse next door!" Yeah. It was sappy. I almost vomited.

Plus, the entire time I was thinking about mice really being "in love." Gross.

Infinite_Loser 02-12-2008 01:55 PM
'Twas the night before a non-denominational holiday, and all the through the house. Not a creature was stirring, not even a small (Usually) white rodent.

...

What? That's not how it goes?

Ourcrazymodern? 02-12-2008 02:21 PM
...there's always the bible.

The older two, to whom I read a lot, objected once we got to Leviticus.

xepherys 02-13-2008 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by clavus
Shit. I was about to send Ustwo a copy of "The Adventures of Pookie, the Communist Martyr Bunny who Destroyed Capitalism through Jihad."
ROFL... I want to write that book now!


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