Well, it seems like nowadays cartoons can get away with a lot..
And I'm not referring to the cartoons that snuck in adult humor, to go along with the jokes for children...
What I remember back when Codename Kids Next Door and a few other programs were airing, you couldn't get away with much(exception to the rule is the Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy), which is actually a good thing.
Language was limited to heck,crud and other alternatives, sexual content was non-existant and the humor was a tad vulgar, but it didn't go too far and violence was relatively bloodless.
In fact Cartoon Network's [adult swim] block and a few other channels were about the only places you could find vulgar humor and stronger language, along some high, bloody violence.
Nowadays, that seems to have been all thrown out the window.
No longer are the mature jokes we couldn't get when we were younger hidden.
In fact, they're blatant, along with the fact that language is slightly stronger , along with the violence level raised up a notch.
I remember watching a cartoon called Regular Show once and I found it to be quite crude, considering that the your mom joke is taken to a further level.
A bird and raccoon manage to tick off a guy, who might as well be obese and he shows them a picture of his mother, forcing them to apparently kiss it and then to eat it.
Now it seems like typical bullying at first, but then the guy(Muscle Man) reveals that it's just a picture of his buttocks with a face drawn on it.
After seeing that, I decided that it's better to avoid such a show.
I mean I don't mind a little toilet humor and I like dark humor, but that's taking it a little further than a simple flatuence joke.
I don't believe I'll really be tuning to watch that show again.
I mean, it fits better on [adult swim] or at a later time slot.
On the other hand, I like Adventure Time, as it has some adult humor mixed in with the childish antics of a boy and his magical dog, which is remiscent of the old Spongebob episodes.
Plus, the toilet humor doesn't go too far either.
Now while some of this is okay for us adults and older adolescents, I don't think little kids should be watching these kind of cartoons nowadays, just let them watch Looney Tunes or better yet, just let them play outside.
And I'm not referring to the cartoons that snuck in adult humor, to go along with the jokes for children...
What I remember back when Codename Kids Next Door and a few other programs were airing, you couldn't get away with much(exception to the rule is the Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy), which is actually a good thing.
Language was limited to heck,crud and other alternatives, sexual content was non-existant and the humor was a tad vulgar, but it didn't go too far and violence was relatively bloodless.
In fact Cartoon Network's [adult swim] block and a few other channels were about the only places you could find vulgar humor and stronger language, along some high, bloody violence.
Nowadays, that seems to have been all thrown out the window.
No longer are the mature jokes we couldn't get when we were younger hidden.
In fact, they're blatant, along with the fact that language is slightly stronger , along with the violence level raised up a notch.
I remember watching a cartoon called Regular Show once and I found it to be quite crude, considering that the your mom joke is taken to a further level.
A bird and raccoon manage to tick off a guy, who might as well be obese and he shows them a picture of his mother, forcing them to apparently kiss it and then to eat it.
Now it seems like typical bullying at first, but then the guy(Muscle Man) reveals that it's just a picture of his buttocks with a face drawn on it.
After seeing that, I decided that it's better to avoid such a show.
I mean I don't mind a little toilet humor and I like dark humor, but that's taking it a little further than a simple flatuence joke.
I don't believe I'll really be tuning to watch that show again.
I mean, it fits better on [adult swim] or at a later time slot.
On the other hand, I like Adventure Time, as it has some adult humor mixed in with the childish antics of a boy and his magical dog, which is remiscent of the old Spongebob episodes.
Plus, the toilet humor doesn't go too far either.
Now while some of this is okay for us adults and older adolescents, I don't think little kids should be watching these kind of cartoons nowadays, just let them watch Looney Tunes or better yet, just let them play outside.
