I'm going to share this clip from The Proud Family. It features a speech about how slaves built this country. It almost sounds like something you would hear at school whether or not you would realistically agree. [VIDEO]
I almost thought it was the PJs at first which was produced by Eddie Murphy also from that period of time almost 20 years ago.
Anyway back to the above clip. Ben Shapiro talked about this clip and I will show you a clip from Timcast IRL. The point of the discussion was to illustrate how America is less racist than other nations such as Sweden. Remember Sweden seems to want to be a multicultural country and should be a cautionary tale for America especially when it comes to a lack of real social cohesion and no attempt at assimilation.
It can be stated that President Abraham Lincoln may not have intended to end slavery in America, however, a Civil War was fought in this nation in the 19th century to at least stop the expansion of it. Although one result of that long ago conflict was that slavery ended in America. And of course the continuing usage of racism just as an attack against people with whom you don't like causes that word to lose its sting. [VIDEO]
However, who is the program directed towards exactly? If this is for children will they see this clip and remember or know the implications of the messaging here? If I was at a young age watching this cartoon would I remember the messaging here?
I'm not a parent, however, I don't want my children being injected with political messaging. I also wouldn't want my children being injected with adult concepts such as sexuality before they're at an age when they can adequately explore that.
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