I’ve posted before about how people without kids are unaware of how the youth of today is learning about some surprisingly serious issues as part of their cartoon culture.  The things that adults discuss have become the fodder for some very funny, albeit disturbing children’s entertainment.

Thanks to Nicole Black at Legal Antics for bringing us yet another example.  Go take a look now.  I’ll wait….Okay, now that you’re back, let’s talk about it.

The curious aspect is that this will become a simple piece of the reality puzzle for our children, who will find it neither shocking nor troubling when it happens for real.  On the one hand, the message is clearly that this is wrongful conduct.  On the other, does it not inure children to such conduct?  How shocking can it be when they see it on cartoons.  It becomes a fact of life, and kids tend to accept facts of life at face value.

I can’t decide whether indoctrinating kids is a good thing or a bad thing.  There are cartoons today where the heroes fight to protect the environment from evil polluters.  Of course, there is also a show called Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo where the protagonist fights with his nose hair.  Don’t ask, but I won’t let my son watch it.  Also, bear in mind that using children’s programming to influence their views of right and wrong, good and evil, is a two-way street.

What do you think?  By the way, if you didn’t get enough of Family Guy from Niki, try this