E-Dribble

As if we don’t have enough topics for the political blow-hards to tarnish, I found this. While I can appreciate the fact that it’s these guys’ job to simply talk about things, I sometimes wonder if they ran out of real content a few years ago. When fully grown and productive adults begin arguing over the innuendos of a childrens’ cartoon, they need to reevaluate their life.

Now, I’m not stating that there isn’t an agenda underneath Wall-E’s shiny exterior. Movies and books have been doing this since their inception. I’m just saying that you would hopefully have larger issues to tackle than the ulterior motives of a cartoon.

I can’t understand why these people would become so concerned. Provided you’ve got a modicum of intelligence, I am sure you will agree that the message is not targeted toward the child, but toward the parent/guardian that is watching the movie with the child. The incensed parties are obviously worried that the viewer will watch the movie, and if their view opposes the movie’s, maybe think about their stance concerning the topic at hand. They may even, God forbid, change their mind concerning said topic. They may then, horror of all horrors, pass down to their children their newly changed beliefs.

What’s the problem? It’s nothing new. With the best of intentions, the creator’s values are often presented to the viewer, in hopes that their beliefs will be inherited. When the best of intentions aren’t what’s driving the media, it’s usually safe to consider the result propaganda. Regardless, it’s still your choice to pass it onto your children. The people beside themselves that these movies exist obviously think you’re too stupid to figure out that there is a motive behind these movies.

If they’re right, we have a much larger issue.