Sat Apr 09, 2005 9:03 pm
Sat Apr 09, 2005 9:17 pm
Runevalkyrie wrote:There was one instance that I "forgave" Cookie Monster for not eating cookies (a segment that was first shown in the late 80s-early 90s with him in a Run DMC-like costume and rap about healthy foods)... it did say in gist that "I love cookies, but I do like healthy foods as well." I think that would have been a better message than what they are trying to convey with it being a "sometimes food".
Having him totally convert for being the cookie love to "meh" to cookies is just so wrong.... they've ruined a classic childhood icon
Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:23 am
Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:34 pm
Ixistant wrote:Runevalkyrie wrote:There was one instance that I "forgave" Cookie Monster for not eating cookies (a segment that was first shown in the late 80s-early 90s with him in a Run DMC-like costume and rap about healthy foods)... it did say in gist that "I love cookies, but I do like healthy foods as well." I think that would have been a better message than what they are trying to convey with it being a "sometimes food".
Having him totally convert for being the cookie love to "meh" to cookies is just so wrong.... they've ruined a classic childhood icon
Look on the bright side. Any merchendise that has him holding a cookie will go for millions after they replace them with toys of him holding a carrot or a cabbage.
Sun Apr 10, 2005 11:39 pm
Mon Apr 11, 2005 3:37 am
Mon Apr 11, 2005 3:42 am
Mon Apr 11, 2005 10:57 am
Mon Apr 11, 2005 4:06 pm
Mon Apr 11, 2005 6:24 pm
ChromeFox wrote:I saw this on the news. Wow, they're really pullin out all the stops against this obesity epidemic.
Mon Apr 11, 2005 7:05 pm
Mon Apr 11, 2005 7:41 pm
Twinkle wrote:Me, I was rewarded with a new book or an extra dance lesson. Hence the hyperactive imagination and weight problem but from the other end of the spectrum.
Anyway, back on topic. They have gotta be kidding. Are kids going to eat plates just because the cookie monster does?!
Mon Apr 11, 2005 7:48 pm
atomicblonde wrote:Twinkle wrote:Me, I was rewarded with a new book or an extra dance lesson. Hence the hyperactive imagination and weight problem but from the other end of the spectrum.
Anyway, back on topic. They have gotta be kidding. Are kids going to eat plates just because the cookie monster does?!
Me too. It's odd how it affects you later in life too. While my friends treat themselves to ice cream after doing well on an exam, I go buy myself a stack of new fiction. It's quite lovely actually.
I just think everything these days is too PC. People are too afraid to send anything that could even be percieved as a slightly "bad" or "offensive" message. It's positively ridiculous. I even read an article the other day about how teachers can't use red ink anymore because it's "too stressful" for kids.
Tue Apr 12, 2005 11:37 pm
Wed Apr 13, 2005 12:27 am