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'His feelings extended to programming of any kind, including advertising and entertainment watched by very young children. In a speech given at an academic conf
by cjcole 8y ago
'His feelings extended to programming of any kind, including advertising and entertainment watched by very young children. In a speech given at an academic conference at Yale University in 1972, Fred Rogers said, “The impact of television must be considered in the light of the possibility that children are exposed to experiences which may be far beyond what their egos can deal with effectively. Those of us who produce television must assume the responsibility for providing images of trustworthy available adults who will modulate these experiences and attempt to keep them within manageable limits.”'
Seems quaint, if not positively prehistoric.
- PostPost 8y agoChildren (by definition) are not fully developed human beings. It should be obvious that care should be taken in their development, and that there should be some burden of responsibility on those creating things specifically targeted at children. This is backed up by years of data. For instance, fast food ads aimed at children can have lifelong impacts on obesity and consumption habits: http://www.apa.org/topics/kids-media/food.aspx http://www.apa.org/topics/kids-media/food.aspx
- nathan_long 8y agoYou call this "quaint" if not "prehistoric". Yet you neither demonstrate that this view is old, nor explain why an old view is necessarily a wrong one. The fact that, in 2018, much commercially-produced entertainment runs counter to Rogers' views says nothing about whether he was correct.
- chc-sc 8y agoNot at all, this is totally on point
- dropit_sphere 8y agoFortunately these new modern children are jaded and hip to the game. Drop one in a prison and they'd take over the joint in no time.