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Yeah I'll go further. - It doesn't display the dad as a bumbling idiot for a start, an unmistakably uncommon move in home set shows. - It doesn't syntheticall

Yeah I'll go further. - It doesn't display the dad as a bumbling idiot for a start, an unmistakably uncommon move in home set shows. - It doesn't synthetically force women to the center stage for the sake of scoring points with left leaning audiences. - It doesn't shoehorn in political messages that don't belong and largely harkens back to a time where childrens television didn't require scrutiny of the publisher just to see if it fit the parent's flavor of morality. - It largely fits the actual day-to-day life experiences of individuals who are most likely to have kids young enough to watch Bluey, namely millennials. - Parent's are main characters in a lot of the episodes: The parents in Bluey aren't some side-object only included for the sake of completeness. The parents are main characters and are developed as thoughtfully as the children. By doing this the producers were able to garner attention from both the children and the parents. It's honestly a bit of a shame that we've sidelined parents for so long for fear of offending people. - The show unashamedly depicts an intact household with two loving, heterosexual parents. It's "stunning and brave" in the current culture. - The show depicts two children who are absolutely uninvolved or unconcerned with their sexual identity, despite the current narrative being that they are the age at which they should be. - The show is diverse, but not for the sake of checking a box. There is no prioritized group in the show and tension between the breeds of dogs are displayed as equitable and able to relate to one another with minimal conflict (much like in real life, despite what you may have heard). - There is no mention of a god. There is no big G god, nor any pagan gods. There are no "spirits", no "forces", no "inner being" that is wrestled with. It's a kids show and stays a kids show. I could go on, but at this point I feel I've overstayed the common HN user's tolerance.

skyyler 3y ago
>- The show unashamedly depicts an intact household with two loving, heterosexual parents. It's "stunning and brave" in the current culture. You seem to be implying that it's abnormal for heterosexual parents to be depicted in children's media. Is that what you meant? >- The show depicts two children who are absolutely uninvolved or unconcerned with their sexual identity, despite the current narrative being that they are the age at which they should be. Hm, the "current narrative"? What do you mean by that?
ben_w 3y ago
> It doesn't shoehorn in political messages that don't belong and largely harkens back to a time where childrens television didn't require scrutiny of the publisher just to see if it fit the parent's flavor of morality. As a child of the Captain Planet and D&D moral panic era, when was this time you harken back to?
afavour 3y ago
> The show unashamedly depicts an intact household with two loving, heterosexual parents. It's "stunning and brave" in the current culture. Eh? I'm trying to think of peer shows of Bluey... Peppa Pig and Daniel Tiger come to mind (Trash Truck anyone? Charming little show), heterosexual parents are by far and away the norm. The idea that it's "brave" to show them feels like a conservative talking point that's out of step with reality. > unconcerned with their sexual identity, despite the current narrative being that they are the age at which they should be Speaking of conservative talking points... again, I'm really struggling to think of peer shows that have six year olds discussing their sexual identity.
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  - skyyler 3y ago
    Chrissie is based on a character from the original Mr Rogers show. You are trying to find things to be mad about, it seems. "interracial household"? That's something you take issue with?
  - afavour 3y ago
    > Daniel tiger jams in diversity at every opportunity. It clearly doesn't given that Daniel Tiger's family, the primary family unit of the show, is a heterosexual couple. > interracial I guess I'm losing track of what we're supposed to be offended about now. OP suggested that depicting a heterosexual couple was “brave”, I pointed out that it happens all the time. Are we now arguing that there should be absolutely no instances of mixed-race, orientation or disabilities in kids shows at all?
  - nindalf 3y ago
    > Miscellena is from an interracial household I’m so sorry you and your child had to witness that. Must have been quite traumatic.
174ac09182ad3fd 3y ago
I'm amazed that you've written this post (presumably in good faith) and not provided a single concrete example. The replies disagree with your assertions and are providing concrete examples. All of the replies are civil. One might call it civil discourse. However, I suspect from the priming of your last line that you will not view it that way, and instead view it as "the average HN user" being intolerant of your ideas. Instead, may I suggest engaging with the replies?
imp0cat 3y ago
You're doing great! ;)

skyyler 3y ago

>- The show unashamedly depicts an intact household with two loving, heterosexual parents. It's "stunning and brave" in the current culture. You seem to be implying that it's abnormal for heterosexual parents to be depicted in children's media. Is that what you meant? >- The show depicts two children who are absolutely uninvolved or unconcerned with their sexual identity, despite the current narrative being that they are the age at which they should be. Hm, the "current narrative"? What do you mean by that?

ben_w 3y ago

> It doesn't shoehorn in political messages that don't belong and largely harkens back to a time where childrens television didn't require scrutiny of the publisher just to see if it fit the parent's flavor of morality. As a child of the Captain Planet and D&D moral panic era, when was this time you harken back to?

afavour 3y ago

> The show unashamedly depicts an intact household with two loving, heterosexual parents. It's "stunning and brave" in the current culture. Eh? I'm trying to think of peer shows of Bluey... Peppa Pig and Daniel Tiger come to mind (Trash Truck anyone? Charming little show), heterosexual parents are by far and away the norm. The idea that it's "brave" to show them feels like a conservative talking point that's out of step with reality. > unconcerned with their sexual identity, despite the current narrative being that they are the age at which they should be Speaking of conservative talking points... again, I'm really struggling to think of peer shows that have six year olds discussing their sexual identity.

geraldwhen 3y ago
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- skyyler 3y ago
  Chrissie is based on a character from the original Mr Rogers show. You are trying to find things to be mad about, it seems. "interracial household"? That's something you take issue with?
- afavour 3y ago
  > Daniel tiger jams in diversity at every opportunity. It clearly doesn't given that Daniel Tiger's family, the primary family unit of the show, is a heterosexual couple. > interracial I guess I'm losing track of what we're supposed to be offended about now. OP suggested that depicting a heterosexual couple was “brave”, I pointed out that it happens all the time. Are we now arguing that there should be absolutely no instances of mixed-race, orientation or disabilities in kids shows at all?
- nindalf 3y ago
  > Miscellena is from an interracial household I’m so sorry you and your child had to witness that. Must have been quite traumatic.

174ac09182ad3fd 3y ago

I'm amazed that you've written this post (presumably in good faith) and not provided a single concrete example. The replies disagree with your assertions and are providing concrete examples. All of the replies are civil. One might call it civil discourse. However, I suspect from the priming of your last line that you will not view it that way, and instead view it as "the average HN user" being intolerant of your ideas. Instead, may I suggest engaging with the replies?

imp0cat 3y ago

You're doing great! ;)