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I think too many commenters here are focusing on the positive effects of Minecraft rather than the negative effects of modern television. In my opinion, anythi

I think too many commenters here are focusing on the positive effects of Minecraft rather than the negative effects of modern television. In my opinion, anything is better than Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, and their derivatives. The author pretty thoroughly covers what is wrong with them, and she is not alone in her opinion. I know people who have specifically blocked those channels on their TV, so that the kids are forced to watch something better.

rcthompson 13y ago
Yes, this was what I took away from the article: "Micecraft is cool, I guess, but anything is better than Disney tween sitcoms."
cschmidt 13y ago
The Disney shows are just evil - they give kids horrible stereotypes to emulate. I know several girls that are walking little Disney show characters. They are mean, snarky, and talk in zingers like the punchlines of Shake it Up or A.N.T. Farm. It is kind of sad. We see a change in behavior when our 7 year old daughter sneaks off and watches some of these show. Instant attitude. Our clever daughter decides she wants to be a famous dancer.
- wtracy 13y ago
  I ate dinner in a Burger King last week that had a TV playing The Wizards of Waverly Place. I was horrified. The main character shows no empathy toward the people around her (she lets some girls eat some spoiled sandwiches that she was told to dispose of, and doesn't skip a beat when they later start vomiting) and insults and physically attacks her brother (knocking over his food tray) constantly without any provocation. She repeatedly mis-uses trite motivational sound bites to deflect blame (announcing, "We could focus on the past, and on whose fault this is, or we could focus on the now" when the fault was clearly her own negligence--that started to make me want to punch her in the face!). And, of course, she constantly uses magic to cover up her mistakes and avoid responsibility. I'm not even a parent, and I'm mad.
gbog 13y ago
> anything is better than Disney Channel I'd say anything is better than TV. And also, anything is better than tablet games, but TV. God, my 3yo can play hours of lego alone, crafting "planes submarines" and things like that. And I am not against playing video games with him, but then it must be together. We played Bad Piggies, Minecraft, and even GTA (call me fool!).

rcthompson 13y ago

Yes, this was what I took away from the article: "Micecraft is cool, I guess, but anything is better than Disney tween sitcoms."

cschmidt 13y ago

The Disney shows are just evil - they give kids horrible stereotypes to emulate. I know several girls that are walking little Disney show characters. They are mean, snarky, and talk in zingers like the punchlines of Shake it Up or A.N.T. Farm. It is kind of sad. We see a change in behavior when our 7 year old daughter sneaks off and watches some of these show. Instant attitude. Our clever daughter decides she wants to be a famous dancer.

wtracy 13y ago
I ate dinner in a Burger King last week that had a TV playing The Wizards of Waverly Place. I was horrified. The main character shows no empathy toward the people around her (she lets some girls eat some spoiled sandwiches that she was told to dispose of, and doesn't skip a beat when they later start vomiting) and insults and physically attacks her brother (knocking over his food tray) constantly without any provocation. She repeatedly mis-uses trite motivational sound bites to deflect blame (announcing, "We could focus on the past, and on whose fault this is, or we could focus on the now" when the fault was clearly her own negligence--that started to make me want to punch her in the face!). And, of course, she constantly uses magic to cover up her mistakes and avoid responsibility. I'm not even a parent, and I'm mad.

gbog 13y ago

> anything is better than Disney Channel I'd say anything is better than TV. And also, anything is better than tablet games, but TV. God, my 3yo can play hours of lego alone, crafting "planes submarines" and things like that. And I am not against playing video games with him, but then it must be together. We played Bad Piggies, Minecraft, and even GTA (call me fool!).