Syuzi Says
Disney sets children up to fake realities.
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Modern day cast of Austin and Ally
November 18, 2014
Raven Baxter. Lizzie McGuire. Louis Stevens. Penny Proud. Stitch. Phil Diffy. Kim Possible. Jake Long. Zack and Cody Martin. Derek Venturi. Hannah Montana. Alex Russo. Any of these names seem familiar?
These were of the names of characters that we looked up to as children. These shows brought us laughter, happiness and an escape from reality. We were so entertained by these shows that we would portray the characters’ roles at school during lunchtime.
Back then during the ‘90s shows that were aired on TV had an actually meaning. They filled our brains with information that would come handy to us in the future.
Cast of That’s So Raven back in the 90’s
Nowadays, Disney shows can never be compared to what we saw during the ‘90s. The shows now have no meaning, no morals and they aren’t realistic. By watching the ‘90s shows children learned manners, respect, to be proud of who they are, and to be ready for the future ahead.
By watching the ‘90s shows children learned manners, respect, to be proud of who they are, and to be ready for the future ahead.”
— Syuzi Sargsyan
If you notice, for the new generation, Disney shows value celebrity culture: Jessie, the story of a girl from the country who came to New York to become an actress; Austin and Ally; a tale of teenagers who write and sing songs and are famous pop stars; Shake It Up, a series about two girls who dance on a popular dance show Shake It Up Chicago; and Liv and Maddie, a show featuring Liv, a pop superstar actress who tries living with her normal family.
What children watch partially determines who they will be in the future. Disney is setting up the children of today to believe that they will all be superstars; their shows are very celebrity based. No lawyers, doctors, engineers, nothing besides being famous. We will see the results when the children of today become the children of tomorrow. No matter what, the shows in the ‘90s will always be better than the shows of today.
Shant M • Dec 15, 2014 at 11:00 pm
I strongly disagree with you Syuzi. If you would actually take the time and watch the shows that you mentioned that do not have morals, you would see that they do. Austin and Ally for example presents friendship and what you might do to keep it ever lasting. You get in a fight with your friend you say sorry, you see your friend is sad and or has stage freight you help them try to exceed that fear. This is just one of many examples from only one show. The show Jessie would teach you responsibility that would be some what obvious if you already did not see how she is a babysitter. It would also pull morals from Austin and Ally as well since Jessie is seen many times helping the children with fears and other issues. Though what you said is partially correct on how children might grow up believing that they to will become a superstar; Jessie the character travels from the country all the way to the city which would represent that not everything is the same and things will always change if you look a new direction. Plus these shows are made to appeal to the minds of children and so I say myself children have dreams that are far out. So why shouldn’t a child have these dreams and aspirations. Ask kid president he’ll tell you why. P.S. When I was reading your article about half way through I came to the conclusion that you were bias but then again that’s my opinion.