The good ol’ Blasphemin’ Cap’n, previous of How the Simpsons have Lost their Way, has hoisted up another gem from the depths of his intellect:
Dora the Explorer and Caillou are calculated subversive propaganda machines brought forth by foreign governments to undermine the sanctity and security of the United States.
While the research may be dubious and the logic may also be dubious, Cap’n raises intriguing hypotheses. Excerpt with regard to Caillou:
The storyline revolves around a, 4-year bald “big boy”, named Caillou. Caillou either whines or speaks in a baby voice. He’s rarely in trouble with his hopelessly perky and indulgent parents, who are at his constant beck and call. The family dynamic here is the exact opposite of the Mexican Dora Project. The undermining aspect of the authoritarian love is not limited to his overseeing parental units, but all adults that he encounters. An all knowing “adult” to look over his every misstep advocates the advancement of an authoritarian “Nanny State.”
And with regard to Dora the Explorer:
Also, and more genius, is the subtexual context in Dora the Explorer’s lack of parental figures that creates erosion of the American family unit. The lack of effectual parental figures, save for the once-in-a-while-product-placement crossover of her older brother Diego, creates the illusion to a younger age set that parental supervision is not only unnecessary, it in fact, dilutes fun. Any parental involvement in a child’s activity should be shunned and greeted with disdain.
This is especially worrisome in the light of the ominous and foreboding “tween Dora” which was recently announced to the horror of parents everywhere (including myself). This is surely a more insidious scheme: to transform America’s youth into a horde of quasi-self-sufficient purchase-happy fashionitas.
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March 14, 2009 at 8:37 am |
sure, Dora obviously has an unusual amount of freedom for a little girl (wandering the woods as she pleases with her animal friends) but the excerpt isn’t accurate in how it characterizes the show. dora’s parents and abuelita are occasionally on the show and they seem to have a healthy relationship with the title character.
they certainly appear more often than diego, who contrary to the quote above is dora’s cousin not her older brother! dora is the older sister to 2 twin babies.. does this guy even watch the show?
March 25, 2009 at 7:04 pm |
re: “lack of effectual parental figures”. Dora isn’t setting any precedent on this. See also Peanuts cartoons and especially the comic strip. Dogs and the wall of Sally’s school had more thought-balloons emanating from them than any parents did in the strips.
Also the tv show “Party of Five.” Okay, I never watched that show, but I assumed the premise was sorta, “Our parents died so now we get to be teenagers without parents, yay! -ish.”
April 21, 2009 at 2:14 pm |
Um… Diego is her cousin….
Diego’s sister’s name is Alicia and Dora has a baby brother and sister that are twins… If you are going to make this analysis…get it right