4. “For All Ages”
Today’s society typically interprets this phrase as “intended
for children”, when it actually means its content should
appeal to people of all ages. While many of today’s “For All
Ages” media is severely watered down, now and then a
bright example will appear, only to be snuffed out by today’s
overprotective parent. This occurrence, combined with the
retroactive labeling of older media, is severely damaging the
availability of quality media to both our youth and our
present generation.
5. Being a cartoonist, I have studied many forms of media, discovering
the largely forgotten forms of media deemed too “unsafe” to present
to today’s general viewing public.
6. Rather than lock everything down and hide it from the public,
perhaps it might help to try and understand what it is you’re trying
to hide, maybe you can find a way to help the little ones understand
and avoid your fears.
7. THE MOST
PREVIALIANT PROBLEMS
Overblown censorship for the sake of young viewers
result in watered-down productions
“Hiding” themes and motifs from children does not make
them safer
Parents do not attempt to educate their children
about sensitive material
8. Point One:
Weakening or outright censoring
of video media for the sake of
young viewers robs the fun of it
for other ages
10. Disney’s
Donald Duck
Today
Comically loser protagonist
Often the butt of jokes, comedy derived
From inability to succeed.
Comedic rage has been highly suppressed
Parents feel the older Donald
is “too violent” for children, with no
attempts made to portray the original
version for other audiences
12. Transformers
Megatron
A robot that transforms
into a pistol
Many times, this pistol
resembles a realistic
Lugar pistol, in realistic scale
In 1984, this toy could be
bought by children in
toy stores
13. Transformers
Megatron
Transformers fans come in
all ages, but bans on
Megatron toys to “protect
children” make it next to
impossible for older fans
to purchase items due to
their gun form
Such protective measures lead to
outlandish importing charges, many times
Including orange “safety caps”, marring the product,
in the event a child were to carry it around in public,
unaware of the implications
14. Point Three:
If parents took a proactive step
rather than hiding things from
their children, maybe we could
all enjoy things.
15. A shared interest leads to an understanding.
If children can learn to understand the difference between
entertainment and not acceptable behavior, we would not
have to bother with such harsh censorship.
16. A more personal approach can help
avoid such hostile situations towards the
entertainment industry.
17. If things continue the way they have been going,
our children,
our children’s children,
will never be able to share
the joyful experiences we had growing up
as far as media, toys and the like go.
20. Don’t you want your kids to have fun?
Don’t you want to have fun alongside your children?
Remember that just because it is being done for the children,
that doesn’t mean it works for
the rest of the audience.
Editor's Notes
Slide 1: Hook/attention grabber
Slide 2: Hook/attention grabber
Slide 3: The Big Idea (pages 78-79)
Slide 6: Call to Adventure (pages 38-39)
Slide 4: What’s in it for your audience? Explain why your topic is important or worth discussing.
Slide 5: Why should your audience listen to you? Explain your ethos (personal experience, expertise, and credibility).
Slide 7: Preview the three main points that will support your big idea
Slide 8: Introduce and set up Supporting Point One
Slide 9: Factual or emotional evidence
Slide 9: Factual or emotional evidence
Slide 8: Introduce and set up Supporting Point One
Slide 9: Factual or emotional evidence
Slide 9: Factual or emotional evidence
Slide 8: Introduce and set up Supporting Point One
Slide 9: Factual or emotional evidence
Slide 9: Factual or emotional evidence
Slide 10: Factual or emotional evidence
Slide 11: Introduce and set up Supporting Point Two