Adult Oriented Cartoons at Large.

[patach]

Cartoon Network has announced that they are re-releasing their adult oriented cartoons back on CN, ever since the 3 years of torment where the concerned parents protested against it.

CN is bringing it all back. Cartoons for adults and not kids (don't worry, it's going to be late at night).

As an Alternative Cartoonist, I am so damn happy that this is happening. But I'm sure some of you don't like it... or maybe you want to celebrate with me. So let's put this on the table. Adult cartoons on cable? Good or bad?

[patach]

Adult cartoons going on CN, is technically intelligent cartoons made from Japanese and Alternative American cartoonists. It's technically supposed to be animated normal TV. There will be no porn cartoons for this channel. So don't jump into conclusions that the word "Adult" means porn. To me, this is our first step for America to bring cartoons back into a normal form of art, instead of an art form for only kids. Thank you Cartoon Network!

[poseidon]

Bugs Bunny is kind of directed at both adults and kids. There's the action scenes that kids like, yet they are witty enough where many children won't catch half the jokes but the adults will and they're actually funny. Even better is The Animaniacs.

On the other hand, there's cartoons out there just for kids... such as the Powder Puff Girls (I used to be a fan of CN, but I've not been watching it lately because of the lack of good programming).

To be honest, I've watched "animated TV" before, and it just isn't my cup of tea. It's interesting, but I don't know that I would classify it as "adult" programming. After all, the latest generation of "The Transformers" (saw that this morning actually while flipping through channels -- I hate waking up at 5:30 on a Saturday morning -- UGH!) isn't what I would classify as adult-oriented material.

Jeff

[Dani257]

Animation is just as much an art form as anything else. And, some cartoons are just plain enjoyable to watch. I don't happen to watch adult cartoons (unless Animaniacs counts) because I'm still pretty juvenile. But, lots of people do, so CN should have some programming for them.

Could some people think adult means porno and that's why they were objecting?

[pluckyduck]

Look, as a mother whose kids watch too much Cartoon Network, I'm not personally happy about it. I now have to monitor them a little bit more closely.

That's my job. That's my problem, not anyone else's. Unlike some parents who seem to think that their decision to have children should change everybody else's life, I don't.



Andrea
who says "enjoy!"

[patach]

Could some people think adult means porno and that's why they were objecting?

Actually, before the parents ordered CN to remove their line of Adult cartoons. CN's line of adult cartoons were mostly Japanese animated movies and shows that had the same sort of violence and content that you'd see in a live action movie in America.

The parents were so scared about the showing of actual BLOOD or language in an animated tv show that they protested against CN to remove the adult section for 3 years.

And to my surprise and support... CN's not going to listen anymore.

Hmmm...

Well, personally I wouldn't exactly call the Power Puff Girls a kids show and (though it has some seriously inane parts that on the outside might look like they are for kids) that particular cartoon seems to be mostly geared for adults anyhow. I know that I wouldn't want my own kids watching it...

So, that being the case, I don't think the Adult Oriented thing is a bad way to go.

Ander

[jaderabbit]

One important point: the adult cartoon block, Adult Swim, is being shown in the middle of the night, so unless your kids are home-schooled *and* insomniacs, your little angels aren't likely to see any of this.

I'm very happy that Cartoon Network's showing Cowboy BeBop , which is a favorite of mine. I'm not very happy that they're doing any editing at all. It's often in a film noir style, so the blood is appropriate. Blood's also handy for things like letting you know a character is dead or dying, which happens a lot when bullets fly. I think that if you're going to show the gun, it's your responsibility to show the blood, too. I understand that they're also planning on editing out the one moment of nudity in the entire eleven hours of the show, and I'm rather bummed about it...it's a very important moment.

jaderabbit

[amykhar]

what dug this old thing up?

[frazzledspice]

There are things that kids shouldn't be exposed to all through the media--from books to radio to movies to TV to the internet.

Because of that, it's a parent's responsibility to monitor their children's viewing habits.

Sometimes parents want the easy way out.

My main concern is for the children of parents who get so freaked out by "the modern world" that they homeschool their children to keep them away from the evils of society. Most homeschool parents are conscientious and loving, but some are overprotective and overly religious. I know some teens whose parents won't allow them to date or socialize with the opposite sex until God chooses their mate for them. Their teens spend their time drawing pornographic cartoons and fantasizing about when they can run away from home.

These parents might be extremist no matter how sheltered an environment the world provided, but I truly feel that our promiscuous culture has driven them over the edge.

[jgibson2[$]]

frazzledspice said

There are things that kids shouldn't be exposed to all through the media--from books to radio to movies to TV to the internet.

Because of that, it's a parent's responsibility to monitor their children's viewing habits.

Sometimes parents want the easy way out.

My main concern is for the children of parents who get so freaked out by "the modern world" that they homeschool their children to keep them away from the evils of society. Most homeschool parents are conscientious and loving, but some are overprotective and overly religious. I know some teens whose parents won't allow them to date or socialize with the opposite sex until God chooses their mate for them. Their teens spend their time drawing pornographic cartoons and fantasizing about when they can run away from home.

These parents might be extremist no matter how sheltered an environment the world provided, but I truly feel that our promiscuous culture has driven them over the edge.

You're kidding, right?

[frazzledspice]

No, these are true families. They split off into a splinter homeschool group because, during a basketball game, some young teenage boys were heard saying "oh, bleep" if they missed a shot...

They felt that some of the homeschoolers weren't pure enough for their kids, because they said, "oh, bleep" if they missed a shot.

They also believe in "courtship," whereby a child never "dates" until ready to get married (financially, educationally, etc.) and doesn't spend any time alone with the prospective spouse until the wedding. All "dates" are visits with parents.

We got to know several of these boys during an afterschool activity, and, when their parents weren't around, they were much more preoccupied with sex than typical teens. My daughter liked one of the boys quite a bit, and I said to her, "If he was ever alone with a girl, he would be like a caged tiger let loose."

I think that parents should supervise their kids, and I think most homeschoolers are wonderful, but this particular group is almost a cult.

[jgibson2[$]]

frazzledspice said

No, these are true families. They split off into a splinter homeschool group because, during a basketball game, some young teenage boys were heard saying "oh, bleep" if they missed a shot...

They felt that some of the homeschoolers weren't pure enough for their kids, because they said, "oh, bleep" if they missed a shot.

They also believe in "courtship," whereby a child never "dates" until ready to get married (financially, educationally, etc.) and doesn't spend any time alone with the prospective spouse until the wedding. All "dates" are visits with parents.

We got to know several of these boys during an afterschool activity, and, when their parents weren't around, they were much more preoccupied with sex than typical teens. My daughter liked one of the boys quite a bit, and I said to her, "If he was ever alone with a girl, he would be like a caged tiger let loose."

I think that parents should supervise their kids, and I think most homeschoolers are wonderful, but this particular group is almost a cult.

OH. I know hundreds of homeschoolers and I've never met any like that. I suppose there are fringe elements anywhere you look, though. I'd still rather have that sort around than the totally unsupervised, out of control teens you occasionally see who aren't any kind of schooled (dropouts).

[shadow8]

Anybody here familiar with Hentai?