Blog 6

In this episode of South Park the boys watch a TV show they think is funny. Once their parents find out they are watching this “inappropriate” TV show they take action to get it off of the air because they believe it has a negative influence on their children. What the parents don’t realize is their actions are having an even more negative effect on their children.  There was a theme that sometimes parents can do more harm trying to protect their children. When parents believe that things are bad or have negative influences on their children, their actions to get rid of those bad influence can have an even more damaging effect. They went on strike to get the TV show off of the air. While doing so they left their children alone at home. While alone the boys are dealing with a suicidal grandpa and are even running away from death. When the boys call their parents for help their parents completely ignore them. Then Kyle says, "I think that parents only get so offended by television because they rely on it as a babysitter and the sole educator of their kids." I see a lot of truth in this quote today. Our generation realis heavily on technology because it makes our lives easier. When parents get tired of dealing with their children they can distract them with TV, hence a babysitter. When parents neglect their children by letting them watch TV, then take TV away from them and still neglect them and their needs. That’s when children start to pick up bad habits. For example at the end of the episode when there is nothing for them to do they say, “what should we do now? Let’s do coke my uncle said it’s really cool.” Sometimes parents do more harm trying to protect their children. Instead of talking and explaining to their children why it is bad. They go straight to the source neglecting their children when the children need them most.