Cartoons are not made for children

I just got to sat through 15 minutes of listening to some woman going on and on about how cartoons are evil and how no child should be watching them.

Her example?  South Park and the Simpsons of course.

Now I would be lying if I stated that I didn't like cartoons.  We all know how much of a Daria fan I am. (or was at least)  Ditto for Kim Possible and the Avatar: The Last Airbender. (Note to self: try to find the last six episodes since I haven't seen them yet.)

I would be very hard pressed though to state that any of those shows are for younger children.  While some folks and groups think higher of Avatar, the violence of Avatar as well as Kim Possible set others off. (OK, that's not the link I had in mind but it's the only one I can find right off.) Of course some folks question Veggie Tales.

Parent seem to forget that past cartoons like Tom and Jerry had their violent moments as well. I'm not sure I would be turning to Yahoo Answers though as a source for parenting though.  They also seem to forget that way back when, cartoons sent out a different message that also reflected the times.

Just random thoughts and links about what happened today.  After the fold is the Flintstone's Winston's television advert.