tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post4554941574011412546..comments2023-10-09T00:45:55.603+09:00Comments on Shisaku: At The Frontiers Of Human PossibilityMTChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04626942240117432624noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-50060590034846150602012-04-13T00:50:52.756+09:002012-04-13T00:50:52.756+09:00Maybe the kids want to be the actor or voice actor...Maybe the kids want to be the actor or voice actor that portrays the TV/Anime character, either on TV or at the theme park...<br /><br />That's certainly obtainable, although maybe not statistically likely...TheStrawMannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-68564944966228196342012-04-12T14:04:19.369+09:002012-04-12T14:04:19.369+09:00As a father of a 2 year old who enjoys NHK's p...As a father of a 2 year old who enjoys NHK's programs, I would like to offer a different opinion.<br /><br />Besides Nihongo Asobo, with its exoteric oddness, I don’t find much to criticize about the programs and characters. Think about Sesame Street. There was a giant hairy brown elephant who was the imaginary friend of a giant talking bird and a monster that lived in a trash can. Are these characters any odder than a saguaro cactus or a talking chair? Not all of the Muppet characters had moving lips, or even human shaped ones for that matter. Beaker for example. Who has a mouth like that!<br /><br />Otetsudai Robo is also not as harmful as you make it out as I watch it. All the show teaches is following directions just like the game Simon Says. Once children enter school they will have to follow their teacher’s directions. We all have to follow directions at times. Looking farther into this and making a broad statement about this program being the start of the brainwashing of children in to master and slave roles in society seems to be giving too much power to it. I find it cute. It’s “Helping Robot” not just “Robot.”<br /><br />So, are relationships sometimes one-sided? Yes. It’s a hard fact of life that we have to deal with. We all have a boss. But the other have of the program with the Rube Goldberg devices shows that give and take and working together is needed also. Or am I looking too far into it?<br /><br />Continuing, landoseru are not required by any public school that I’ve encountered. Judging by observation, a majority of elementary school children in my neighborhood do not use them. Private schools typically have their own school branded landoseru that students must buy, along with their uniforms of course. And what is wrong with being anachronistic in the first place? All the steampunks on Boing-Boing might take issue with you on that one.<br /><br />Lastly, concerning the survey, what child didn’t want to grow up to be a ninja or GI Joe character when we were young? I would go so far to say that choosing singer, pro athlete, or movie star are equally unobtainable, statistically, as growing up to be Kamen Rider.<br /><br />Does TV rot your brain? We all know that answer to that. Thankfully, the offerings on NHK are educational, much better produced, and at least commercial free when compared to the private broadcasters. Write a post about the evils of Puri Cure and Boken Ranger and I’ll be right on board with it.<br /><br />Thank you for your post. I enjoyed reading your opinions on the matter even though we do not agree.sleepytakohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17554508523805590606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-60606654419509101732012-04-12T10:40:52.242+09:002012-04-12T10:40:52.242+09:00Otetsudai Robo has nothing to do with Otōsan Suitc...Otetsudai Robo has nothing to do with Otōsan Suitchi, as far as I know. On the whole I think your post is a crazy overreaction to segments on kids' shows that tell the little ones "hey, be helpful around the house, and here's a way to make a fun remote control and play with dad." <br /><br />When is the last time you watched a kids' program from the United States?Durfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808798326382363759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-48013342449554219222012-04-12T10:16:26.118+09:002012-04-12T10:16:26.118+09:00All I can think of upon reading this essay is that...All I can think of upon reading this essay is that the author must not have spent much time around actual children. I suspect if you queried American six year olds you'd find a significant number who wanted to be Batman or other fictional heroes.Mattnoreply@blogger.com