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.Saturday, November 3, 2007 ' 1:14 PM Y

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Warning - CARTOON VIOLENCE

Upon reaching the site, we are greeted by bright and vibrant colours, cute little characters and catching slogans. One of those that caught my eye was the warning – CV CARTOON VIOLENCE Not recommended for small children or big babies.

However, it is only left as such. There have been no other signs to indicate that the show is not appropriate for children. Looking at the warning that has been posted, it seems almost like a kind of joke. Big babies? What are big babies? Obviously, they are poking fun at people that feel adversely towards their videos. If that is the case, the warning loses its initial meaning. It now becomes a form of sarcasm.

The warning also seems like it is on the site just for the sake of putting it on. When it says ‘Not recommended for small children’, how many of the small children out there would actually adhere to what is on the warning. Nobody will know if the small children watches HTF. Anybody could have access to the internet. If I was a ‘small children’, I would definitely ignore the warning and venture on, curious about the content that I was not supposed to see.

It seems to be that the producers of the show simply put the warning to get themselves out of trouble as well. The theme that they are dealing with is definitely not suitable for children, yet their mode of delivery is. Hence, to avoid people from ‘slamming’ their websites, a certain form of warning have to be stated on the web. If you continue to watch the website, it would be of your own responsibility. You have been forewarned.

Actually, it is really our own responsibility to choose what sites that we want to go to. HTF is just like any other websites on the World Wide Web. I’m sure that that there are other websites that could be just as controversial or violent. Take pornography for example, there are no warnings or strict signs that could deter people from entering the site. Ultimately, we have a choice to choose what we want to watch.

Labels: cultural anxieites, geckying

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