Blogpost 5: Oggy and the Cockroaches: Little Monsters

Watching t.v. shows all day makes me want to cry a river, because everyday there's always the same old cartoon episodes I've watched before. When I was a kid, I used to watch Tom and Jerry. It gave me laughter when these two characters chase each other because of their mischievous acts. Now, media has something new to offer to us, it's Oggy and the Cockroaches. The name is quite catchy for me, except for the "cockroaches" part because it's the insect I hate most. I am an avid fan of run and chase cartoons such as Tom and Jerry, Popeye the sailor man, and even The Road Runner Show. But, I am quite intrigued with this new cartoon series that elevate the violence in the history of cartoon.

On the first article that I read entitled "Is Cartoon Violence Bad For Children?", in the website growingfaith.com.au, written by Mark Hadley, it discussed how Oggy and the cockroaches inherit Tom and Jerry's violence and evolved it into something awful, yet, gruesome cartoon that kids nowadays love to watch. As he quoted "This slapstick style cartoon is built around a simple formula, that owes much to comic ancestors like Tom and Jerry, though the level of violence has escalated over the years. Where Jerry might have dropped an anvil on Tom, the cockroaches now resort to attacking Oggy with buses and submarines. The issues associated with cartoon violence however, remain as fresh as the first time they turned up on TV." Indeed, Mark Hadley was right. Violence escalated over the years which alarms me because the kids nowadays are exposed into such cruel animated show as Oggy and the cockroaches. Like I said in my previous blog post: this will only breed to a little mind freak killers in the future.

The second article I read entitled "Youth Violence", in the website cdc.gov, written by an Anonymous writter, it mentioned how bullying must stop in each and everyone of us, because one's action may result to future failure. As it quoted "Youth violence refers to harmful behaviors that can start early and continue into young adulthood. The young person can be a victim, an offender, or a witness to the violence." It was right, that all of us have  specific roles in our very own harmful behaviors. One must be certain that the person is aware of the troubles he/she may take. As a person, we must not tolerate bullies in our life.

Based on Mark Hadley, violence evolved throughout the years, yet, we still fail to contain them. There is always violence going on through our brains that may lead into hurting everyone. Oggy and the Cockroaches is still for kids because of its light humor and colorful characters,  but it all depends on the viewers understanding and the parental supervision of these kids how this show will be changed from negative to positive. Parents need to explain to them the bad effects of the mean behavior of the characters in the show, and that they should not be emulated.

Oggy and the Cockroaches, little monsters? Well, it's up to you guys.