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Re:Mr. Rogers vs. the Superheroes by cjcole on Monday September 24, 2018 @08:34AM (#18057127)
'His feelings extended to programming of any kind, including advertising and entertainment watched by very young children. In a speech given at an academic conference at Yale University in 1972, Fred Rogers said, “The impact of television must be considered in the light of the possibility that children are exposed to experiences which may be far beyond what their egos can deal with effectively. Those of us who produce television must assume the responsibility for providing images of trustworthy available adults who will modulate these experiences and attempt to keep them within manageable limits.”'

Seems quaint, if not positively prehistoric.

Re:Mr. Rogers vs. the Superheroes by PostPost on Monday September 24, 2018 @10:43AM (#18058093)
Children (by definition) are not fully developed human beings. It should be obvious that care should be taken in their development, and that there should be some burden of responsibility on those creating things specifically targeted at children.

This is backed up by years of data. For instance, fast food ads aimed at children can have lifelong impacts on obesity and consumption habits: http://www.apa.org/topics/kids-media/food.aspx

Re:Mr. Rogers vs. the Superheroes by nathan_long on Monday September 24, 2018 @11:44AM (#18058642)
You call this "quaint" if not "prehistoric". Yet you neither demonstrate that this view is old, nor explain why an old view is necessarily a wrong one.

The fact that, in 2018, much commercially-produced entertainment runs counter to Rogers' views says nothing about whether he was correct.

Re:Mr. Rogers vs. the Superheroes by dropit_sphere on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @12:57AM (#18063714)
Fortunately these new modern children are jaded and hip to the game. Drop one in a prison and they'd take over the joint in no time.
Re:Mr. Rogers vs. the Superheroes by chc-sc on Monday September 24, 2018 @07:42PM (#18062444)
Not at all, this is totally on point