[kj] kj self parody ?

[FLIGHT BRINGER]

"but remember kids, wars are bad, except for the War of Independence*, the 
Second World War, and Star Wars".

    From the American point of view this may be correct. But to the 
Vietnamese, Laotians and Cambodians the war against the Americans would not 
be classed as bad. The American Indians may not agree that the war of 
independence was a good thing.  Also the above statement is a sweeping  
generalization which should stay where it belongs, in a cartoon. Are will 
really discussing the merits of cartoons and calling them intelligent? They 
may reflect American society, but they should nt be labeled intelligent. I 
see it as a continuation of the "dumbing down" of society. Has the cartoon 
programmes led to a vast amount of people who can only express themselves by 
saying *good*(awesome) or *bad* (sucks) with not many words in between?
    Have we got to a stage where a cartoon character is representative of 
American society?

   If you want to conquer the World, you must first conquer Hollywood


>From: jpwhkj at aol.com
>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
><gathering at misera.net>
>To: gathering at misera.net
>Subject: Re: [kj] kj self parody ?
>Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 03:49:06 -0500
>
>Beavis and Butthead is one of the most intelligent programs to come out of 
>the US in years: cutting through all of the crap, whilst not taking itself 
>too seriously.
>
>I haven't seen so much of the Simpsons, but from what I've seen it's just 
>as spot on as B&B (possibly more so, as it covers wider topics).  I 
>remember seeing an episode about bullying, which soon turned into a small 
>war, and ended with Bart saying (to camera) "but remember kids, wars are 
>bad, except for the War of Independence*, the Second World War, and Star 
>Wars".
>
>(* = the American Revolution)
>
>Classic...
>
>Jamie
>
>

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