Standing up for Charlie Brown
Though one blogger thinks Charlie Brown movies send the wrong message, Patch's mom columnist disagrees.
Last week while watching the news I saw a story featuring a blogger who believed that Charlie Brown specials, starting with but not limited to, “It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown” should be retired from television. His opinion centered on the fact that the name calling and teasing throughout the Charlie Brown specials was nothing more than bullying and that, “Charlie Brown is supposed to be the hero, instead he is kicked and demeaned at every turn, even by the adults giving out candy.” In addition the blog goes on to criticize Snoopy’s World War II “flying ace alter ago” as being inappropriate for young children. Ok, before I go any further I need to make very clear I am not coming out in favor of name calling, bullying or violence. I …
Jim Stratton
9:54 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012
Snoopy is a World War I pilot, not WWII. Otherwise, I agree completely. more ›