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Douglas Blair is an administrative assistant at The Heritage Foundation and a graduate of Heritage s Young Leaders Program.
It’s an open secret that the left dominates the media landscape. It’s impossible to go a day without some actor in the Hollywood Hills tweeting how conservatives are ruining the country, or a journalist penning a story on why all we need is more government.
In the past, these attacks were mostly relegated to adults. The shows kids consumed were politically agnostic, more aimed at entertaining than moralizing. However, the days of fun, imaginative children’s TV are over. Now shows must be sufficiently woke, and must condition children with the leftist philosophy du jour.
Douglas is an administrative assistant for Communications at The Heritage Foundation. The days of fun, imaginative children’s TV are over. Now shows must be sufficiently woke, and must condition children with the leftist philosophy du jour. Image taken by Mayte Torres / Getty Images
Key Takeaways
Regardless of your opinions on LGBT issues, Cartoon Network is now a far cry from the network that aired apolitical content like “Pokémon.”
Cartoon Network has dipped its toe into the woke cause of “anti-racism.”
Parents need to be aware of what their children are watching. Because cartoons aren’t just harmless fun anymore, they’re weapons.