Spongebob Squarepants and Patrick behaving badly? (OP)
Salam,
Is it just me or are cartoons a bad influence on kids? Who'd have imagined a bit of sponge with square pants can worry a mother a mother of an 8 year old son. But it did!
I was watching the cartoon with my son and Spongebob's mate Patrick aka Patricia dressed as a girl went to the CrustyCrab. All the males went wild. I mean Squidwid and the others were all fighting for his (her) attention just because he'd donned a short skirt and a bit of lippy. I was like oh ow..this can't be good for my son - right? I'm petrifieddd.... I was thinking is this somehow teaching my son that this is how men should react when they see sucha female? I know they're only fish* but still? :confused:
Hmmm... I dunno.. might sound silly, but could kids be influenced by things like this at this age?
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format_quote Originally Posted by snakelegs
did you read my post? :grumbling
thanks for the pic, cheese.
In response to your post I haven't met any gal that's had any problem but then again I don't stare that long. If I did then I'd probably start talking to her. Women LOVE the attention. It just depends on how old you are and what you look like. One gal I know, if they like the guy and he starts staring at her she gets embarrassed but she loves it.
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^Actually it comes with the realisation that women are humans and should be treated with respect, not as objects for any random mans pleasure, and that morality is a very important contributer to the development of society.
Not to mention, we dont associate wisdom with old age for nothing.
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format_quote Originally Posted by Rabiyal
First thing it was not spongebob it was Barney.
Oh, could be. Sorry sister, my mistake. I never watched the programme, just read about the controverse in our newspapers I think about 4 or 5 years ago (maybe even longer, don't know exactly). So I only remembered that it was in this show. Anyways, result stays the same.
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England - We non-muslims don't lower our gaze. We don't follow Islam and neither does the author of spongebob squarepants. This isn't an Islamic ruled world. Women liked to be gazed at, they feel complimented and sometimes they may even tease like a few where I work. If you find it wrong then just simply don't watch Western TV.
The point here I'm trying to make is not what non muslims should or shouldn't do but what is harmful for muslims. Neither did I say Spongebob's producers should follow Islam. I think you totally missed the point. In fact I am just as against indecent asian TV as I am against the mind corrupting western media.
MashaAllah some good points made by other posters. Spongebob's just an example, there's a whole lot of children's programmes which are unsuitable for young muslims. I agree with Skillganon and Dahir - we can't just assume children aren't affected by what they see.. and we definitely don't want them confusing love with lust, which is exactly what much of TV portrays.
Malaikah sis, I agree and do point out to my son what is haram etc... for instance if we come across a couple kissing on screen, I tell him that it is haram for muslims to do that except if they are married. But images like that stick in a young mind and God forbid kids act out what they see. But like you said it's hard vetting everything they view. So they might see something without our knowledge. So the TV's gonna have to go.
But back to my other point. TV isn't good for us adults either. I know we can spend our time in more useful ways if if weren't glued to the TV in our spare time. Wouldn't that force us to get off our backsides and do something for ourselves and the ummah instead?
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^Yeh I agree 100% about the adults thing too. Unless of course they are watching something Islamic or educational, thats different, but being glued to stupid tv shows is the biggest waste of time ever, no matter how old you are.
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Spongebob Sqaure Pants Does My Bloody Nuttttttttttt In Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! Its All Ma Baby Bruv Watches At Home!!!!!!! I Gta Control Maself To Stop Maself Pounchin Da Telly In
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In the movie, Spongebob and Patrick have a 'bag of winds' that will transport them for their return trip on their adventure, Patrick is asked if he has the bag of winds for their return trip. He replys "oh yeah" and turns sideways to reveal a lump in the back of his pants. Spongebob laughs and patrick gets out the bag of winds, but the lump is still there! Spongbob, stares...........
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format_quote Originally Posted by AvarAllahNoor
If you don't expose them to it at a young age, they'll rebel when they are at a later stage in life.
lol, no this no woman and western values.
I'm not exactly sure what you mean by that but even if it's meant in one of the two ways possible I still disagree.
Most kids rebel not because they can't have a girlfriend/boyfriend but because they haven't been given enough love and attention from their parents. That love doesn't have to include allowing that kind of exposure.
Btw, is that what you meant?
format_quote Originally Posted by Malaikah
but being glued to stupid tv shows is the biggest waste of time ever, no matter how old you are.
absolutely right... and all them bollywood love stories must be the worst in corrupting young minds..
Do you agree AvarAllahNoor?
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Most kids rebel not because they can't have a girlfriend/boyfriend but because they haven't been given enough love and attention from their parents. That love doesn't have to include allowing that kind of exposure.
Btw, is that what you meant?
no sis that's not what they meant. They meant, beling glued to the one particular show, meaning spongebob. and I agree with Noor, that if you don't change their habbits when they are young it gets worst as they grow old, and kids become rebelious, and they think they know what they want. So the particular episode we were talking about, if we see it we should just change the channel or distract them to do something else. Which so far has worked like a gem for me.
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lol I read the title of this thread and though.... lol but MASHA'ALLAH good point there...I dont have kidz but Insha'Allah if I ever do firstly I wouldnt have T.V and if I did I wouldnt let em watch silly irrelevant stuff like spongebob and tweenies or any of that rubbish :grumbling I mean...whats the point? you can read to em or play with em...they dont need the t.v
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I don't get the point in Sponge bob..there's just no educational values..it's just a cartoon to make kids (of all ages) laugh I guess..
And to England..I totally disagree with what you're saying, none of my friends like the attention they get..it's totally degrading for them! one of them got wolf whistled at and she went up and punched his face in (LOL!)
So DON'T bother trying to tarnish all women with the same brush.
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