October 24, 2004

KILLING THEM SOFTLY WITH PC, KILLING THEM SOFTLY...

Violence ban (the Scotsman, October 22nd, 2004)

Puppeteer Reg Payn, from Cornwall, vowed last night to carry on performing his traditional Punch and Judy shows after a request by his local council that there should be no more scenes of violence in his children’s entertainment acts.
Posted by Peter Burnet at October 24, 2004 8:20 AM
Comments

Let's see how this works: European children aren't allowed to watch violent puppet shows, and children East of Suez are playing with toy guns and mock explosive vests, and we are wondering why the CJ's think that the future is their's.

Fortunately, we here in the True West have our video games and gun culture.

Posted by: Lou Gots at October 24, 2004 9:21 AM

Well, you can't watch Warner Bros. cartoons on U.S. TV anymore because of Time-Warner's PC fears, so it isn't as if the nanny virus isn't in the bloodstream over here, either.

Posted by: John at October 24, 2004 9:26 AM

Remember when Elmer Fudd used to chase Bugs Bunny around and try to blow his head off with a shotgun. Those were the days. Back when men were men and sheep were ascared. Little hilarity on Sunday morning.

Posted by: AllenS at October 24, 2004 10:07 AM

We are NOT European.

Posted by: M Ali Choudhury at October 24, 2004 10:58 AM

Don't worry, the kids will get enough "scenes of violence" when they cross paths with their "high self-esteem" classmates in the schoolyard.

Posted by: Ken at October 25, 2004 12:31 PM
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