The Adults In Animation thread, has prompted me to bring this subject up. Like many live action programs, a cartoon in particular will dedicate itself or an episode to promoting a group (age, sex, race) while usually villifying the other. Some examples:
1. The Proud Family episode "Penny's Got Game" has Penny trying to be taken serious as someone who can play Football as well as any guy, but not a single male character willingly supported her. She only got on the team, because the coach would have faced a potential lawsuit if he refused.
2. Captain Flamingo pretty much portray adults to be either sinister or ignorant. Not much to say.
Some shows/episodes will at least attempt to avoid dismissing one group to keep from being biased. Examples opposite to the ones above:
1. Justice League: The two parter episode Fury is basically pro female, but the episode doesn't go to the extreme. We see Aresia being the female character in the wrong, while at the sametime, we see the male fisherman who saved her at the cost of his life.
2. Teamo Supremo: Yeah, the show's main heroes are kids who tackle all of the main criminals, but the show doesn't speak against adults. Heck, even Crandal's mom, who appears ignorant of her son's crime fighting life was secretly aware of him being a crimefighter.
Anyother examples?
1. The Proud Family episode "Penny's Got Game" has Penny trying to be taken serious as someone who can play Football as well as any guy, but not a single male character willingly supported her. She only got on the team, because the coach would have faced a potential lawsuit if he refused.
2. Captain Flamingo pretty much portray adults to be either sinister or ignorant. Not much to say.
Some shows/episodes will at least attempt to avoid dismissing one group to keep from being biased. Examples opposite to the ones above:
1. Justice League: The two parter episode Fury is basically pro female, but the episode doesn't go to the extreme. We see Aresia being the female character in the wrong, while at the sametime, we see the male fisherman who saved her at the cost of his life.
2. Teamo Supremo: Yeah, the show's main heroes are kids who tackle all of the main criminals, but the show doesn't speak against adults. Heck, even Crandal's mom, who appears ignorant of her son's crime fighting life was secretly aware of him being a crimefighter.
Anyother examples?