[quote]First they came for the Simpsons and now they want SpongeBob Squarepants. The Ukraine is considering a move to censor several children's shows after a new study from a conservative commission labeled the shows "a real threat" to the country's youth.
The Ukraine's National Expert Commission for Protecting Public Morality released the report, which attacks several U.S. and international programs as detrimental to the country.
Psychologist Irina Medvédeva is quoted in the study, alleging that children aged 3 to 5 years old, "pull faces and make jokes in front of adults they don't know, laugh out loud and repeat nonsense phrases in a brazen manner," after viewing the shows.
The Ukrainian paper Ukraínskaya Pravda reported on Thursday that some of the shows under fire include "Family Guy," "Futurama," "Pokemon," "The Simpsons" and "Teletubbies," which the report says are, "projects aimed at the destruction of the family, and the promotion of drugs and other vices."
The Wall Street Journal reported that the study results first appeared on "fringe Catholic website Family Under the Protection of the Holy Virgin."
While the accusations sound a bit silly, a 2011 study by a University of Virginia professor claimed that watching just nine minutes of SpongeBob could adversely affect the attention span and learning abilities of 4-year-olds.
The Ukrainian commission had previously attempted to ban other shows, including "The Simpsons."
Some of the accusations leveled against the programming in the study:
SpongeBob Squarepants: "gay"
Teletubbies: "Deliberately aims to create subnormal (men), who spend all day in front of the television with their mouths open swallowing all types of information," and promotes the "psychology of losers."
Shrek: "containing sadism"
South Park: "reincarnation propaganda"
Japanese Anime: "A clear example of sexist propaganda"
The study concluded that the programming represents "a large-scale experiment on Ukrainian children" to "create criminals and perverts."[/quote]
Source: [url]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/ukrainian-commission-wants-ban-gay-spongebob-teletubbie-losers-204737552.html[/url]
If they think anime is sexist, just wait until they watch some hentai.
[QUOTE]Spongebob Squarepants: "gay"[/QUOTE]
You cannot possibly get more in-depth than that.
I mean, holy crap, that's something I'd see in Youtube comments.
[QUOTE=Malos;37284931]You cannot possibly get more in-depth than that.
I mean, holy crap, that's something I'd see in Youtube comments.[/QUOTE]
I'm sure they had more words describing Spongebob in their report than just "gay"
The fuck, they talking shit about the Teletubbies?
Aw hell no that's stepping over the fucking line.
I thought Spongebob had a thing for Sandy Cheeks
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what is this I don't even
How do you even come to these conclusions?
Okay, so I can see South Park containing reincarnation propaganda because Kenny kept coming back to life, but hasn't that gag been gone for a long time now?
[QUOTE=James*;37285110]I thought Spongebob had a thing for Patrick[/QUOTE]
FTFY. Remember, this is supposed to be ~gay~ according to the Ukranians.
[QUOTE=Forumaster;37284906]If they think anime is sexist, just wait until they watch some hentai.[/QUOTE]
There's a difference? :downs:
EDIT: [sp]That's sarcasm, no need for overreaction, "otaku's".[/sp]
[QUOTE=eddy-tt-;37285082]The fuck, they talking shit about the Teletubbies?
Aw hell no that's stepping over the fucking line.[/QUOTE]
Haven't they already banned it somewhere because it propagated ''homosexuality/cross dressing''?
[QUOTE=Mr.Fancy_hat;37285206]Haven't they already banned it somewhere because it propagated ''homosexuality/cross dressing''?[/QUOTE]
And because the voice actress for Po is/was a porn star.
[QUOTE=Jack Trades;37285230]And because the voice actress for Po is/was a porn star.[/QUOTE]
Wait, what?
I think they mixed up Spongebob and Teletubbies.
I mean it's in Teletubbies that you find male characters wearing women handbags, and it's in Spongebob that you find the two most retarded beings in the entire world, one of which is happy to work at a fast-food restaurant and the other literally lives under a rock.
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My bad. Could a mod please lock this thread?
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