Recently I recalled a cartoon I used to
watch as a kid called Captain Planet. It was a cartoon that helped
promote eco friendliness and saving the environment. In each episode
there would be a villain who was polluting or causing harm to the
earth and the 5 main characters with the help of a superhero named
Captain Planet would have to stop them and save the earth from
destruction.
As a kid, I thought the show was ok but
I can remember being very aware that is was really trying to push a
message on us. As an adult I actually like that it was trying to
teach kids to be good to the environment, but as a kid, I was more
interested in cartoons for entertainment, not for a message. I think the environment is an issue that kids of a young age don't have much interest in.
For example, when I was a kid, we used
to play outside each day and I don't ever recall there being litter
around the neighborhood. Just recently I went back to my old
neighborhood and noticed there was in fact a considerable amount of
litter around. Now it could be that the times have changed, but it is
likely that I am just a lot more aware of the issue as an adult.
These days I am definitely more
interested in helping keep the environment clean. Although I was not
really interested in the message back then, who knows, maybe some of
those lessons got through and made a difference!
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