It's kind of interesting how most kids stories feature an antagonist who is always in in battle with the protagonist. Does this mean we are setting our kids up to believe that they will have to go into battle almost every day of their lives? Even Lazy Town, a show designed to teach children the importance of healthy eating and exercise has an evil villain who is always trying to stop Sporticus from his plan to save children everywhere.
Do our children realise that the villain is only imaginary and put there to emphasise the goodness of the hero or are they going to believe they need to be on their guard all the time because everywhere they go they will have to fight evil villains? Maybe these shows are just teaching them how not to give in to temptation.
Maybe someone should come up with one that shows a woman as the hero who is constantly having to win battles against husbands, unfair bosses and evil teenagers.
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Now. that's a story I could relate to.
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