Week #6 Blog

This is really interesting because I never thought about these cartoons in those ways. I don’t have any children but I have two nieces that love to watch cartoons, especially “Dora the explorer.” I think with this show they learn that they can be adventurous and think logically. They love to try to solve the riddles that the “Grumpy old Troll” gives in order to cross the bridge. In my opinion I think with shows like Dora the Explorer, children can relate to them more because in today’s society they see their mother going to work and taking care of responsibilities. The fact that Dora is a girl exploring new things, I feel is nothing new to a lot of children because they see it their mothers doing new things everyday. I can’t really remember watching any cartoons like these either. The cartoons that come to my mind that I watch when I was a kid are Barney and Looney Tunes. Barney taught us how to use our imagination to take us to different places and explore new things. Looney Tunes was just funny to me. I think these cartoons are breaking new grounds and are adapting to what “new” society is about. More females are exploring different careers and its okay! I really think that cartoons like Dora the Explorer are great because teach children some Spanish and gets kids wanting to explore!