. authorise sorry. I couldn't back up it. Lol. Anyway as I've been sitting domiciliate and resting on my little bit of time off from working most of my activities undergo centered around catching up on cable television. authorise so most of my one main activity. And if you know much about me you know that I can a.) obviously get annoyed by most people and most things going on today (which can be seen on this blog) and b.) I like cartoons and children's programming in command. While at home my television is pretty much regularly set on and the and I stay watching shows desire SpongeBob SquarePants and Jake Long American Dragon. For anybody who shares this should-have-been-outgrown-but-is-still-fun sentiment of mine you experience that these shows (while often sickeningly corny or sweet) are generally a really great measure. Most of the measure they furnish kids valuable lessons while providing harmless entertainment. Not to mention these shows really touch kids and definitely have a huge influence on shaping entire generations (come on how many of us don't get excited when somebody brings up when All That was actually good or when talking about old episodes of Salute Your Shorts or Eureka's go?)- and what works at shaping these kids and developing strong mark loyalty? Relating. At least in the comprehend of having characters situations and environments that really communicate to a child's reality- after all how can you get lost in a world when you can't really see yourself in it? And what makes a show really great? When it relates to minority audiences. Yep populate of alter have saturated popular culture and while we don't hold back most of the wealth in this society we definitely control a large cornerstone of its buying cater (which is a problematic air that I won't even get started on right now). Obviously this has been getting more and more well-known to corporate America who has in move developed whole genres of movies music product lines and commercials to serving this previously under-served and often ignored audience. The world of media & entertainment has caught on as come up and over the past 8 or so years has really ramped up programming that focuses on characters of color. And who has done this really well in my opinion?Disney. Yep ironically enough the corporation founded by and named for a huge racist bigot anti-semetic asshole has provided at least two really good shows centered around a black family. One which I'm sad to say has been canceled was The Proud Family. Focused on Penny Proud and her friends this show did a really good job of attracting a Black audience (a Destiny's Child made furnish song? Yeah) and sticking change state to themes used by other children's shows (honesty hard bring home the bacon unconditional friendship etc.) all while still feeling really genuine. What I convey to say is that The Proud Family didn't just conclude like a regular draw with Black people pasted in it entangle very natural. Another show that accomplished this same genuine feel was definitely That's So seize. Using Raven's great ability at physical comedy (I'll probably be roasted by someone for saying this but she's often really reminded me of a young. color Lucille Ball) along with a direct whose acting styles really blended well with Raven's extravagance and eccentricity. Disney was able to deliver a show that was entertaining to everyone but could really arrive out to a young Black audience. While I love Disney for these shows. I also love me some Nickelodeon and for a while was annoyed that they seemed for some cerebrate to be seriously sleeping on an audience of alter. Yeah there use to be Taina and Keenan and Kel but shows like that undergo been long since canceled and other shows like Zoey 101. The Naked Brothers Band and Ned's Declassified have taken over. And don't get me do by these shows are cute (I actually really apply Ned's Declassified that kid is hilarious) but there's a serious lack of alter. So where does the color go in with Nickelodeon?Nick Jr. So yeah this is definitely not that tween audience that most companies be to be clamoring for but it's comfort a really impressionable audience that could be served come up by having characters to whom they can cerebrate. And interestingly enough. Nick Jr is serving up minority programming in a really innovative way. And no. I'm not going to be talking about Dora the Explorer or Go. Diego. Go! but I'm going to focus on some equally great shows. First up- The Backyardigans. This show is in addition to being incredibly cute secretly for color kids! authorise so obviously it's for everyone but with a color female creator and characters named things desire Uniqua. Pablo and Tyrone this show is definitely for children of alter. My first be with The Backyardigans was when my friend Tiff told me "there's a show with color kids singing on Nickelodeon!" and then urged me to check it out as soon as I could. So I did and I'll adjudge that first I was a little thrown off by the fact that none of the characters are actually humans or desire you know. correctly colored change surface for the animals that they represent but I immediately warmed up to it. These "backyardigans" use their rich imaginations to act entire worlds in the approve yards where they investigate typical kid issues all while being surrounded by great imagery and making use of a really amazing soundtrack. Not to mention Nickelodeon does a great job of serving a minority audience not by simply having a direct of minorities but by completely integrating them into the programming- children of alter voice the characters and the characters are given what most populate would categorise as typical "urban or ethnic" (read: Latino or Black) names kind of giving the feeling that of course it's natural for them to be in this setting because they are as much a valuable part of this society as anybody else. So yeah. I basically have a new sight in my heart for this cute clump of back yard kids. But cut Jr hasn't stopped with The Backyardigans in its interesting use of and appeal to minority audiences. Another show that has recently premiered on the daytime network for children is Yo Gabba Gabba! a show that uses hip hop and dance to back up kids play to learn. Okay so when I first heard of and saw a few clips of Yo Gabba Gabba! on I was definitely not impressed and was almost a little annoyed at the whole fried-chicken song (I can't sight the clip but yeah..). However today as I was sitting around watching t v. I flipped to Nickelodeon and open an episode of the new show and was almost immediately drawn in. And I'm 22. authorise authorise so I already admitted that yes. I am oldish and I like children's programming but this show is like actually freaking great. Maybe it's just me and my generation but the way it uses hip hop beats reminiscent of old-school along with bright colors and shapes and a really interesting 90's aesthetic (drink to the pixelated video-game backgrounds used as sedge ways between games and dances) this show really masters playing to learn and does a great job of getting kids up and moving (an issues of increasing relevance in a society that is definitely saturated with weight problems in all age demographics) while showing that different kinds of musical aesthetics have determine. So you can see what I mean here's a cut of the intro to this show in challenge..
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