Pokemon... the principle is cruel, but it's not dogs or cats fighting, it's monsters. Kids can tell the difference. Besides, there are more pressing matters, real animal abuses like rooster fights. They're still being performed in some or another place, they're extremely brutal and bloody. But of course, PETA only lifts a finger where big medial impact can be made and lots of money made. Animal rights activists? Hah, good one.
As Freakenstein said, this is just one small portion of PETA. They protest everything from portraying animals as slaves to meat products and animal testing. Heck, they're even against ownership of animals, including pets.
They'll often protest animal shelters that put dogs to sleep. The reason animal shelters put dogs to sleep is because they can't get rid of the dogs they capture fast enough. The irony is that out of all the animals PETA rescues, they end up putting most of them to sleep as well. Of course, they'll say that they're just "mercy killing".
Then you have your real extremists, the Animal Liberation Front. They're the ones who will go as far as blowing up research centers that use animal testing.
Pokemon does give kids something nasty by that. not that i say that it should be cancled, but they have to change something, show that making two animals fight is not so great.
No, they don't. Kid's aren't that stupid.
There's this idea that if an idea exists, people will automatically cling onto it. You're looking at:
A: Pokemon is about using animals to fight
B: Kids play Pokemon
Therefore
C: Kids will be more accepting towards animal fighting
You're looking at A, and you're looking at B, then creating C out of nowhere. You forget that there is a C that already exists and is observable! Instead of Adding A and B together and assuming C, talk to people who grew up playing Pokemon and see what their opinions are about animal fights. Look at how they treat their pets.
There's just no evidence that suggests Pokemon creates a tolerance towards animal abuse of any kind. It's too presumptuous.
That's not to say that media can't effect children. There can be an effect. But children are far more capable of separating what is and is not acceptable than what you may think!
but they have to change something, show that making two animals fight is not so great.
It's weird how they incorporated love, respect, and friendship into a series about using animals to fight against one another.
You're creating an imaginary problem and suggesting something be done, without any evidence of there being an actual problem.
