Chinanews client, Beijing, June 6 (Reporter Yuan Xiuyue) What kind of cartoons can't children watch?
This issue is not just a concern for parents, it is also a frequently talked-about social topic.
Recently, a blogger posted an article pointing out that the content of the cartoon "Elf Dream Ye Luoli" is overly adult, causing controversy on the Internet.
Previously, "The Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit Seven Heroes" was discontinued, and later, "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" and "Bear Haunted" were criticized for violence. Why did "Elves Dream Ye Luoli" be included in the "blacklist"?
"Elf Dream Ye Luoli" poster
Why is "Elf Dream Ye Luoli" popular with children?
Although it does not seem to have a big reputation, among children's groups, "Elf Dream Ye Luoli" has a large scale of "die loyal fans".
According to the "Survey Report on the Safety Consumption of Violations of Minors’ Growth in the Field of Animation" issued by the Jiangsu Provincial Consumer Protection Committee, in the option of "Which cartoon does your child usually like to watch", "Elf Dream Ye Luoli" is in the third place. , Second only to "Bears" and "Little Pig Peppa".
Screenshot from the investigation report of Jiangsu Provincial Consumer Protection Committee
Since 2013, "Elf Dream Ye Luoli" has been aired for eight seasons, with a total of 208 episodes, with a total broadcast volume of over 10 billion times on the entire network. The net profit of its production and distribution company last year reached 16.7979 million yuan.
Why is "Elf Dream Ye Luoli" popular with children?
His unconstrained "magic" story, the adventures of fighting against bad guys, and the idealized growth projection are probably the main reasons.
The prototype of "Elf Dream Ye Luoli" comes from the stage play "Yeloli". It tells the story of a group of Ye Luoli who guards the human world and fought hard to resist the invasion of the bad queen from the magical world.
Stage play "Night Lori" poster
The animation basically continued the setting of the stage play.
In addition to the human world, there is also a Ye Luoli fairyland parallel to it.
Because of the destruction of the natural environment by humans, Ye Luoli's Wonderland is also affected.
The army headed by the evil queen Mandora wants to occupy the human world.
Fairy Xin Ling believes that human beings will realize themselves.
Therefore, she came to the human world with Fairy Ye Luoli who became a doll.
The protagonist group headed by Wang Mo concluded a contract with the fairies to fight the queen together.
In terms of the protagonist, this cartoon also has the same characteristics as the girly cartoons such as "Sailor Moon" and "Sakura Magic Card".
They are all born ordinary, but occasionally they obtain magical powers beyond the reach of ordinary people, from their shameless appearance to radiant brilliance, and then gain the love of the same sex or the opposite sex.
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For children, this setting is more intimate.
In addition, the tortuous and imaginative plot, the process of character transformation, exquisite and beautiful costumes, and bright colors and pictures in the play have also become a weapon to attract children.
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Adult tendency
However, behind the high popularity, "Elf Dream Ye Luoli" did not win a high reputation, and the highest score on Douban was only 5.3 points.
There are roughly several types of opinions in the comment area. One type of netizens believes that the dolls in the play are particularly exquisite, and changing their clothes from time to time will make it easier for children to pay attention to their appearance.
The character is too "Mother", it will easily become "silly and sweet" depending on how much it is.
Douban screenshot
The second is that some netizens believe that the content of dislike the poor, love the rich, and material worship in the play will cause bad value guidance.
Some netizens said that the girls in the play are too revealing and the relationship between the characters may also lead to premature love.
In fact, to sum up, it is a word "adult tendency", which is manifested in the adultization of characters, the concept of social hierarchy and consumption in the adult world, and so on.
For example, although the protagonists are all five or six elementary school students, they are all adult men and women after their transformation, especially the figure of girls is exaggerated, which obscures the sense of age to a certain extent.
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Secondly, people with good looks and good backgrounds are welcome, otherwise they will be evaluated as "sorry to go out."
With more episodes and more characters, the show party and fans also formed a CP.
For example, Wang Mo and Prince Water’s "Shui Mo" CP, "Pang Ying" CP, and "Jin Luo" CP, etc., became CP chaos and sometimes caused fans to choke.
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The aforementioned self-media blogger also stated in the article, "The straightforwardness of these elementary school students' quarrels, the fierceness of being jealous, the skill of designing and framing, and the exaggeration of sweet pets and love are to the extent that adults will blush."
In response, the Shijiazhuang Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Film and Tourism responded that it has requested the company to conduct inspections and rectifications. The company has revised the content that is prone to ambiguity and replaced it on the relevant broadcast platform. The next step will be to organize experts to conduct a comprehensive review of the work.
Recently, "Elf Dream Ye Luoli" issued a statement stating that since some of the content was made nearly ten years ago and are relatively outdated, the content of the fragments that are prone to ambiguity has been revised and replaced.
statement
At the same time, the statement mentioned that part of the content was "taken out of context" and tampered with the plot, such as describing Wang Mo and his friends cooking for their mothers as the incarnation of fairy wives cooking for the boys.
In this regard, it reserves the right to pursue legal liabilities.
In addition, the statement also stated that it is open to the views mentioned in the article that mermaids, Cinderella, and Ye Luoli are not suitable for girls to watch.
Should cartoons "back the pot"?
The adultization of cartoons has always been a sword hanging in the hearts of parents.
There have also been many controversies, the most common of which is violence.
Previously, "The Legend of the Seven Heroes of Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit" was suspected of violent tendencies, and then it was suspended.
"Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" and "Bear Haunted" have been criticized for the plots of violence, swearing, and abuse, which are not good for children's growth.
In 2013, a pair of brothers in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, suffered severe burns for imitating the plot of "Kidnapping a Roasted Sheep" in "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" with their companions. This caused widespread heated debate. The cartoon production company was also brought to court.
"Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" poster
The above-mentioned "Survey Report on Safe Consumption of Violations of Minors in the Animation Field" also mentioned that there are still dangerous imitations in animation works for young children. For example, the characters in "Little Pig Peppa" open the plane door, Surfing and other dangerous behaviors, "My Little Pony" appeared in magma, spitting fire and other scenes. The characters in "Variety Martin" made dangerous behaviors such as kissing toads, standing on unsealed high platforms, and hanging from door frames.
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There are many more who are blacklisted by parents.
For example, in the earlier Barbie series of cartoons, parents were worried because a little girl yelled about getting married and having children.
In the past few years, "Little Pig Peppa" was also boycotted by parents for "jumping in the mud pit".
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So, which cartoons can be watched by children, which ones need the company of their parents, and which ones involve pornographic violence and are not suitable for children to watch?
In the view of industry insiders, to solve these problems, the cartoon grading system will be the general trend.
The "Law of the People's Republic of China on Radio and Television (Draft for Comment)" issued in March also mentioned measures such as the establishment of special frequency channels for minors, special time slots for minors, special areas for minors' programs, and minor models.
In addition, the responsibility of parents is also essential.
Many people believe that the focus of children's education is on parents, and cartoons cannot be blamed entirely.
Xiong Bingqi, deputy dean of the 21st Century Education Research Institute, once told a reporter from Chinanews.com that parents should accompany and guide children when they watch cartoons to increase their ability to discern.
He believes that the problem now is that some parents do not have time to accompany their children, so they throw a cartoon or let the children play games.
In this process, the child develops bad habits.
In the Internet age, there is a vast ocean of information, and parents are still the most important "gatekeepers" for the entire growth process of their children.
The types of cartoons are diverse and vary from person to person.
Whether it is suitable for children, parents might as well take a look for themselves.
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