Thomas the Tank Engine is brainwashing your child

[Berserkfury819]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/book ... ology.html

You can't make this shit up.

[Tonyd117]

It could be worse. The Smurfs were communists!!!

http://www.iamlost.com/features/smurfs/commies.shtml

[Spider-Girl]

Oh my word Berserk....

[spidertour02]

I would say to tie her to the train tracks, but, well ...

Oops, I guess I just did.

[Spider-Girl]

I would say to tie her to the train tracks, but, well ...

Oops, I guess I just did.

I will come for you in the middle of the night and corrupt your copy of Google Sketchup!

[spidertour02]

I would say to tie her to the train tracks, but, well ...

Oops, I guess I just did.

I will come for you in the middle of the night and corrupt your copy of Google Sketchup!

I would do something to your copy of Rhino, but since it's already a piece of crap ...

[Spideydude]

Stella don't kill him. I need him for my Podcast.

Unless you want to replace him.

Which, sorry Gerard, she's sexier.

As you were. Cept, don't kill each other.

No really.

(Kevin pulls away, and Smacks a Dude.)

[Thrawn]

The criticism, by Shauna Wilton, a professor of political sciences at the University of Alberta, is likely to anger fans of the original books by Rev W. V. Awdry first published in the 1940s which were turned into an animated TV series now shown in 130 countries.

In one episode, Thomas whistles impatiently at a police officer and is replaced with a different engine as a punishment for showing dissent.

Her study shows programmes for children are not as harmless as many parents think if they look more closely, she concluded, and she called for tighter controls of what is broadcast to them.

"Eventually these children will attain full political citizenship, and the opinions and world outlook they develop now, partially influenced by shows like Thomas, are part of that process."

This woman has a serious case of teh stupid. What I find most disturbing is that this mouth breather has already been allowed to reproduce. I feel sorry for her child.

This little piece of information here explains most of it though:

Shauna Wilton, a professor of political sciences at the University

Dumbass.

[jordn008]

oh my god work of briks of thomas....

[FSUSpiderFan]

I missed this thread before. I read a lot of kids books to my girls and it is interesting looking at the messages some of them send that we don't really think about. Having girls I key in more on gender portrayals that I often over look. Thomas stories do have some weird messages. Not sure I would call them conservative but there is a huge focus on productivity. The highest praise Sir Topham hat gives is being "very useful".

[Spider-Dad]

This is right up there with Peanuts may be too "mean-spirited" for today's kids.

[FSUSpiderFan]

This is right up there with Peanuts may be too "mean-spirited" for today's kids.

You know if you look at Peanuts it is pretty sophisticated at times. Often Charlie Brown and Linus will sit there discussing philosophy's of life. That stuff went over my head as a kid but later I really appreciated it.

[Spider-Dad]

You know if you look at Peanuts it is pretty sophisticated at times. Often Charlie Brown and Linus will sit there discussing philosophy's of life. That stuff went over my head as a kid but later I really appreciated it.

Peanuts is a classic comic strip that holds up very well to this day. My kids adore it...