"Unlearning the Myths that Bind Us: Critiquing Cartoons and Society"
- Christensen, Chapter #2

I have a father who will be turning 62 in May. He is a man that has lived his life to the fullest. He has built multiple cars, he has fought in a war, he owns his own business, and he is a great father to his family. Now, because this man has lived through so many experiences that when he starts to tell about the good ole days i sit straight up and pay close attention. He tells his stories of growing up in a small town where there was a soda shop where they went after school, he has shown me his paper route that he had that helped him pay for his first car when he was 12, he has shown me the multiple scars he has from car races and car crashes in old 1932 coups or 1953 trucks. I am convinced my dad grew up in a place like Mayberry, where everyone new your name and life was simple. Life was very simple back then, people didn't worry about lead base paint or how many germs are running through the water in your garden hose and where wearing your hair longer than your ears was being rebellious. ... life was simple.
Now you are probably thinking what does my fathers life have to do with this chapter... everything! People these days have gotten so incredibly caught up in changing things or finding things wrong with something. There are parents that would like to keep their 2 year old in a plastic bubble then let them play outside in the dirt, where god knows how many bugs and animals and germs they might touch or consume. But the fact is that is life... these experiences are what makes people and children who they are. As a result, i read this chapter with a humorous mind. I literally laughed out loud when the lady went up to the clerk in a toy store for none racist and none sexist toys. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! You have got to be joking. They are just toys, kids play with them they have fun with them they are their friends. Cinderella was my favorite! I am not kidding i had her barbie, her sheets, her blankets, her cups, plates, spoons, movie, swimsuit, etc... if my parents had not let me watch Cinderella, because there were no characters of different ethnicity, then i would have missed out on a great childhood friend. I respect peoples concern with the subject and i do believe, nowadays, cartoons need to shift to be more multicultural. However, life is too short and precious to be so analytical about everything that makes up our society.