Raise Your Own Kids, Don't Make Us Do It

Well, folks...another snapper head has drawn the ire of this blog writer. A while back I wrote about ass-head parents trying to get Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer off the air because it "may contribute to bullying". It seems another "father of the year" has his own take on the Charlie Brown Halloween special.
If you care you can find the blockhead's blog post here:
http://blogs.babble.com/kid-scoop/2012/10/20/its-time-to-retire-charlie-brown/
If you don't care to see what he has to say and would prefer I recap it for you...good on ya, here we go:
This gentleman is unhappy with the Charlie Brown Halloween special because he feels the children in the show use words such as "dumb", "stupid" and "blockhead" because he feels it's a form of bullying that his two kids (5 years old and 2 years old) may be influenced by. He even likens the use of these words to be as bad as "another four letter word that rhymes with firetruck". He further attempts to state his case by saying that the parents in the cartoon are joining in on the bullying of Charlie Brown by giving him rocks instead of candy like the other kids. I find this act by the parents to be hilarious. Honestly, would we all love Ole Charlie as much if he wasn't constantly picked on? Hell no.
Here lies my message to this guy:
Raise your own kids, don't expect others to do it for you. If you don't want your kids to watch it then change the channel. Don't try to punish the rest of us because some girl kept pulling the football away while you were trying to kick it in middle school. It's a cartoon. It's a piece of entertainment that we've all loved for years. It's not time to retire Charlie Brown, it's time to embrace the entertainment and to raise your own kids without looking to public television as a cause for concern. Bullying is controlled by parents, not television.
Now that you've all read my take, weigh in. And please stop by this guy's blog to let him know, too. I did. :)

Political Ventures

I'd like to say that I'm smart enough to know the viewpoints and beliefs of all political parties. I'd like to be able to tell you that while I may not agree, I can see where most people are coming from. I truly wish I could explain what it means to be Republican or Democrat or bi-partisan or conservative or liberal or whatever. I know enough to know what each term IMPLIES, but I'm far from understanding each viewpoint.
That being said, with the 2012 presidential election rapidly approaching, I've come to find out, through social media, that I hate most of the people that talk during elections. Facebook friends, news personalities, pretty much everyone that has "an opinion" and tries to shove it down my throat. So I've decided that for the next two months, I'm going to start my own political party. It's open to everyone and will be called "Admittedly Ignorant". The rules are simple to become a member of this party:
1. Don't talk about politics.
2. Don't talk about elections.
3. Don't ask who I'm voting for.
4. Bring beer.
Simple enough. So come join the Admittedly Ignorants. We have beer and absolutely no political outlook.