Soft People

And this, ladies and gentlemen (and other whatevers), is exactly why we have such soft people today! Check out this article that I saw this morning in my news feed.

15 Christmas Specials We Loved But Are Not Allowed Today

"Not allowed today"???? Oh my GOD!!! We really need to go back to the old days where kids feared retribution from adults. That's part of what made us tough. Today, if you so much as say "boo" to someone's face, they'll start crying and bent all out of shape! I saw a perfect example of this last night when I was watching a video where a white girl was telling a black professor (Vince Everette Ellison) she has more privilege than he does. He told her she was crazy for thinking that. He was as polite as possible, but he was firm. And she just started crying like a little wussy when he challenged her ideas. Check out this video:

Video courtesy of Warren Smith - Secret Scholar Society

Well anyway, back to the article. I'm going to go down that list and show you some of the ridiculous reasons given for why these classic Christmas specials are not allowed in today's world.

1. Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)

This has always been one of my favorite classic Christmas movies. It's one I grew up with. I cannot even imagine Christmas without seeing this movie. But apparently the network moguls want it banned because it displays harsh bullying scenes and sends mixed messages about "acceptance" and "inclusivity". While I do agree with the message behind their reasons, it also should show children that bullying does not always last and that things get better eventually. It also mentions in the movie that misfits have a place in this world too.

2. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

The last time I saw this movie was when I was in first grade. But I have seen it before. The Charlie Brown movies all star a bunch of children in different situations. The networks don't like it because it commercializes Christmas too much. But in the days it was made, and ran, Christmas was a day kids looked forward to to get gifts. There's no harm in believing Santa Claus brings those gifts to the kids' homes.

3. Frosty The Snowman (1969)

This is another one of my personal favorites. Ever since I was a kid, I watch this one every year. But the network fatcats think the scene where Frosty melts in the greenhouse is too harsh for today's kids. But I say kids have to learn that sometimes life is hard, and does not always go the way we want it to. It's like the one episode of Sesame Street where they announce the death of Mr. Hooper. It's a natural fact that people die. Kids should learn that at an early age. They also think about the affect it has on people who are overly-conscientious about climate change to see snow melting.

4. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (1970)

Another favorite of mine. Narrated by Fred Astaire, the networks are afraid the message of oppression from the Burger-meister Meister-burger, who rules that there will be no more toys allowed in his town, would bother kids today. But I must say, when I was a kid, it taught me to go against the mainstream and just do what I think feels good and correct. I think it's important for kids to have toys, and learn from them. So the fact the mayor of that town wanted toys banned was just plain silly!

5. Little Drummer Boy (1968)

Well, the little boy in this movie is a lot like me in a lot of ways. His experiences with people left him so shattered that he learns to hate people. His only companions are his camel and his donkey. Just like my only companions are my dogs and my birds. But what parent wants a child like me who hates all people onsight? In this movie, the boy's parents are killed by hoodlums. The networks think that's too harsh for children to see. Besides at the end, the Little Drummer Boy meets the baby Jesus, and the baby is happy when the boy plays his drum for him.

6. The Year Without A Santa Claus (1974)

Another personal favorite. Christmas would not be the same without the songs from Snow-miser and Heat-miser. But the networks feel the idea of Santa Claus giving up Christmas is too intense for children today. The thing is, everyone needs some time off. Nothing wrong with taking a little vacation once in a while. Besides, there is a lesson to be learned in this movie. When you have a job to do, and other people are counting on you to do it, it's no time to take a vacation. That's when you need to stop listening to the negativity and haters, and just do it!

Well, those are the ones I watched growing up, and still continue the tradition to this day. Parents are so afraid of their kids having nightmares and being scared that they don't want them watching these movies. I blame the Germans more than anything. They are the ones who don't believe in spanking their children. Keeping that in mind, is it any wonder why Hitler turned out the way he did? Kids today are becoming mini-Hitlers! I don't like it! But it was the Germans first who brought the notion of not spanking your kids to this country. I don't believe in spanking your children for little things they do, like spilling milk. But things that, later in life would get them in trouble, they should learn not to do. Like I said, life is hard. And if kids today are over-sheltered in a way where the networks just don't want to air these movies for such small reasons as the article says, then I feel sorry for this generation.

This is why we have so many people who want jobs but feel they don't have to work. I was watching a few videos yesterday about people who want jobs but only want them on their own terms. I even saw one woman who claims to be "non-binary" and works with a bunch of other women. She said when her boss calls "the ladies" she thinks the boss is not referring to her because she thinks of herself as an it. She calls what she is a "they-dy". That's so STUPID!!!! A woman like that would not be working for me for very long. Which is the reason I won't hire people who put their pronouns in their applications or resume. Those will go straight in the trash can, or the shredder. It's MY store! I'm not going to be told by someone I am paying money to how to address them in my store! I won't tolerate it. And I won't tolerate insolence like that!