• scrion@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    I was thinking the same king. Media consumption for a 3yo, total, per day, should be less than 30 minutes. And probably should not include The Lion King, cartoon or not.

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      8 months ago

      My issue with it wasn’t screen time, it was the disturbing death scene.

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        8 months ago

        It’s never too early to teach a child that the only good king is a dead one.

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            8 months ago

            Another lesson!

            Don’t let the prince escape without at least witnesses to his abdication!

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              8 months ago

              To be fair, Scar ordered Simba killed, too. It was the hyenas who failed to finish the job and lied about it.

              …Actually, that reminds me: the “Be Prepared” villain song ruins the anti-monarchy lesson. Specifically, the line:

              Idiots! There will be a king. I will be king!

              So yeah, even watching any part of The Lion King fails at teaching that lesson. You’d have to pick a different show entirely (maybe *Kimba the White Lion, LOL).