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Why Parents MUST Be Vigilant At All Times
KIDZ
Available in Happy Meals Only
Tracks
2. Complicated
3. Sorry
4. We Got The Beat
5. KIDZ
Let's just take a look at some of the lyrics for just the first three songs on this particular happy meal toy.
1) Kryptonite (by 3 Doors Down)
I took a walk around the world to
Ease my troubled mind
I left my body laying somewhere
In the sands of time
I watched the world float to the dark
Side of the moon
I feel there is nothing I can do, yeah
I watched the world float to the
Dark side of the moon
After all I knew it had to be something
To do with you
I really don't mind what happens now and then
As long as you'll be my friend at the end
If I go crazy then will you still
Call me Superman
If I'm alive and well, will you be
There holding my hand
I'll keep you by my side with
My superhuman might
Kryptonite
You called me strong, you called me weak
But your secrets I will keep
You took for granted all the times I
Never let you down
You stumbled in and bumped your head, if
Not for me then you would be dead
I picked you up and put you back
On solid ground
If I go crazy then will you still
Call me Superman
If I'm alive and well will you be
There holding my hand
I'll keep you by my side with my
Superhuman might
Kryptonite
//Oh whoa whoa// 3x
2) Complicated
Uh huh
Life's like this
Uh huh, uh huh
That's the way it is
'Cause life's like this
Uh huh, uh huh
That's the way it is
Chill out, what you yellin' for?
Lay back, it's all been done before
And if, you could only let it be
You will see
I like, you the way you are
When we're drivin' in your car
And you're, talkin' to me one on one
But you become
Somebody else
'Round everyone else
Your watchin' your back
Like you can't relax
You tryin' to be cool
You look like a fool to me
Tell me
Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you're actin' like you're somebody else
Gets me frustrated
Life's like this you
You fall and you crawl and you break
And you take what you get, and you turn it into
Honestly, you promised me
I'm never gonna find you fake it
No no no
You come over unannounced
Dressed up, like you're somethin' else
Where you are ain't where it's at you see
You're makin' me
Laugh out, when you strike a pose
Take off, all your preppy clothes
You know, you're not foolin' anyone
When you become
Somebody else
'Round everyone else
Your watchin' your back
Like you can't relax
You tryin' to be cool
You look like a fool to me
Tell me
Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you're actin' like you're somebody else
Gets me frustrated
Life's like this you
You fall and you crawl and you break
And you take what you get, and you turn it into
Honestly, you promised me
I'm never gonna find you fake it
No no no
(No no no)
No no
(No no no)
No no
(No no no)
No no
Ooh, chill out, what you yellin' for?
Lay back, it's all been done before
And if you could only let it be
You will see
Somebody else
'Round everyone else
Your watchin' your back
Like you can't relax
You tryin' to be cool
You look like a fool to me
Tell me
Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you're actin' like you're somebody else
Gets me frustrated
Life's like this, you
You fall and you crawl and you break
And you take what you get, and you turn it into
Honestly, you promised me
I'm never gonna find you fake it
No no
Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?
(Yea yea)
I see the way you're actin' like you're somebody else
Gets me frustrated
Life's like this you
You fall and you crawl and you break
And you take what you get, and you turn it into
Honestly, you promised me
I'm never gonna find you fake it
No no no
3. Sorry (by Buckcherry)
Oh I had a lot to say was thinking on my time away
I missed you and things weren't the same
Cause everything inside it never comes out right
And when I see you cry it makes me want to die
I'm sorry I'm bad, I'm sorry I'm blue, I'm sorry about all things I said to you
And I know I can't take it back
I love how you kiss, I love all you're sounds, and baby the way you make my world go round
And I just wanted to say I'm sorry:
This time I think I'm to blame it's harder to get through the days
You get older and blame turns to shame
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
Every single day I think about how we came all this way
The sleepless nights and the tears you cried it's never too late to make it right
Oh yeah sorry!
[Chorus]
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16 comments:
uh, death, breakups, and kissing? Yeah... 6 year olds need to hear that.
LAME.
Even more concerning is putting such nutritionally void food into childrens' bodies.
I agree, the Kidz Bop phenomenon is weird. I think they even have kids singing Brittany Spears songs. Scary, I know.
But, what does this have to do with Progressivism?
Les
Les, May I ask why you question my tag of "Progressivism" but not "Culture War"?
Sure. I don't think progressive means throwing out a sense of "purity"--one of your other tags. I don't think progress means promoting inappropriate material to children. In fact, I would say that the songs have degrading messages that don't reinforce positive, progressive, or respectful character or behavior. You may disagree with me, but I believe a person can be progressive and still have strong moral character or can care about the information and stimuli that are out there, etc. I mean, I'm about as progressive as they come, and I pretty much believe most of the TV out there is garbage, nasty, mind-erasing.
I do see how the culture war would say that these songs threaten (there's that word again!) traditional moral values, expose children (and adults!) to inappropriate material. But I don't see how it relates to progressivism. Please explain.
And, there is not much I can think of that is progressive about McDonald's supply chain management. Foods that come from giant, corporate, factory farms, processing facilities that are less than stellar. I guess I do remember when they switched from styrofoam to paperboard packaging back when CFCs were all the rage and we noticed that giant whole growing in the ozone layer...You can obviously sense my fondness for the burger joint.
I wasn't really referring to McDonald's as much as their "toy" in my comments/tags. However, I do get the feeling you don't love them!
Before I can accurately answer your questions I would like a better, perhaps more detailed understanding of your definition of "progressivism."
Ok, so I will say this. I think my post shows a symptom of progressivism.
I am going to run 7 miles and try to articulate what I understand progressivism to be. Then, I will post. I hope that then, you too will share, what it means to you. I presume it is a dirty word.
Ok. 7 miles later...I'll try to be brief, yet incisive as a courtesy to all readers.
This is what I came up with, and as you'll see from my musings, this is a mutable, "working definition".
First off, I think of progressivism as a philosophical paradigm primarily, not inherently a political ideology.
I believe that progressivism recognizes that there are multiple world views and individual realities. This makes absolutes pretty difficult. It means recognizing the worth and value of all human beings and finding ways to empower the disenfranchised. It means finding ways to promote a peaceful world that uses differences to learn and grow rather than divide and be fearful.
I believe that progressivism means recognizing that our individual actions impact the greater world and the same for businesses too. We should all be accountable for our actions. That we are greatest when we come together in community. When the weakest among us thrive, we all thrive.
I don't mean to say that it is all roses, rainbows and group hugs. I believe that progressivism requires skepticism and good old fashioned ingenuity. Synthesizing lessons from our past plus new information and knowledge to make a better, more just future.
We live in the richest nation in the world. We should use that wealth and wealth of knowledge to ensure access to health care, healthy foods, and shelter for everyone. Progress means improving our lives, improving our world. Let's leave things better than when we got here. Our individual spirit can lead to a collective abundance.
I'm not sure any of this is all too political necessarily?
Ok. 7 miles later myself. HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA! I would be dead or in the hospital. I just wanted to pretend I could actually start a sentence like that.
Seriously, I will ponder your comments and respond shortly. Thank you for explanation, it helped me understand your specific perspective without having to use assumptions.
Ok, I am sitting here dying to know what you meant. What do mean by a "symptom of progressivism"? How far out there do you think I really am. I feel like I provided a thoughtful answer to your question. I'd really like to hear what you had in mind when you made your post. I have to say that sometimes it is challenging to be the resident dissenting voice here. Would love to hear how others feel about things.
I apologize for you feeling as if you are the lone dissenting voice. I can assure you that you are not but I can't force people to comment...although let me know if anyone figures out a way...
I don't think you are any more "far out there" than you think I am, but I do think the general Progressive movement in America has had an impact and consequences in all areas of life. I used it as a tag for that reason. I am going to post a more thou rough explanation of where my perspectives come from and maybe that will help.
I hope your call for others to share their thoughts, esp if they may disagree with me, spurs them on to post comments!
Brittany, thanks for those articles. Interesting. But, pardon my ignorance, but I'm still not seeing that connection between progressivism and that CD. I need you to spell it out for me. Make the connection for me, please.
I understand that you may disagree with the progressive political movement and its agenda, but I don't understand the connection to morality, amorality, or sub-morality in comparison to a strict Constitutionalism.
What do you think?
To me it is all interconnected. Therefore there are consequences or symptoms of a philosophy that might seem unrelated except when broken down to it's core. Progressivism, as with any philosophical movement, broken down to it's core effects all areas of life.
It isn't the store or the CD that is my specific reason for the tag in which you take issue. It is due to a more and more "progressive" society that allows it to be promoted as a child's toy without a second thought.
Or a society that finds little to no harm in exposing children to adult concepts and images in our media, games, etc.
Or a society that takes away the fundamental rights of the individual and puts them in the hands of a government.
I am far from a scholar but we were not founded by a Progressive movement. As time has passed there are clear connections to the pulling away from or even complete distortion of our founders/founding documents and how our country is now ever more increasingly struggling morally and otherwise.
Does that help at all?
Thanks Brittany for this interesting conversation. I appreciate your explanation. Don't you think the free market system and consumerism play a role in the production and dissemination of stuff like that cd? And, I'd say that the free market system is on the other side of the continuum from a "socialist" system. Whatever the market will bear?
I think it is really up to the people to "vote with their dollars" so to speak. I don't think our government can save us from our consumer culture and fascination with increasingly questionable material (tv, radio, movies, or products) neither through government programs or through laissez faire approaches. It's really up to people to start paying attention as you suggest, and more deliberately support things that represent their values.
Of course, I'm no scholar either, so this is all based on what we do know, right?
I will say, I've never thought of the government, or founding fathers and the founding documents to inform morality. Politicians are people, often with agendas beyond service--they're not infallible or any more righteous than anyone else, so I am just not sure that's where I tend to look for moral guidance. There job is to represent their constituencies and enact laws and lead our country, but I don't think there is any indication that they should be legislating morality.
There are several issues that you raised. Let me take them one by one while trying to keep it brief.
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You stated: Don't you think the free market system and consumerism play a role in the production and dissemination of stuff like that cd?
-Sure but that goes both ways and doesn't make free markets evil.
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You Stated: I don't think our government can save us from our consumer culture and fascination with increasingly questionable material (tv, radio, movies, or products) neither through government programs or through laissez faire approaches. It's really up to people to start paying attention as you suggest, and more deliberately support things that represent their values.
-I agree and that is why I feel they should get out of the way rather then stick there nose in these areas (i.e. Free Market).
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You Stated: I will say, I've never thought of the government, or founding fathers and the founding documents to inform morality.
They give us a compass to guide our country by (and therefore our government). They also give us insight into what the founders believed and meant in our founding documents. Therefore, they inevitably impact ALL areas of life, moral and otherwise. Now, it isn't the same type of guide as I would describe the Bible, for example.
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You Stated: Politicians are people, often with agendas beyond service--they're not infallible or any more righteous than anyone else, so I am just not sure that's where I tend to look for moral guidance.
-I agree with the saying; Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. There are very few in "public service" that truly serve the PEOPLE. Today most politicians are too worried about re-election that standing on principles.
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You Stated: There job is to represent their constituencies and enact laws and lead our country, but I don't think there is any indication that they should be legislating morality.
-"Legislating Morality" is a concept I find intriguing when it is used. What exactly does that mean?
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