I'll never find the time for a good comparison, so I'll make it short.
I've noticed that religion-based stories frequently enforce the belief that one's parents are wiser and know what is best. Pop culture stories, however, frequently enforce the opposite. I realize that it's fun and healthy for kids to explore the fantasy where they are more knowledgeable and capable than their parents (they're role-playing as parents which is good), but don't Disney and Nickelodeon take this way too far?
It seems to me that in most pop shows out today portray all adults (and particularly parents) as bumbling fools where shows like
actually try to explain to kids that if they obey their parents everyone benefits.
I guess it just struck me suddenly how backwards our world seems at times.
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