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December 2, 2009
The Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer TV Special: Bad for Children
Willing Tool of the Oppressors
I've touched on this before in reference to offensive Christmas songs, but this applies even moreso when it comes to TV special which will be playing over and over again this month. We need to face some facts here: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is a story of how an object of oppression and abuse will willingly serve his own abusers once he can be found useful in service to the machine. The appropriate response to the other reindeer who used to laugh and call him names is to tell then to go stuff themselves-- and Santa, too -- both of whom didn't care too much for Rudolph because of his physical deformity until his red nose was necessary to bail Santa out of a jam.
And is this what the misfit toys should learn? That they must remain in exile on their island unless they, too, are deemed to have some attribute worthy of the very system that has rejected them?
Posted by Dean at December 2, 2009 11:34 PM
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Get back to work computer geek.
Posted by: Nerd at March 1, 2010 10:14 PM
Of all the stuff i have heard that is the most stupidest thing EVER! its to show kids that anything is possible no matter if there is something wrong with u or not and that someone can always use a persons help no matter what they look like! i think ur stupid for putting that up! get a life and stop critizing the reindeer!!
Posted by: Brittany at May 5, 2010 10:53 AM