Wednesday, October 29, 2003 |
Traumatised by Thomas
The classic and long running children's television show Thomas the Tank Engine has been slammed by critics. The detractors of Thomas say that the high amount of crashes, derailments and accidents that seem to happen in every episode are traumatising children.
Maybe Brian needs to get out of the lab and into the real world.
My sons watch Thomas the Tank Engine all the time and we frequently go on trains. If anything watching Thomas has made them love trains even more then they did before.
They absolutely love watching all the crashes and derailments that go on. In fact if there are not as many disasters as usual packed into the 4 minute show they will be a little bit disappointed. Similar to the way you are always secretly disappointed when all 55 cars in the Bathurst 1000 get through the first corner of the race without a single crash.
The classic and long running children's television show Thomas the Tank Engine has been slammed by critics. The detractors of Thomas say that the high amount of crashes, derailments and accidents that seem to happen in every episode are traumatising children.
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It is also goes further to proving my long standing belief that Thomas the Tank Engine is based on the NSW City Rail System.
Brian Young, a psychology lecturer at Britain's Exeter University, says the large number of accidents in the programmes could have a negative influence on children. "Thomas the Tank Engine is aimed at a pre-school audience who tend to be more likely to see the programme as a reality," he told the Times newspaper. "Seeing lots of crashes on TV means they could end up absolutely terrified of going on a train." |
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Maybe Brian needs to get out of the lab and into the real world.
My sons watch Thomas the Tank Engine all the time and we frequently go on trains. If anything watching Thomas has made them love trains even more then they did before.
They absolutely love watching all the crashes and derailments that go on. In fact if there are not as many disasters as usual packed into the 4 minute show they will be a little bit disappointed. Similar to the way you are always secretly disappointed when all 55 cars in the Bathurst 1000 get through the first corner of the race without a single crash.
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