Kids ghosthunting on the cartoon network - Watch below and Boycott this immediately!
Not sure if you have heard about the new reality series
on the cartoon network called "the othersiders". It's a show about children
exploring haunted locations. I don't think these networks will ever
learn how irresponsible they are being. Here's a link:
http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/promotion_landing_page/theothersiders/index.html
I keep thinking of the pink Ouija board that is for sale at Toys R US.....
you have to be 16 to drive, 18 to smoke, 21 to drink. But kids watching
the cartoon network can learn to ghosthunt.... age of accountability
age of responsibility Kids should not be dealing with after death issues.
Adults have enough difficulty with this stuff. Pass this along and prepare
for the next wave of TV exploitation... as well as all the kids who
will be sucked into it unprepared, uneducated and unprotected.
Boycott it.. Click the Contact link at the bottom if
the page linked above or below and fill out the online form.
You will get an error
page on the link below because they stopped people from linking directly
from our website. Disregard the error page, click the contact us button
at the bottom of the page you end up on and tell them you don't want
your kids watching...
http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/feedback/index.html
This was what I wrote:
The Othersiders. You are being irresponsible in letting kids ghosthunt
on television. We deal with kids who have suffered traumatic events
after a ghost hunt went wrong. We talk to the parents and try to help
these families. You have to be 16/18 to drive, 18 to smoke, 21 to drink,
but you will let kids deal with after death issues and be role models
for other kids. What will happen when one of your kids gets affected
by a ghost or spirit and suffers irreparable harm? NDA's may protect
you for awhile, but the word will spread and your show will hopefully
be pulled from the network.
We have started a boycott of your show related to the Dangers of the
Paranormal project. Why? Every leading paranormal expert in the field
agrees that ghost hunting is NOT for kids. The production company you
are representing when picking up this project knows that. Other production
companies know that. (EDITED OUT). You, as the network carrying this
program will be held responsible. It is not about ratings or the politics
of having a show that can take advantage of the market. It is about
kids being placed into danger and other kids imitating them. some of
these couch kids will be hurt. The parents will contact us and we will
be the first to interview them for the Dangers of the Paranormal project.
It is just a matter of time. Think about the reputation of the cartoon
network because it is at stake.
Sincerely,
Dan Mewhinney
DangersoftheParanormal.com
Two petitions now online to boycott the new Othersiders
kid ghost hunting show on the Cartoon Network. Please log in and fill
out both of them. Then contact the Cartoon network and let them know
you don't want your kids watching this show.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/cartoonnetworkboycott/
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/theothersiders/
These are all from our blogs at http://www.Myspace.com/dangersoftheparanormal . Please post comments there.
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Kids ghosthunting on the cartoon network..... ack! Boycott this NOW!
Kids and ghosthunting rebuttle - re cartoon network ghosthunting show..
Category: Dreams and the Supernatural
This is Dan from the Dangers of the Paranormal project. We have talked to parents who's kids have been hurt by paranormal issues. We have tried to help these families. It only takes a kid being touched one time by the paranormal to mess them up for life.When the experts stress caution about kids ghosthunting , we should listen. I bet the Cartoon Network and the company responsible for producing this new show did not listen to the experts. They listened to ratings potential and $$$.
Ghosthunting groups everywhere refuse to let anyone under the age of 21 or 18 investigate with their team. This is a legal liability. Darkness Radio and Beyond Reality events have an age limit for kids attending. I believe that age is 14-16 WITH a parental unit attending. If this is standard in the paranormal field, why would we support a show promoting under age kids investigating? Where is the legal liability for these shows in production as well as the shows already being watched on television? Television is based on ratings. It is NOT reality. The shows you see are NOT exactly realistic when it comes to ghosthunting and every respectable group will tell you this.
If kids are properly trained and educated about the paranormal and are are supervised, it still may be considered dangerous. That is the reality of the paranormal. We are still dealing with after death issues, the spirit world, the unknown and other aspects that can (and have) traumatized full grown adults. Why do we think that kids will not be affected in the same way? We must be idiots to think that. Most parents of these kids know little about ghost hunting, protocols, spiritual protection. They will not be passing this information off to their kids. They will just say "hey, go watch tv, but limit it too the cartoon network!" So where will kids learn? And are they at the age to learn this anyways?
Kids under 18 are not always responsible. Junior high and high school is a time where hormones run rampant and experimentation usually occurs. Drugs and alcohol, sneaking out to meet a new boyfriend or girlfriend, some kids may be able to deal with these issues. Others can not. If we treat the potential paranormal dangers like ... well ... potential paranormal dangers, kids should not be watching how to do an evp session, ouija board, spirit communication, etc... LEt kids be kids. When they are of legal age, let me be adults.
All it will take is one of these kids getting attacked and traumatized for life and all these underage shows will be removed overnight from the network. Until that happens, let's protect them by not making the focus of Cartoon Networks new season an underage ghost hunting show. TV will not be there when stories surface of kids getting hurt while ghosthunting after watching this show. These shows are role models for this next generation of ghosthunters. . . . if we let them watch alone, we are responsible for what happens, especially if it is later determined to be dangerous. . . .
If you are a parent, you decide for your kid. The great majority of investigators that I know feel it IS dangerous. We then represent the feelings of the community, not some exec at the Cartoon Network!
Once again, we have talked to parents who's kids have been hurt by paranormal issues. We have tried to help these families. It only takes a kid being touched one time by the paranormal to mess them up for life..... do you want that to be your kid?
Dan Mewhinney
DangersoftheParanormal.com