Enter the Madness

Linkage to Toonzone.net: http://news.toonzone.net/articles/28847/dora-the-explorer-teen-look-previewed-causes-uproar

Content: Dora the Explorer is being "updated" and is now a teen. She will attend middle school, live in the big city and be mostly concerned with wardrobe and accessories. I sh*t you not.

Reaction: WHAT IS THIS?! They just made a new tween cartoon and stuck Dora on it. She's not even an explorer anymore. You'd think, logically, she'd grow up and still be interested in explorer type activities. You know, something less superficial. Nope. Hair, clothes and shiny things.

Sigh. There aren't as many "both boys and girls can enjoy this" cartoons as there were when I was a kid, but there are still some good ones that don't pull stuff like this. It's just quite sad that in order to be a cartoon that appeals to girls, the girl has to be interested in fashion and the like. Don't we already have that stupid Bratz show to cover that?

On a slightly related note, just started Spectacular Spider-Man season 2 and I really wish the movies were more like this! Also, Phineas and Ferb is awesomesauce.