prettyinmagenta said:
TraumaHound said:
Pokemon (maybe sitting watching this with my daughter this morning swayed my decision here.)
Animal fights are disturbingly wrong (having grown up in Hawaii where chicken-fighting is sadly too common), I'd hate to live in a world where it's accepted as a cool competitive sport by children (and seemingly parentless ones at that...doesn't Ash have worried parents somewhere?!)
I thought his parents sent him out to train Pokemon in the first episode...i could be wrong though...it has been some time since i've watched Pokemon
Well, in the games, Ash has a mother who stays at home, doesn't worry about whether or not her teenage son is ever going to come home, and when he finally does, on occasion, rather then grounding him, or even raising her voice, gives him a hot meal and some rest. Personally I think that Ash's mom was just glad to be rid of him, so that she could spend some "Quality Time" with Professor Oak/Generic Tree Name