The Dark Shadow Shrine

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Thursday, March 10, 2016

Japanese director alleges that beloved children’s anime Doraemon is “banned” in France

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What's the world coming to!!!! Doraemon is banned in France!!! And this is France we are talking about, supposedly one of the most progressive and liberal countries in the world, not some backward society mired in some outdated ideology.
The next thing you know, Hello Kitty, Mickey Mouse and Barbie will be banned... As a matter of fact, Barbie was banned in Iran for its threat in transmitting undesirable and corrupt Western values to young children... (see HERE)

The alleged reason for banning Doraemon is that boy's over-reliance on Doraemon each time he encounters a problem -- the danger of fostering a crutch mentality in children.
But read the rebuttal here from fans:
" in the show, more often than not, Nobita-kun’s over-reliance on Doraemon‘s gadgets just end up getting the pair into more trouble until Nobita-kun learns to confront problems on his own"

Useful as a catchy BANG for qns on censorships and cartoons, and superheroes?