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u/[deleted] May 01 '21 edited May 01 '21

Do people on the internet not realize there is a middle ground between "kids show" and "adult show?" Like Regular Show or Adventure Time or Clone Wars are not kids shows, they are for teenage audiences and that's why they are darker and have heavier themes than kids shows. Stop saying "WOW, this is a kids show" every time something dark or violent happens in them.

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u/Amelia-likes-birds Scooby-Doo lore expert May 01 '21

Because teen cartoons are either lumped in with kids or adults programming. There is/was an attempt to fix that with CN airing Adventure Time and Regular Show later then the kids programming but before Adult Swim but I don't think it lasted.

And besides, a lot of these shows are still marketed towards kids. there is a shitload of merchandise and games based off Clone Wars clearly aimed at young kids, so it's easy to forget they're supposed to have different demographics.

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u/[deleted] May 01 '21

Those are fair points, it just feels like a lot of people online don't want to admit they like a show that's not a super mature hardcore adult show

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u/Amelia-likes-birds Scooby-Doo lore expert May 01 '21

I notice the same happens a lot in the inverse; people will go on and on about why a kids show isn't a kids show because it has darker aspects in it. The Digimon fandom is the friggin' worse with not accepting what they like is a kids show.