I just wrote an email to both the Head of the Disney Channel, and to the CEO of Disney. I had to express my disgust at the programming on Disney Channel these days. So here is the context of that email. Feel free to write your own and send it to :
Disney Contact Information
Write the Head of Disney Channel!
Rich Ross,
President and Director of The Disney Channel.
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521
Email: rich.ross@disney.com
Write Disney CEO, Robert Iger!
Robert A. Iger,
President and CEO of the Walt Disney Company
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521
Email: robert.a.iger@disney.com
I have a 5 year old and an 11 year old. Both are girls who are very
smart, kind, and interested in a multitude of subjects from music, to
space, to science, math, social studies, books, art etc. I am deeply
disturbed by the shows you are currently airing on your channel for the
above preschool age groups. You seem to take so much time developing
shows for younger children that will help their minds grow and help
them grow up to be good world citizens and care about others. I am so
confused as to why all of a sudden when a child becomes to old for
Disney Junior they are immediately ready for shows about teens. Where
are the middle school shows, or the elementary shows for that matter?
The only show that both my 5 and 10 year old can watch is Phineas and
Ferb(why not more shows like this? ) My 5 year old is getting to old
for Mickey Mouse Clubhouse but not old enough for shows like Good Luck
Charlie, and Wizards of Waverly Place, Suite Life on Deck, Shake It Up,
That's So Random etc. Furthermore, the characters in these shows are
almost all the same. There are always a bunch of kids that act like
they are completely ignorant, or their parents do(which is even worse
in my opinion). Do you have children? Think about it. Would you like
your children to talk about and treat you the way these characters do
about their parents and teachers? I think probably not.The attitudes
displayed in these shows are enough to make any parent sick. How can we
expect children to respect adults that they come across if what they
are being exposed to is the opposite? You above all people should know
that what children are exposed to when they are young is what they will
exhibit as they get older. ShouId they treat an employer the way
teachers are treated in your shows? Would you appreciate that if they
were your employee? I know so many parents who have blocked your
channel because of your programming or who have limited viewing down to
just Phineas and Ferb. Have you examined what kind of role models
these characters are for children? Have you even paid attention? Where
are the shows for preteens that have any intellectual value? Or shows
about kids and nature? Or being world citizens? What about shows that
teach kids about different places around the world? They need to know
about their global community. It's no wonder kids don't care. Kids are
not stupid. They are not all the same. Please put some diversity into
your programming so that my daughter, who is a straight A student,
trumpet player, artist, crafter, poem writer, story creator, animal
lover, and my 5 year old can enjoy and grow with Disney for many years
to come. I appreciate you reading this and hope you will consider this.
No I didn't send it in red ink. It is a little snippy, as I am very irritated about this whole thing. But I think people are to nice in these cases. I will also be printing this out and sending it via real mail as a friend of mine told me that because real mail is so uncommon, companies are more apt to read the real mail than the email. I hope that this prompts you to take action on something that is bothering you lately. Unless it is my blog. In that case, tough crap:)
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