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NEWS: Resolution to Ban Doraemon Anime Series Submitted in Pakistan

It's really disturbing when adults say that children aren't allowed to have a childhood

MoonPhase1 wrote:

I think these people must have lived under a rock when they were kids. There is nothing wrong with Doraemon. In fact it's more of a positive show for kids. What's next, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic?

Actually, since they want to ban all kids channels, this may pretty much be a case as well

I have to wonder: Is this really a part of their cultures? To these individuals, is having even a tiny amount of fun considered a hindrance to later success that they avoid leisure at all costs, and is making money the be-all end-all for them? I mean, I read in the newspapers about assassinations conducted during exams to get into medical schools in northern India, and that is incredibly messed up.

Then again, you got the thriving Bollywood, so clearly, plenty of people in India want to enjoy life. That kind of all-work-and-no-play lifestyle sounds suffocating without some way to release steam.

In India, Ashish Chaturvedi, whistleblower of country's Vyapam education scam, also recently criticized the Hindi- and English-dubbed versions of Doraemon and another anime, Crayon Shin-chan, for having an adverse impact on children.

I was expecting a religious angle(this is Pakistan, after all), but there doesn't seem to be any. Reading through the Times of India article, Tom and Jerry's specifically called out as acceptable. Shin-chan's differentiated by lack of respect for elders, while the complaints against Doraemon are all over the map.