Stereotypes in THE SIMPSONS

At some point in the course of human events, America decided that the television was their Dali Lama, their cultural and spiritual leader. Overlooking its obvious entertainment based purpose, Americans have let the television baby-sit and rear their children. I do not recall a manifesto from the television industry, but society put television in a role it does not have authority in. The only thing television set out to do was provide the passive entertainment …

…sparks an interest, one needs to conduct further study to get the facts, and not rely solely on the TV. Whether it is The Simpsons or the news, African or Asian Americans, the TV should be treated as entertainment, or disregarded all together. This is the simplest and most logical solution. There are much more important issues to be dealt with than TV. I hate seeing so much time, effort, and intelligence wasted on it.