My favorite? Cheeksqueak. ????? Onarazumono. Oh wait.. that's
Yo-Kai Watch. [1]cheeksqueak Why? Because it's an awesome
example of subversive children's entertainment that they
understand completely. What it says about me: We become adults
via once having been children. Adults lie to children on a
regular basis. By lying to children, you are tainting the
future. But, all it not lost. Not all adults lie to children.
Also, children cognitively recognize adults lie to them starting
around the age of 7 (give or take) on a massive scale. There is
truth subversively hidden in children's fiction. There are also
lies subversively hidden in children's fiction. Part of
childhood is discerning "Who is lying and who is telling the
truth?" In the case of Yo-Kai Watch, there is some uncertainty
being played with: Are there really ghosts roaming around
controlling when good and bad things happen to us? Possibly. But
as the story is presented clearly as fiction, there's little
concern about it being considered Fact, although it is fodder
for the imagination. Now what this says about me? I believe in
speaking to people both recognizing where they're at and also
recognizing where they _could_ be. Giving answers, even
fictional, for "why things happen to us?" is important for peace
of mind, as life is chaotic enough. Giving answers in a humorous
way that simultaneously is bullshit, funny and stress-relieving,
allows for the cognitive pathways to open for other
possibilities without some of the harmful side-effects that take
place when humor is caustic, mocking, or painful for another and
causing us to view a fellow human as somehow lesser. = I hope my
non-Pokemon answer answers your followup questions successfully
smile emoticon [I used to do this on essays in school too: I
would answer the essay question by talking about something
parallel but different. I was testing the teachers]
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