The video concludes that “it’s OK to touch yourself and see how different body parts feel, but it’s best to only do it in private.”įortunately, parents became aware of this content, and the school subsequently removed the video. Messages that introduce children to extreme sexual content are also coming from schools.ĭuring a sex ed class for first graders at a New York private school, a teacher showed a cartoon video that explains how it “feels good” for girls and boys to touch their private parts. There are also the Care Bears phone cases, Teletubbies Pride Collection, Disney Rainbow Gear, and gay Captain America. These are just a few examples of products aimed at exposing children to sexual content. The set was released in honor of children-the largest demographic of LEGO consumers-the creator of the set claimed, saying, “Children are our role models, and they welcome everyone, no matter their background.”Īnd yet, although the majority of LEGO users are children, the box indicates the set as appropriate for those 18 years and older. The show is intended for preschoolers-children that are just learning their colors and numbers.Įven LEGO introduced its rainbow set called “Everyone Is Awesome” just ahead of Pride Month. The song, following the melody of “The Ants Go Marching,” further pushes LGBT awareness by giving one of the beavers in the cartoon scars from a double mastectomy surgery. Sung by a cartoon drag queen, the song praises families with gay, lesbian, transgender, and nonbinary members, concluding that “Ace, bi, and pan grownups, you see, can love each other so proudly.” Likewise, the popular children’s cartoon “Blue’s Clues” aired an episode featuring a song that celebrates LGBT+ identities.
At an age when children are still figuring out what two plus two is, Kellogg’s teaches kids that they must choose and express their pronouns. The cereal company is donating $3 for every box sold to GLAAD, an LGBT group. It features a tear-out “Together Band” that children can use to share their pronouns.
This Pride Month, Kellogg’s released its “Together With Pride” cereal for kids. What better way is there to support children’s “betterment” than by evaluating what corporations, the media, and schools are exposing children to? As this year’s LGBT+ Pride Month has shown, young children need not look any further than their kitchen tables, living rooms, or classrooms for highly sexualized content.
John Ross, founder of the grassroots movement that advocated National Children’s Day, says Americans “need this day to love, evaluate, and commit to the betterment of our children.” Dating back to the 1860s, Americans celebrate National Children’s Day on June 13 to recognize the gift of children and need to foster their welfare and future.