South Park, The Simpsons and Family Guy, all could be seen as mindless shows meant only as mindless entertainment and to a point that is true. Every once in a while though certain shows will actually be out to make a point about an issue in society such as South Park and The Simpsons (probably not so much Family Guy but to an extent maybe). Though the way they show these messages may be seen as both rude and offensive to some, they aim to point out what is "stupid" in society or what seems to make no sense.
Now some, perhaps most people, that watch these shows don't think about these messages and just think its a funny show they're watching. Really, expressing these messages in this way makes it easy for some people not to think about them because "its just a cartoon." But they should think about what they're watching instead of just blindly watching. I agree that young children shouldn't learn about these messages through these shows as they can be crude and violent but these shows do tend to make valid points if people would just think about them.
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