I just saw a video that put a huge smile on my face!We all know of children who have developed the very ugly disease called Cancer. But just because the disease is ugly doesn't mean that the children are... No, they are as beautiful as ever! And they deserve to feel beautiful and comfortable in the skin they are in.
TV has a large impact on how children view themselves and the rest of the world. It is like a window that feeds their imagination and helps mold their sense of "Self". Children long to be accepted by others, it's an important element in their mental development. But when a child has cancer, goes through chemo, and starts to look more and more different than the other children around them; they can start to feel discouraged, dejected, and ugly. They become afraid of being teased, taunted, and other negative treatments that come along with looking different than others.
The cancer advocacy group GRAACC has partnered with multiple cartoon companies to create Bald Cartoons! Bald Cartoons has taken many of the famous, popular cartoons from around the world and shaved them BALD! Their goal was to allow children with cancer to see that they are not alone. Cartoons include Snoopy, Garfield, My Little Pony, Popeye, Potato Head, Hello Kitty, and MANY more!!!
At first, I over thought it too much. I thought: What if the children feel even more self conscious because of all the attention focused on their heads? But of course that was silly! When I saw how the children's faces lit up when they saw that their favorite cartoon character looked like them, it melted my heart. It was obvious that the cartoons affected them in a positive way!
Visit BaldCartoons.com to check them out for yourself... And to find out how YOU can be a part of this movement!!!
-Kia C.
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I am torn between thinking it is great, and thinking it is too far... I guess I think it's just at the edge of the line without going over it. You know what I mean? I just hope that they don't take this idea further and start making cartoons for all things that make kids a little different. It can get extremely insulting, and can ostracize them even more. Fat cartoons for fat kids... Etc. THAT would be too far.
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