Celebrity Kids and TV

They are actors on TV. They make their livelihood onthey've seen Dad in the famous Risky Business "El"
THAT screen. They clothe and feed their children withtrain scene?)
money made from the movies and television showsMadonna says, "TV is trash." Hey, she was raised
they star in, yet they don't approve of their childrenwithout it, and look she turned out just fine. She's got
watching TV?two divorces under her belt and three children from
I'm not into that.three different fathers. I'm sure it was all because she
It just bothers me. And I'm not sure why.grew up without television! And Michael Jackson does
Brad Pitt says his kids don't watch commercialsnot allow his children, Paris, Prince and "Blanket" to
because "it makes them beg." Beg for what? Whatwatch either. 'Nuff said?
could his children possibly NEED TO BEG FOR?Most of these celebrity parents state that their children
He says his kids don't ask for big gifts (WAIT, didn't heare not deprived because of the lack of television. OF
just say they BEG?) because they don't watch a lotCOURSE NOT! They are jetting off to tropical islands
of the American cartoon TV, "which is packed with alland faraway exotic destinations. They are traveling
those manipulative commercials for big toys that lookthe world, gaining experiences most adults can only
so fantastic." I will certainly be the first to agree thatdream of. These children don't need the fantasy of an
there are far too many commercials during thoseunderwater sponge to take them away from third
great American cartoons.grade homework for a half an hour.
I hate it when my kids are watching TV and all I hearAnd if I wasn't sure about president elect Barack
is, "Mom, I want that! I want that! Can I put that on myObama previously, you can bet I am now. In an
list too, MOM!?"Entertainment Weekly interview he said he and
But, what's with Angelina taking Maddox out on aMichelle let Malia and Sasha watch television. They are
shopping spree for all these glorious toys?fans of Hannah Montana, Drake & Josh, and other
Possibly they were delivering these to Nambia?Nickelodeon and Disney shows. "And I have to say,"
Tom Cruise doesn't allow television for his children orObama adds, "SpongeBob is pretty funny."
computer games, yet they are encouraged to readWho lives in a pineapple under the sea, Mr. Future
anything they want and listen to music. They're alsoPresident?
allowed to see the occasional movie (I wonder if