A long video essay by Skip Intro asking what vision of policing the kids' show PAW Patrol suggests. It mixes comedy with serious critique and features guest voices.
Why Hacker News points people here: Recommended as a funny but serious critique of the show's portrayal of authority and policing.
“It’s a superb video essay and absolutely worth the watch!”HN comment, 2022
“It’s a superb video essay and absolutely worth the watch!”
Comedic yet serious video essay on Paw Patrol's problematic portrayals.
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I think you will enjoy this video breakdown from Skip Intro: this video It’s a superb video essay and absolutely worth the watch! But to be clear, it’s also playing into the meme that paw patrol is copaganda, so take it as a mix of comedy and serious analysis :) The gist of the video is that, while paw patrol is not copaganda, it is problematic for parallel reasons. It’s also a terrible tv show as you noted.
RecommendsQuinzelOct 2023
“this YouTube video really emphasises the issues quite well”
Emphasizes the issues with Paw Patrol well.
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Paw Patrol is so shit, I had to study it in my undergrad forensic psychology course: link And if you can’t be bothered reading an academic journal about it, this YouTube video really emphasises the issues quite well: this video
Cites itaspenmayerJul 2024
“PAW Patrol is a TV show for kids. It's very popular, so we might as well ask”
Analysis of what vision of policing PAW Patrol suggests
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Related: PAW Patrol's Dark Secret, Explained - Skip Intro > PAW Patrol is a TV show for kids. It's very popular, so we might as well ask: "What vision of policing does it suggest?" PAW Patrol is also a very bad TV show. this video
