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zzeennoolloo posted...

G.I Joe and He-man actually did GOOD and HELPFUL PSAs at the end of their episodes during the 80's.

Example # 1: "Don't give strangers your address". Some pedo tricks some kid into giving him his address. Luckily, Roadblock from G.I Joe shows up and the pedo speeds away. Roadblock then strongly emphasizes that kids shouldn't give out their address or any other personal information to strangers. That advice still applies today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFthiZ_Jftc

Example # 2: He-man & The Masters of the Universe: don't do hard drugs. Hard drugs don't make your problems go away in the long run, they create bigger problems in the long run. This is advice that still applies today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYEDrNC9AWQ

Other cartoons did PSAs like this.... HELPFUL PSAs which could apply to anyone of any generation. And they did it very effectively with good storytelling.

^These G.I Joe and He-man PSA's are actually age appropriate (and they apply to everyone of any age group in any area. I know some fully grown adults during the year 2020 who can use the advice given in those G.I Joe and He-man PSAs).
Cartoon network's current PSA isn't age appropriate. The stuff they are discussing is something even some adults have a tough time grasping. A kid, who doesn't have proper knowledge of most of that stuff (why? because they are kids. Cognitively speaking they aren't up to that point yet, especially for those that haven't even hit puberty) isn't going to fully understand any of that. Also, the writing in that Cartoon Network PSA is horrible. The writing seems like it was written by some college student who wrote that Cartoon network PSA for an assignment that would only be read by a professor, not for a general audience of Cartoon Network viewers. Meanwhile, those G.I Joe and He-man PSAs are extremely well written and can be understood by anyone of any age.

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