Phenomenon
As I began my search for a phenomenon, one that is not only current history but one that also sways towards the evil, negative side of childhood life - violence - a gamut of ideas ran through my mind. I thought about all the ideas that were mentioned during class - Rave parties, arcades, Pro-wrestling, etc but none of them truly peaked my interest. Early Saturday morning as I was slouch down on the sofa half asleep it came to me. I wasn't at all very happy about lying across the sofa because I was so looking forward to sleeping in. Somehow the evening before I was talked into taking my nephew home with me. I had originally thought, "Okay, not a problem, he'll be ten in a couple of weeks, he'll probably want to sleep late just like I so desperately need to do." Much to my surprise here we are slough across the family room looking at cartoon. As I stared at the TV, I became astonished; every channel my nephew turned to was full of violence. They were all cartoons of some sort but everyone or thing in them was getting smattered, smacked or totally obliterated. I asked my nephew, "Are there not any decent cartoons on TV? He said, "This is decent and right after this Pokemon will be on. Well since my children are grown I hav
I have found that it's not just an obsession; it's a way to separate the winners from losers. In Japan, there's a Pokemon song that basically goes, "Can you name all the Pokemon?" and then lists the 150 species names. Apparently, kids who can't memorize all the names are socially shunned. The internet article asked the question - It is fascism (or sadism?), and you get to be the fascist! Pokemon lets you enslave fat, little, innocent waddling creatures and force them to fight each other. · A similar name had already been trademarked in the U.S., so the curious creatures' official stateside moniker became "Pokemon" - a fusion of pocket and monster. Your goal is to conquer them all! The trick to this whole craze is that not all the monsters are included in the two versions of the game (red and blue), so you'll have to trade with fellow Poke-fans to complete your Pokedex (monster collection). I have discovered that the actual game never ends. It gets you hooked by the customized, role-playing aspects of it. If you become a Poke-fan, chances are you'll amass a showcase of Pokemon collectibles. In addition to a trading-card empire, Pokemon boasts a line of comic books, videos and its own nationally syndicated TV series. As popular as the Pokemon is, statistics has shown that the U.S. has yet to catch up with the Poke-fever and consumer orgy (as it is called in Japan). In Japan it has reached monumental proportions. Tokyo has an entire store dedicated to the critters. At Tokyo's Pokemon Center, Poke-fans of all ages
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