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Zack hitting someone evil.? But it?s Mary who is hurt and Mary who cries. You

can see the confusion on their faces. They?ll say, ?But I didn?t do that?”

(Meltz pg. A1). One can see that at this stage in the preschooler life he or

she is not able to distinguish between real and pretend.

Kids and Power Rangers

supporters will say that the Power Rangers do have good points about them also.

They say that the characters show respect for adults, they are likable people,

and there is always a moral. In fact, the program labels the morals at the

end of each show. What we have to ask ourselves is, “Is it really worth it?”

Marilyn

Droz, director of research for the National Coalition on Television Violence,

conducted a study on the Power Rangers. This is what she came up with:

1.

Seventy percent of the kids who watch the show say the fighting is what they

like best.

2. In an hour of Power Rangers programming, there is an average

of 211 acts of violence. A typical Saturday morning cartoon hour generally

has 25 violent acts per hour. A typical hour of an adult show has six acts

of violence (Meltz pg. A1).

The Power Rangers are an entertaining part of

our childrens? day but the few minutes a day they watch may have severe

circumstances.

The morals, and views of reality of the kids are shattered. These children

do not think that what they are doing is wrong when they hit or kick. They

say,” The Power Rangers do it, why can?t I?” This makes it even tougher on

the parents. They must explain that what the Power Rangers do on the television

set is make believe. This confuses the child because they see it with their

own eyes, yet it is not true.

We must not pin point the Power Rangers as the