Whether it’s teaching history, good nutrition or stranger danger, cartoon characters and cuddly toys have long been a staple for delivering important messages to children. School House Rock introduced kids to Bill (on Capitol Hill) and explained that Hankerin’ for a Hunk of Cheese, while McGruff helped them navigate which adults they could trust.
Unfortunately, the Crime Dog didn’t produce a video that warned kids to steer clear of Greenpeace and its growing library of inappropriate, violent imagery geared specifically towards children. Portraying Barbie as a chainsaw wielding serial killer, stabbing Charlie the Tuna in the eye with a trident or having Star Wars characters mock execute polar bears is Greenpeace’s way of making sure the most impressionable audiences get its message.
How about this message: Grow up, act like adults, and stop targeting and exploiting children.