Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-31137751-20180508191947

Today Good Morning America broadcasted and uploaded a segment about Logan's channel. You can view it here, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unklxF6QHN8. I think for a moment, we need to think about every persons' relation to SuperMarioLogan. Children, teens, and parents. Children shouldn't be watching SuperMarioLogan, I'm talking about people under 13 years old. They are too impressionable. This is Logan and the parent's fault. Logan has created a plush and puppet show that looks like a children's show.

This is a problem, and Logan refuses to put disclaimers before his videos, which would ultimately help him. Parents should be checking what the children are watching before they let them watch it. Teens will watch it, and they most likely won't be influenced about anything on the show. Let's compare it to a show like South Park. South Park looks like a children's show, the only difference is that South Park isn't on a 13+ website like YouTube. The problem Logan has had, and is having, is that his content started off for children like himself, and then gradually progressed into what it is today.

Here, https://www.commonsensemedia.org/youtube-reviews/supermariologan, they talk about the stereotypes of SML. They mainly talk about Jackie Chu and his slant eyes. It is obvious that this could be considered an offensive joke. Logan has painted himself into a corner. His content looks like children's content, but it really isn't. It's full of stereotypes and things that young children should not be exposed to.

I am agreeing that parents should be monitoring what their children are watching, but it is hard to monitor one of Logan's videos from a thumbnail. They do look kid friendly. I still really enjoy SuperMarioLogan, but we can't be blind to the issues that are obvious to why his channel looks like a parent's nightmare. 