"Mom, this bunny cuts her artery to save her friend. Can I do
this for my friends, too?" One boy reportedly asked his mother
after watching a popular cartoon aired on CCTV's Children's
Channel.
The Chinese cartoon series called Cat Rabbit Seven
Chivalrous Biography has received much criticism from local
parents, concerned that its violent and sexual content would
mislead their offspring.
Some parents have complained that the bloody scenes in the
cartoon are too vivid, claiming that their kids have asked whether
they too could do the same things. Others have said that the high
sexual content in the program may have a negative influence on
children.
Presented as the cartoon-version of Chinese martial arts
masterpiece Seven Swords, Cat Rabbit Seven Chivalrous
Biography is the first martial arts themed cartoon. Premiered
on CCTV last September, the viewership ratings of the series have
exceeded even those of imported cartoon shows.
(CRI January 24, 2007)
