Diversity in Toons

In comparing children's programs for their use of cultural diversity I watched several segments of Rugrats, Winnie the Pooh, and Out of the Box. The animated programs, Rugrats and Winnie the Pooh, dealt with diversity in much the same way. Out of the Box, however, was put together on a different level. The Rugrats is a delightful cartoon about a group of adventurous babies that are always getting into one thing or the other. The …

…whether we are young or old, male or female, cheerful or sad, we all are the same inside and that any kind of problem can be solved if we all work together to resolve it. Out of the Box is one of my three-year-old granddaughter's favorite shows and if you ask her, she doesn't really see a difference in the children. In her opinion, being different is part of what her world is all about.