Vegetarians & Vegans: Have you watched Kid Nation, the reality show on CBS?!
What do you think about the show? Did you continue to watch it? To me, it just goes to show how adults have taught the kids that they need meat for protein. Plus, I was so angry that the producers suggested it in the first place. Do you think some of the kids would have thought to do that? Didn't they think that if they kill all the chickens, there goes the egg supply, too? I know I'm 100% biased, but I think this is so sad!
Answers: I saw the first episode on a Saturday night and wanted to watch it again, but apparently it comes on Wednesdays. Anyway, I went to the CBS website and started to watch the second episode, but couldn't go through with the rest after they said, "it's time to kill the chickens", and they end up going to the tree stump...It really crushed my heart to see that those kids could so easily agree to do that - and an overwhelming majority!
What do you think about the show? Did you continue to watch it? To me, it just goes to show how adults have taught the kids that they need meat for protein. Plus, I was so angry that the producers suggested it in the first place. Do you think some of the kids would have thought to do that? Didn't they think that if they kill all the chickens, there goes the egg supply, too? I know I'm 100% biased, but I think this is so sad!
It was quite disturbing, considering that while they were deciding about killing chickens for protein they made mention of the can upon cans of beans they had. Just shows how little people are taught about nutrition.
Part of me was upset to see that the kids were willing to kill these chicken, and another part was not quite as upset since it really showed these kids that their chicken nuggets do not come from some magical nugget animal. They could see the life of the food that they probably eat every day and maybe one day they can look at what they are eating and see the chicken which they took care of. Too many kids and even adult are separated from where their food come from. A bit of reality may have served a purpose(especially to the one child that was so upset. I bet she never looks at her chicken fingers the same way again.)
I still watch it, but mainly because it is so ridiculous. They had these children set up their own nation without adults, yet you can see the adult interference and where they interfere there is conflict. Adult(through the book) interfered with the killing of animals and caused conflict and this week they interfered though religion and caused conflict. Next week they are bringing in politics, lets see where that leads(I'll guess with fighting and conflicts) Very interesting to see that the children only run into problems when adult(trough the town book) try and create a community that mimicks our own world.
Disgusting.
I haven't watched the show, but perhaps it is an eye opener for those that don't realize where their food comes from. A real animal does have to die if meat is going to end up on your plate. Most American kids don't think about that at all.
I watched that show. Most of the kids didn't want to do it, because they didn't know how to prepare the chicken, and one kid offered to do it. He knew how. They were not exactly forced.
You should watch this weeks "Boston Legal." A man gets arrested for cockfighting, and the lawyers defend him. The lawyers point out how hypocritical it is to outlaw cockfighting when at the same time we are so cruel to the the chickens we eat by cutting off their beaks, forcing them to live in boxes, and boiling alive before we kill them.
I dont watch television.
The fresher the better!
I don't watch tv, I'm an Xbox addict... but I have seen the commercials teasing the event for weeks now. At that young age, you really don't question what mommy and daddy tell you, so if they tell you that you need chicken, then you believe it. Most people think that kids would be unable to do such a thing... think again. I come from a small town in East Texas, and I saw my fair share of (and took part in) animal slaughter for food. Back then, I didn't think I was doing anything wrong. It was simply what was "natural" and what my family wanted me to do.
My family moved to the suburbs, and I didn't see where my food came from for a long time. It wasn't until I was in High School that I took a trip with my dad and his new wife to a border town to visit some relatives. We were taking a tour of the place and got to the goat pen. I had never really seen goats up close and personal, so I went over to them, kind of like a little mini petting zoo. My dad's father-in-law asked if I was hungry, and I said "yes" (the drive was 8 hours and we hadn't stopped to eat). He promptly pulled a pocket knife out, slit the throat of the goat I was just petting, and hung him upside down on a tree to bleed out. Needless to say, I couldn't eat goat. Although it would be a few years before I made the connection to other animals.
I think the saddest thing about Kid Nation is that the producers would do that to children for our entertainment.
I watch the show and I personally like it. I did see the episode regarding the chickens. I don't think they were going to kill all of the chickens, just the amount they needed for dinner. I agree with the person above who said that it is refreshing for these kids to realize that meat actaully does come from a source other then the grocery store freezers. The one kid worked for a butcher, so he knew how to clean and dress the chickens and they did it in a humane way. The way anybody would do if they lived on a farm.
It is interesting to watch how these kids interact without the adults and the decisions they make. They actually have made the town a lawful place, instead of total anarchy that most kids envision without parental supervision. I am sure that their parents are proud of them for he decisions they have made.
I havn't watched the show but I've heard so many bad things about it I don't want to. Here is a link if you want to take action and let the company know how you feel.
http://www.peta.org/actioncenter/ActionA...