Pull the plug on the Power angers

Dear Editor:

Regarding your Nov, 5 Inquiring
Reporter question (Should the
Power Ringers TV show be taken
Off the air?): Fam the mother of two
preschoolers, and ] take the time to
monitor what my children watch on
television.

[have seen the Power Rangers

show, and | did not find it appropri-
ale for our children. This is nota
cartoon, these are very real
tecnagers whose constant use of
violence against their “enemies” is
excessive, My 34-year-old son was
attacked by two eight-year-olds who
were playing Power Rangers at the

local park, My son was not part of

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this game and had had no contact
with them fll they ran up and start-

ed kicking him in the face.

Parenting is difficult and chal-
lenging cnough, without any help
from this form of “children’s enter-

tainment.”
Alison Andresen
North Vancouver

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