Children's Television is better than Cocomelon (And why that's important)
Cocomelon is a YouTube channel aimed at kids that was created in 2006 and has since gone on to not just become one of the biggest YouTube channels of all time but one of the biggest kids’ media conglomerates of all time, too. It’s got tons of merchandise, full video compilations streaming on Netflix, its own original Netflix series. They even have a full live-on-stage touring performance! Naturally, you would assume that something that was able to reach such heights of popularity would have to be pretty good, right? …And that’s where you’d be wrong. As sad as it is, quite a few things in this world don’t get popular because they’re good, but rather because they’re easy to make and consume despite their terrible quality, and that’s the category Cocomelon falls into. Now I know what some of you are thinking: “Noah, what’s the big deal? This looks like a harmless baby show made to entertain babies. It doesn’t look terrible or dangerous.” And that’s the problem. Cocomelon doesn’t put...