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TINA: |
Could I say something? |
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TINA: |
I'm
Tina Barkowski. I have two children. I have a boy who's six and a
girl who's four. I don't let them watch TV anymore. |
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JAY: |
That may be a good idea, but I can't do that. |
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TINA: |
Why
not? I don't think it's difficult. |
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JAY: |
I'm
a single parent. I have to fix breakfast before they go to school. I
have to make dinner in the evening. |
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TINA: |
How
many children do you have? |
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JAY: |
Three. |
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TINA: |
How
old are they? |
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JAY: |
They are eight, ten, and twelve. I can't spend all of my time with
them. They have to do something. They like TV, and it keeps them
busy. |
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ANITA: |
I'm
Anita Conti. Do you know what your children watch, Mr.-- What was
your name? |
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JAY: |
Jay. Jay Filosa. I know what they watch. Mostly. |
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ANITA: |
I
think there is too much violence on television too. But isn't it a
good idea to let children watch good programs? |
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YUKI: |
I
am Yuki Mori. May I say something? In my opinion, it is wrong.
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TINA: |
I
think so too. |
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YUKI: |
No,
no. I mean something different. I mean children should watch
television. My children learn so much. I think television is good
for them. |
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VANCE: |
I'm
Vance. Do you let them watch everything? |
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TINA: |
I
hope not! |
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VANCE: |
Let
Yuki answer. |
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YUKI: |
My
children are small. They go to bed early. They do not see guns on
television. |
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ANITA: |
I
think they see violence anyway. What about the cartoons after
school? Do they watch those? I feel these are worse than the
programs for adults. |
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TINA: |
I
agree. Someone is always hitting and kicking someone. |
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ANITA: |
I
don't like the animal programs either. I think they're terrible.
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JAY: |
What's wrong with animals? |
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ANITA: |
There's nothing wrong with animals. What they show on television is
too violent I think. |
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VANCE: |
Don't you think children need to know about real life? |
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TINA: |
I'm
not sure. I don't think so. They need to have better experiences.
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JAY: |
What are better experiences? What would you have them watch? |
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TINA: |
I
told you. I don't let them watch. They play. I read to them. We
talk. Their father reads to them. |
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JAY: |
There you are. Remember I'm a single parent. I can't do all of those
things. |
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TINA: |
I
know it's difficult. But I believe we can find something besides TV
for our children. |
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ANITA: |
Yuki, do you watch the programs your children watch? |
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YUKI: |
Yes. Sometimes I watch with them. |
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VANCE: |
Don't you think they are too violent for children? |
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YUKI: |
Sometimes, but we talk about such programs. |
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ANITA: |
I
think that's very good. |
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ANITA: |
I
would like to hear more examples. I feel we need more talk. |
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