Welcome to #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales! Time to watch "A Snoodle's Tale" (2004) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnKaPcMcKdU …—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
This is the first #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales review of a VeggieTales episode i have NEVER SEEN BEFORE. Never seen "A Snoodle's Tale" & i have no idea what a snoodle is—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Seems this youtube video includes "A Snoodle's Tale" & "The Story of Flibber o Loo" (from "Are You My Neighbor" ??????) #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
We start with Bob on the counter, planning a welcome back for larry after Danish immersion camp #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Bob says "surprise!"—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Larry wants to know if anyone else is going to say "surprise". nope, just Bob #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales
turns out Larry was only at Danish Immersion Camp for 1 day, then moved to Overdone British Literary Adaptations Camp #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Bob is upset, they were going to do a veggietales episode in danish (about a trucker & his monkey) but larry doesn't speak danish so they can't! #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
they got a letter from a kid who said all the other kids make fun of him & say he's not good at anything #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Larry is going to tell the story of dr jiggle & mr slide #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
dr jiggle & mr sly #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
umm there is a carrot doing some kind of ... disco? #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales pic.twitter.com/qMEYjiimqT—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Scooter Carrot says there's something wrong w the carrot dancing in the alley (a crowd has gathered to watch) #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Dr Jiggle is played by Jimmy Gourd #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Scooter comes to warn Dr Jiggle abt the dancing guy.—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
"You must mean Mr Sly!" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales
Larry & Dr Jiggle are so impressed by the dancing. Scooter insists there's something sinister abt it #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Dr Jiggle sings a song abt how he always wanted to dance, but there's no way he ever could dance as good as Mr Sly, bc he is fat #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Scooter says maybe he owes Mr Sly an apology. Wants to talk to Sly. Jiggle gets all nervous & says that's not possible #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Scooter still thinks there's something very suspicious abt Mr Sly. vows to get to the bottom of it #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
The next night, Scooter & Larry come to find Mr Sly while he's dancing in the alley #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Larry starts dancing with Mr Sly—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Mr Sly sneaks away #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales
omggg the banker from "The Star of Christmas" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales pic.twitter.com/E4dM3EOBf9—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
The next next night, Scooter & Larry look for Mr Sly again #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
nobody's heard from Dr Jiggle for 2 days, oh no #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
they see dr jiggle up in the window of his tower—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
they invite dr jiggle to come down & watch Sly dance
suddenly dr jiggle falls down like he's sick or kidnapped? #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales
Scooter confronts Sly, turns off his music. "What have you done with Dr Jiggle?!" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Sly's clothes pop off to reveal that he's actually Dr Jiggle #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Dr Jiggle explains that he always wanted to dance & wanted ppl to like him, so he dressed up as mr sly. but the costume really hurt #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Scooter & Larry reassure Dr Jiggle that they like him just the way he is. & god loves him. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
They encourage Dr Jiggle to dance.—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
When you know God made you special, you don't have to worry abt what anyone else thinks, you can just dance #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales
they don't think there's anything wrong with him being fat & jiggling when he dances #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
They all have a dance party. The end. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Time for "Silly Songs With Larry" at a gas station #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Larry & the puppy fanatic from "Esther" are falling in love over their SUVs #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
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Next, the story "A Snoodle's Tale" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
seems to be modelled after Dr Seuss #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
So it's a town full of snoodles, which are not vegetables #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
every 4th Tuesday night, a new snoodle appears from the slide in the center of town- they are not born, they just appear like that #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
oh i guess snoodles have hands #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales pic.twitter.com/nKXeSkm9bp—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
@pnumber628 My entire body has rejected this image.—Panic! this Saturday Nate (@NathanOfOz) 2018-04-06
this new baby snoodle wants to know why he's here & what's his purpose #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
he finds that he has paint, a kazoo, and wings #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
He calls everyone to come watch him fly—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
but he only flew a few inches #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales
the other snoodles laugh at him #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
"flying just isn't what you're meant to do"—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
they made him a painting of how much of a failure he is, & put it in his backpack #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales
little snoodle finds a flower & decides to paint a picture #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales pic.twitter.com/SdGAdxm1XU—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
the other snoodles all told him his painting is no good & he is basically terrible. they painted a picture of how much he sucks & put it in his backpack #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
poor little guy #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
little snoodle decides to leave town #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
he fell down in the mud. a farmer saw, painted a picture of how bad it looked, & added it to his backpack #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
little snoodle decided to go live with the finches.—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
has to carry his big heavy backpack up a mountain #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales
At the top of the mountain, he sees a man who lives in a cave. little snoodle is confused abt why this man isn't making fun of him like everyone else #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
The stranger asks why snoodle is so sure he sucks. Stranger wants to look at the hatemail from his backpack #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
The stranger says those hate pictures don't look anytying like the snoodle. what you really need is a picture from me #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
the stranger paints a new picture where snoodle looks talented & confident #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
snoodle is reluctant to believe that's really a picture of himself. but the stranger says it is, he knows bc he is the creator. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
the creator wants the snoodle to make beautiful art, but most snoodles just use their paintings to make others feel bad #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
snoodle asks why the creator doesn't just make the snoodles obey him. the creator says it can't be forced like that #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
the creator says snoodle can fly—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
and the painting from the creator can actually help him fly. like it's the opposite of being heavy #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales
wow now the snoodle can fly everywhere #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
then the snoodle goes back & tells the other ones the good news. the end. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
lol bob went to Overused Literary Emulation Camp last summer #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
now Bob, Larry, & Qwerty will talk abt what they learned today #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Bob says that the snoodle was weighed down by the others who called him names. But really all that matters is what god thinks of us. We shouldn't care what other ppl think. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Bob says "God sees you the way you're meant to be" & encourages us to use our God-given gifts to do good #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
So that's the end of VeggieTales "A Snoodle's Tale." Let's discuss. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
So overall, the message was that God loves you just the way you are, you shouldn't care what other ppl think of you, all that matters is what god thinks #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
i feel like it's a good message, but i have a bunch of caveats #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
In the 1st story (Dr Jiggle & Mr Sly), Dr Jiggle wanted to dance but thought he couldn't bc he was too fat, so he disguised himself as Mr Sly & danced in the alley at night #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
then his friends said they love him just how he is, & he doesn't need to hide himself. he can dance in public while fat! #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
hooray for fat acceptance #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
So, that's good, but at the same time, it's not necessarily bad to "hide" your appearance sometimes #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Like i hope this isn't being simplified down to "you should never change your appearance" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
& there are totally valid reasons that you might not want certain ppl to see a certain side of you #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
the most obvious example is queer ppl being 'out' in certain contexts & not 'out' in other contexts #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
there are totally valid reasons why one might one to "hide" part of their identity in certain circumstances #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
i want a world where everyone is able to express themselves & show their identity in public. but that's not the world we have now. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
so if someone decides not to be 'out' about certain aspects of their identity (for example, dr jiggle dancing while fat) that's not their fault, it's society's fault for not being accepting/safe #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
to really address the problem, you have to do more than just tell ppl to go ahead & be confident in themselves & express their identity in public #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
you have to work on changing society so it's actually safe for ppl to do that #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
just not sure i can agree w everyone telling Dr Jiggle he was wrong to assume that ppl wouldn't accept him for dancing while fat #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
so yes, you are good just the way you are, & you shouldn't have to hide it. But for practical reasons, in some circumstances it may be a good decision to hide it. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
maybe that's a bit too complicated for a kids' show #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Next, let's talk abt "A Snoodle's Tale." The little snoodle was weighed down (literally) by all the criticism from the other snoodles. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
But in the end, he stopped caring abt that criticism & only cared what God thought of him. God thought he was good & talented #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
All right, cards on the table: I VERY MUCH DISAGREE with "you shouldn't care what other ppl think of you." #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
for SO MANY REASONS #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
First of all, if ppl are mean to you, of course you have emotions abt that. It's very normal to feel sad.—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
But this "u shouldn't care what ppl think" ideology blames the victim for having emotions, rather than blaming others for being mean #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales
if ppl are mean to you & you feel bad, that's normal. you should take the time to process those emotions & learn how to deal w them. not just tell yourself those emotions are bad so STOP IT #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
My 2nd issue with "you shouldn't care what ppl think" ideology:—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Sometimes it's YOU who is being rude to OTHER PEOPLE, and you SHOULD care abt that #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales
Like, there is a VERY BIG DIFFERENCE between not caring what ppl think when they are being unreasonable & judgmental toward you, & not caring what ppl think when they are upset/hurt by some insensitive thing you did #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
HUGE DIFFERENCE—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
and it is NOT OKAY that adults are out there telling kids "you shouldn't care what ppl think" without explicitly talking about how there are 2 VERY DIFFERENT situations this would apply to #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales
like the ppl nowadays who are like "i don't care abt being politically correct"- that really just means they like to say rude insensitive things that aren't even true & they don't care if it hurts ppl #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
YOU SHOULD care what ppl think, in the sense that if you say/do something that is hurtful to ppl, you should care abt that & apologize #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
3rd reason why "u shouldn't care what ppl think" is BAD ADVICE: for those of us (like me) who are #actuallyautistic & don't naturally see a point to the niceties of social interaction #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Guess what? if you're autistic & you want to have friends (hi that was me as a little kid) then you very much DO need to care what ppl think #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
bc i'm autistic, socializing w ppl doesn't come naturally to me, it's confusing & weird & it's something I've had to do a lot of work to LEARN #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
as a little kid, trying to remember all these rules about polite things to say & how to make eye contact correctly & when to smile #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
it all seemed like a bunch of meaningless rules. then if you tell me "you shouldn't care what ppl think" i'm ready to throw out the whole thing & go back to my natural state of monologuing abt dinosaurs, no eye contact at all #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
& then wonder why the other kids don't ever talk to me #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Basically, if u want to have friends, u DO need to care about what ppl think. Maybe there's something you think is meaningless/boring- but if it's really important to your friend, you have to care about that. That's what being a friend is. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Anyway, when ppl say "u shouldn't care what ppl think" what they actually mean is "don't get discouraged just because of the haters" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
so "u shouldn't care what ppl think" is TOTALLY the WRONG thing to say- because it's not clear that's the meaning they're going for. could easily go several other ways. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
@pnumber628 I heard somewhere, you may not care what people think about you, but what people think about you can have a serious effect on your life.—ameliorate_d (@ameliorate_d) 2018-04-06
could mean "u don't have to care if something you did was rude & hurtful to other ppl" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
could mean "it's fine to not follow the societal rules about polite social interaction" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Both of those potential interpretations are EXTREMELY BAD & UNHEALTHY things to teach kids—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
(even more so if they are autistic & already have trouble interacting w ppl) #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales
but there's nothing in the statement "u shouldn't care what ppl think" that suggests that it should ONLY be understood as "don't let haters get u down" rather than those other potential interpretations #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Let the reader understand: This isn't me trying to be all sneaky & "twist" words #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
As a little kid, i LITERALLY HAD NO IDEA that when ppl said "u shouldn't care what ppl think" they ONLY meant "don't let haters get you down" rather than any of those other ideas that 100% follow logically from it #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
All right. Moving on. Let's talk about the part of VeggieTales "A Snoodle's Tale" abt how God sees us. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
What they said in the movie was all very good- God thinks we are good & talented, etc #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
What i'm more concerned abt is what they didn't say #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
see, veggietales exists in the context of a Christian culture that taught me i deserve to go to hell, & without god i am worthless & disgusting #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
this episode of veggietales did not say any of those horrible things. But it didn't deny them either. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
if i had watched this as a little evangelical kid, years ago, i would have fully expected to be told "without god, u are worthless, but with god u are great & amazing & god sees u as so valuable & wonderful" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
That is NOT what was said in this VeggieTales episode. But that's what I would have heard. Bc VeggieTales is a "Christian movie" therefore they certainly believe in that version of "the gospel", right? #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Who knows? Maybe they don't? Maybe the theology behind VeggieTales does not believe all ppl deserve to go to hell. Who knows? #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
But i always assumed VeggieTales did believe i deserve to go to hell. bc it is seen as good & Christian. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
When VeggieTales says "god made u special" do they mean you are good in & of yourself, regardless of whether you "get saved"? or do they mean you suck until u "get saved" & jesus covers up all your ugliness? #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
if all we had to go on was "A Snoodle's Tale"- it only has a positive message. it says we are good just as we are. doesn't say a word abt being sinful/bad #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
but i'm having trouble really believing that's what they meant. because veggietales is Christian-culture-approved. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
they say "god made u special, & all that matters is how god sees u" & i hear "god sees u as dirty/disgusting until u become a Christian & then god sees u as amazing/valuable" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
& that's what i would have heard if i had seen this movie 14 years ago, when i was a good church kid #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
this is why i'm not interested in going to a church that doesn't say much one way or the other on these big culture-war topics #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
for example, i tell ppl abt all the purity culture crap i learned in church & how damaging that was, & ppl say "oh u could go to this other church, they don't really talk abt sex at all" #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
I don't want a church that "doesn't really talk abt sex at all." I need a church that states- CLEARLY, EXPLICITLY, EMPHATICALLY- that unmarried sex can be good & healthy #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
i don't want to just come to church, sing some nice songs abt god, & don't say much abt culture wars- what's the point of that? #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
i need a church that EXPLICITLY TEACHES the OPPOSITE of all those damaging things i used to believe as an evangelical #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
my point is, as a church kid, i would have watched VeggieTales "A Snoodle's Tale", with its nice message abt "you're special & God sees you as so good & amazing" ... #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
... & heard "u deserve to go to hell." bc veggietales is Christian, & i assumed all (real) Christians believe we deserve to go to hell, & veggietales never did anything that challenged that assumption #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
i honestly don't know. i never considered the possibility that maybe veggietales doesn't believe we all deserve to go to hell. this is the 1st time I've ever wondered that. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Okay let's wrap up #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
This is a really really good message. Also, it was presented as UNCONDITIONAL. The snoodle was good and amazing the whole time (he just didn't know it) even though he didn't believe in God at the beginning of the story. There was NOT A WORD about "if you believe" or "if Jesus is in your life"- no, it was presented as EVERYONE is intrinsically good and valuable and talented. Because God made them that way. And it's true regardless of whether they even believe in God.So the main lesson of VeggieTales "A Snoodle's Tale" is that God sees you as good, so don't listen to haters who criticize you #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
Just want to emphasize how GOOD this message is.
But i want to point out that the real world is more complicated than "go ahead & be confident & express your identity in public"- we wish it could be like that, but sometimes it's not safe to do so #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
also "u shouldn't care what ppl think" is an extremely bad thing to teach kids. There are TONS of situations where it is GOOD & MORAL to care what ppl think. #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
it's impossible to have friends if you refuse to care what ppl think #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
& the message about God believing we are good is such a good message, but bc VeggieTales exists in the context of a Christianity which teaches we deserve to go to hell, i would NOT have heard that good message #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
all right that's all i got~ thanks for watching, everyone #PerfectNumberWatchesVeggieTales—Perfect Number (@pnumber628) 2018-04-06
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