> As a child I did not see it as violent

That's the problem. Hitting a tied up animal until it breaks is clearly a violent affair, similar how hanging puppets in nooses or putting a doll in a guillotine.

I'm sure that there are kids growing up in places where bullfights are common thinking that torturing and killing a bull in a party-like atmosphere is fine.

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tyre 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

One of the incredible powers of childlike imagination is the ability to differentiate between hitting a piñata and hitting an actual animal.

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w4der 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

As a kid I don't remember, or have pictures of, an animal-looking piñata, they were just colorful boxes full of candy and things.

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applfanboysbgon 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Do you see Pokemon as encouraging a culture of accepting dogfighting/cockfighting rings?

	▲	jhbadger 16 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It literally is a reference to the Japanese hobby of collecting bugs and making them fight each other, so yes? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect_fighting
	▲	gambiting 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I mean yeah, absolutely. But a child growing up in a western society is unlikely to encounter either of those. But generally I do see Pokemon as violent and I wouldn't let my 5 year old watch it quite yet. When he's a bit older I hope he enjoys playing through the original games and the OG tv show with me, but I see parents playing the TV show for their 4-5 year olds and I think that's just too young. Same with Spidey and friends and few other shows made "for children" which absolutely promote violence despite the colourful aesthetic.