Re: Pokemon sends hundreds of kids to hospital

On Thursday, June 29, 2017 at 7:47:46 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote=
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> On Thursday, December 18, 1997 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-8, Brian C. Bull (Neckt=
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> > In Japan last Tuesday, over 600 children were hospitalized due to nause=
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> > and seizures that occurred during a television run of "Pokemon" (short=
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> > for "Pocket Monsters") a popular anime cartoon. It was deemed by=20
> > several doctors that due to the excessive vibrancy of the colors, the=
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> > fast-paced editing, and overall pace of the show, those children were=
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> > reacting due to the overt stimulation and essentially broke down=20
> > physically and mentally. The show has been pulled off the air due to=20
> > requests by the regional PTAs.=20
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> > Here in America, another show with glitzy colors and staggering pace ha=
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> > elicited nausea in adults. It's called "Barney and Friends". :p=20
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I hated that episode because it taught kids that computer viruses aren't re=
al, WHICH THEY TOTALLY ARE. Watch something like ReBoot or Toonami's "Trapp=
ed in Hyperspace" event so you can cope with the fact computer viruses are =
the unsung heroes of the new generation, and Swayzak will forever be your n=
ew husbando.