Told you all so (joking)

[NSWGR_46Class]

Thomas is bad for your Children

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/op...003339515?nk=3ac7932cecfa75eeb58a18ef3f8ad107

 

[Red_Rattler]

You're a bit slow, that's been around for a few days.

PC Madness

 

[Paulsw2]

'Thomas' is a story that was created in the 1940s/50s by an upper middle class Anglican vicar and embodied the attitudes to race, class, gender and sexuality of that era. It has become a multi-million pound/dollar business in the 21st century without really moving on in cultural and social terms from its roots. On one level that appeals to those of us who are nostalgic about the past ('the lost days of steam'). But I can understand how this may not appeal to a modern generation of parents concerned that their young children are being exposed to cultural and social standards that are 60 years out of date. That the outrage against this Guardian article is coming from entirely predictable reactionary media outlets like Fox rather makes the case.

Paul

 

[cascaderailroad]

I never laughed so hard when some Univ of Penn students in Phila, were all watching Telletubbies, with the TV sound turned off, and had rock music stereo player playing in the background ... (Yes I have watched quite a few episodes ... Very disturbing) :hehe:

What's up with dat' baby in the Sun ?

 

[deneban]

I have heard some of the values expressed in Thomas reiterated by career trainmen, at least the authority structure in Thomas is still vaid. Last August on the Fostoria rail radio, a conductor warned the F Tower that his train was given an end-of-train marker that had low charge, and that it had become completely dark. The tower relayed this to the trailing train, whose engineer reacted with: "Sir Topham Hat is going to be very angry." - referring to the CSX Trainmaster.