Creeps My Shit
Creeps My Shit (Expression) Refers to something or someone that is utterly creepy and scares you, makes you cringe, makes you cry, and makes you defecate in your pants. PBS has apparently made the decision to yank the old children's favorite, "Mister Rogers Neighborhood" from the air during the week on its members stations, and only allow them to air it once, on the weekends. The action, however, has ruffled a few feathers, specifically a website launched to protest the action, Save Mister Rogers Neighborhood.
But you know: I totally understand the reverence that a lot of parents have for Mister Rogers, having grown up on the guy. But I have to side with PBS here, and not just because Mister Rogers, in general, creeps my shit. I feel like he's terribly outdated, and that his brand of effusive kindness and generosity are the sort of characteristics that, passed on to toddlers, will get them beat up in junior high. The sweaters, the creepy soft-voice, the earnestness -- I want my kid to grow up to be a good guy, you know, but I don't want him to be a pushover. Does Mister Rogers even have a sense of humor? Or was he just a weird guy that sang about removing his shoes and hung out a little too much with the mailman?
And you know what -- I know its sacrilege to say as much, but viewed in a certain context, Mister Rogers can be a condescending prick. It's like, "Yeah -- dude. I know how to tie my fucking shoes. Stop talking to me like I'm mentally handicapped. And answer the fucking door, old man."
No disrespect, of course.
Don't go hating on Mr. Rogers. As an adult, I can't watch him, but very young kids need that kind of soothing reassurance, and repetitiveness in their early lives. I don't think that kindness is outdated, especially if they are not getting that sort of message at home. Mr. Rogers got into TV precisely because he hated TV. He saw people throwing pies at each other and he decided he could provide a better message than that. I think he did.
Fuck he creeps me out too but i've always thought he was a child toucher
Look, I thought this was common knowledge, but Mr. Rogers was a Marine (the sweaters were to hide the multiple tattoos on his arms) which means that once he gets wind of this, he's probably going to fly down from heaven on a winged Murdertank and kick your ass.
Mr. Rogers was never a Marine. That's an urban legend. He started working in TV right after graduating from college.
I'm with Jadedkitten. This dude has always creeped me out. According to my mom I used to scream every time the theme music started and, to this day, I'm pretty sure those are the scariest puppets EVER.
I had a college professor named Mr. McFeeley. First name Todd. And, he was kinda dreamy despite a penchant for turtlenecks. True story.
My husband served four years in the USMC, and he says command told them all that Mr. Rogers was a former Marine. I think they'd know. Specifically, he was sniper, with things like kill tallies tattooed on his arms.
Not very child-friendly.
http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/mrrogers.asp
While I can't manage an episode anymore without falling defensively asleep (since age 6 or so) I gotta defend a guy who spent his whole life letting little guys know that they were generally safe and okay and that people loved them and wanted to befriend them.
The only reason this raises hackles today is because we're oversaturated with the opposite message, that the world is dangerous and full of predators. I think, that on balance, both messages are true - but how many other people spent so much time trying to protect those nascent psyches from the fear prompt that rules modern media?
I'd much rather my five year old spend time with Mr. Rogers than with Pikachu, but guess which he prefers? We keep feeding them empty messages, and no wonder they turn out like that Pratt guy.
The old lady rant is concluded.
Seriously? Mr. Rogers? You're picking on Mr. Rogers?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXEuEUQIP3Q
NOOO! How can you say something like that?
Mr. Rogers? Really? He's like a fucking saint!
And here we have the final nail in the coffin proving once and for all without the slightest doubt that the douches who run and operate and make the OP's on this website are gutter scum filth who deserve worse then what the Nazis did to the Jews during the Holocaust.
You sicken me and make me ashamed to be a human being.
And yet, you keep reading Ben. You must be some sort of masochist or something.
You're a dick.