Pros and cons of cartoon

As I grew up, people scoffed me for watching cartoons and animes. They told me these pieces of stuff are just only for kids.

And it made me curious to know Why?

I scratched my mind and walked through the roads of google, and found that there is a cartoon stigma attached to adults.

It left me blank with another question, what does cartoon stigma mean?

After researching, I conclude that "people hold the fear of being judged by society."

Go in a flashback and remember how you fought with your siblings just to watch your favourite cartoon show. Do you remember that relaxation feeling while watching toons which made you laugh?

It was because when you engage yourself in an enjoyable activity of your choice, your brain starts releasing dopamine, which is the body's pleasure chemical. People who binge-watch their favourite tv shows continuously for hours their body experiences a drug-like high.

Not all cartoons could entertain adults, but there are cartoons like The Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, and South Park, which focus on adult audiences as well.

In one of the research by Michael Geisler, "The effects of sounds played in any show holds a power to convey actions. Expressing emotions through music can connect you with the show. Adding sound effects to any show can give it life and meaning to the characters in it as it moves, talks, cry, shout, scream.

Pros of watching cartoons

There are many pros of watching cartoons and animes. Let's have a look at some of them.

Enhance creativity and imagination

Develop your imagination and creativity power while watching toons and animes. The creativity shown in it can leave you to the imaginary world. It unlocks your thinking power which will make you a creative person.

Stress buster

Researchers says, watching shows that keep you engage helps in reducing your stress. When in pressure watch your favourite cartoon shows of your childhood days and see it can be your perfect stress buster. Watching cartoons could help in balancing your mental health.

Increase vocabulary

Cartoons are secret weapons to improve your vocabulary. Watch toons with English subtitles in this way you will learn many new words while watching your fav shows.

Cons of watching cartoons

After learning about the benefits of watching cartoons, let's look for some disadvantages as well.

Aggressiveness

One research by American Pediatric Academy says, If you watch cruel cartoons more often it could make you an aggressive, disobedient, evil, and angry person.

Encourages violence

The violent scenes shown in cartoons and in any tv show can create difficulties to understand the effect and its consequences. In the shows like Tom and Jerry, Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles, whenever any heavy object falls on the hero's head, the scene makes laugh. This action related relationship ruptures the child's mind.

Medical problems

Spending most of the time watching tv shows without any breaks can lead to wicked health problems which include headache, low eyesight.

If you watch cartoons or animes with the mindset that these kinds of stuff are just for kids, believe me, you will not be able to enjoy and feel the essence of it. Try to be a little childish as everyone wants to get relaxed. Acting every time as a mature one could leave you in more stress. Be matured enough but carry little immatureness to bring happiness in your life. If you have to be with a child, you have to react simple no matter who is looking at you. Your inner child automatically comes out. Being mature all the time doesn't work. Don't stick to the stigma that stops you from entertaining and making yourself comfortable with happiness. Everything has its pros and cons. Too much of anything is wrong, and the same applies to watch cartoons.