Nick Jr. Blocks Christmas

Through a looking glass ^ | 12/16/2008 | D.

[bloodmeridian]

My son was playing on Nick Jr.'s Free Draw making a Christmas tree and when he went to write 'merry Christmas' The program would not allow him to type the word Christmas on his drawing. The error message was "Word Blocked" (also blocked where the words and phrases: Savior, Pope, Blessed virgin Mary, St. Nick, Hark the herald angels sing, Silent night, Away in the manger, no crib for his head, and even 'Obama is the AntiChrist', but I think it was because of the word Christ, not Obama, because I was able to write his name alone.)

I was able to type in muhammed, Hanukkah, Eid and Kwanzaa and anything pagan like Yule, Beltaine, Samhain etc. So it seems that only the Christian celebration of this season is unacceptable. I quickly sent emails to Nick Jr. and Viacom Inc. which owns the brand as well as TV Land, Paramount Pictures, CMT and many others.

[bloodmeridian]

I don't know if this is true, but it wouldn't surprise me...

[wastedyears]

Let them choke on this.

[mmichaels1970]

I don't know if this is true, but it wouldn't surprise me...

I just tried it out for myself. It is true.

[autumnraine]

Just did it and it is true.

[bloodmeridian]

The author posted this link to contact Viacom:

http://www.viacom.com/contact/Pages/default.aspx

[ezfindit]

Can someone post the exact URL and location of this Application (step by step access information) so we can confirm the story. If true, this is BIG, really BIG.

[autumnraine]

Typed: Merry Christmas-Blocked Christmas-Blocked Jesus-Blocked But Allah was blocked as well

[autumnraine]

See my screen print I just did it about 30 seconds ago.

[keat]

It’s written in a blog so it must be true.

[ezfindit]

I think I found it: http://www.nickjr.com/games/nick-jr-free-draw.jhtml

[MeanWestTexan]

Try “Happy Chanuka.”

(Just curious if they hate Jews, too.)

[netmilsmom]

What’s the link to “Free Draw”?

[autumnraine]

Nope, Happy Chanuka is allowed too

I have the game open on my desktop now.

Give me some more and I’ll check.

[cowboyway]

The words God and Jesus are also blocked.

[ezfindit]

How did you get the Type option? My version only shows the brush option and no way to enter words.

[autumnraine]

http://www.nickjr.com/games/nick-jr-free-draw.jhtml

[autumnraine]

Click on the toolbox on the bottom of the box and click on tools. There will all sorts of options for types of brushes and crayons. Click on the “A” and that gives the text tool.

[mmichaels1970]

Try “Happy Chanuka.”

That works.

However, if a kid wants to write his name on his artwork, the name "Christopher" is blocked as well.

[netmilsmom]

Thanks!

I am amazed by this....
I misspelled “Christ” reversing the ‘i’ and ‘r’. It was allowed.

Obama was allowed too.

[ezfindit]

I personally CONFIRMED it. It’s 100% true!

Even the words “Jesus” and “Christ” are blocked!

This is bias and censorship of ENORMOUS proportions. What a travesty!

[mmichaels1970]

Oh yeah...forgot to mention....Xmas is just fine to use.

[cdbull23]

Yep, any word with “Christ” in it is blocked. I tried writing “Allah,” and that word was blocked as well.

[MeanWestTexan]

Bizzaro. You are right. Did it myself.

I do note “Xmas” works.

Maybe try “Mohammmed sucks Diego’s. . .”

. . . sorry couldn’t resist.

[ezfindit]

Also, they allow “Stalin” but block “Hitler.” So if you’re a national-socialist totalitarian murderer you get banned, but a communist totalitarian murderer responsible for 20 million deaths that’s ok.

[autumnraine]

Someone ought to complain that their hispanic son named Jesus can’t sign his name to his card, haha.

[bloodmeridian]

Of course it is . What a crappy thing for these idiots to do...to kids...no less. Indoctrination through games. There is no longer any shame in this world.

[Tennessee_Bob]

I can’t post to photobucket from work, but it’s letting me type all sorts of stuff in it, and not blocking me. I’ll email you a screenshot if you want to post it - but I’ve got Merry Christmas, God and Jesus, The Pope. Let me know if you want to see it, but I’m not getting any blocked word message. Maybe it’s scared of my IP :)

[mmichaels1970]

Someone ought to complain that their hispanic son named Jesus can’t sign his name to his card, haha.

Not only that, but an American son named Christopher can't sign HIS name either. Since Xmas is ok, maybe the kid can sign his card "Merry Xmas - From your son Xtopher"

[srweaver]

I tried it too, after finding the site on my own.

Bible is blocked ... and God is blocked.

[DouglasKC]

They also block Buddha and Allah.

[autumnraine]

Xtopher....

LOLOLOLOL!!!

[dfwgator]

This is bias and censorship of ENORMOUS proportions.

Can't be censorship, only government agencies can censor.

[dfwgator]

They also block Buddha and Allah.

What about Xenu?

[bloodmeridian]

I put a sarc tag on that “of course it is,” but it got stripped out.

[MeanWestTexan]

“Someone ought to complain that their hispanic son named Jesus can’t sign his name to his card, haha.”

Christopher
Christine

Can’t either

Mohammed, however, can.

[autumnraine]

Bible is blocked...

but guess what isn’t?

Koran

[Adder]

So don’t use it and write to Nick Jr and tell them so.

[Tatze]

Allah was blocked. Santa Claus was allowed.

[autumnraine]

Apparently Saddam Hussein wasn’t evil enough either. He’s allowed.

Poor little Xtopher can’t type his name to his card, but Saddam can type all the live long day.

[Domandred]

Bible is blocked. Koran is not.

[netmilsmom]

Milf was not allowed but skank was. So was cankles and schmuck.

So Christmas and Jesus are along those lines.

[Domandred]

Christian blocked. Muslim, Islam not blocked.

[Tennessee_Bob]

Ok - I can type anything I want in there. I haven’t tried any curse words, but so far, I haven’t had a single word blocked.

Strange.

[politicalamity]

Ramadan however is allowed.

[Domandred]

OMFG Constitution is BLOCKED

[Constitution Day]

WOW! I was posting to you recently about why Nickelodeon is blocked from my DirecTV channel list.

This is absolutely true! I just tried it myself.

What a bunch of Commies.

[Sloth]

I think any word including “tit” is blocked.

[Sloth]

‘hooker’ and ‘abortion’ OK.

[adaven]

Odin, Baldr, Frey and Thor all seem to work.

Hail the high Gods and Goddesses! Happy Yule!

;-)