The Wimping of America.

Remember the "Little Rascals" (sometimes called "Our Gang") ... Alfalfa, Spanky & friends? That early film (later, TV) comedy series followed the bumbling, stumbling antics of a group of kids. This unkempt, often unwashed gang; black, white, fat, thin, were not much, but they were always boys. (Yes, some girls did appear in the series.)

I loved the Little Rascals. So did a whole generation of ordinary kids... a generation which grew up to be The Greatest Generation.

This past week, my wife and I have been babysitters for four granddaughters: ages 12, 10, 6 & 2. Needless to say, I have watched a lot of The Disney Channel. A disappointing experience.

No more Spanky. No more Alfalfa. No more boys, as I knew boys to be. The male children on TV today are perfectly attired, beautifully coiffed little girly boys. All scrubbed clean, looking like they never even heard of dirt... much less had any under their fingernails from digging fishing worms with bare hands.

How could any girl be attracted to these girls in boy disguise? Maybe that is why so many boys want to marry other boys. And why girls want to marry other girls. There is no opposite to be attracted to.

Are the producers of these show purposely trying to groom a generation of wimps? What, exactly, will this generation of wimps grow up to be?