i only can recall watching TV regularly in the UAE, Kuwait and England but has anybody ever watched a show and when they found out that it was Canadian they were like "of COURSE it's Canadian smh"? i felt this way about Tupu, Martha Speaks, The Magic School Bus, Dinosaur Train, Growing Up Creepie and others. i guess i felt this way because lots of these shows presented some nice diversity and/or a nice educational aspect and filled with lots of Respect™? idk Canada does radiate a lot of Respectful Vibes, right?
i also think i've gotten a similar feeling when finding media to be European (other than the UK). i think i've even guessed it beforehand on occasion. like Tupu again, Rekkit Rabbit, Matt's Monsters, Arthur and the Invisibles.
i must note i don't mean to erase the Singaporean origin of Dinosaur Train. Sparky Animation is a Singapore animated content company which provided animation for the show. much appreciation for that. wait as i'm typing this rn i'm remembering that Big City Greens has an episode that has a gag making a point about people shoving material over to Asian countries to have the show animated???
k i just researched this shit and outsourcing of animation has become very widespread and it's been a thing since the 60s. ain't it wild how many American folks may have grown up watching cartoons animated by Asian people and were still taught racism against Asians by people and other media they saw on TV???
also anybody viewing this know more about outsourcing of animation, particularly Western companies hiring Asian companies, that they can tell me?
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