Rawhead Rex (RSPW's post inspector) wrote:
> When I pick up my son from daycare after work, we sit down and watch
the
> children's shows on NHK.  We usually watch "Inai, Inai, baa!" and
"Okaasan
> to Issho".  On the former show, there is usually a song that plays
every 2
> or 3 days about potty training and how refreshing and *fun* pooping
is. On
> "Okaasan to Issho", there is a mini cartoon called "Pants Pankuro"
which is
> about a bird that wears underwear and every episode is either about
him
> taking a poop, soiling his underwear, or wetting the bed.  And while
the
> aforementioned song has some educational value about showing 2 year
olds
> how to potty train, the "Pants Pankuro" cartoon just serves to see
how many
> urine and poop references can be made in a 90 second space with no
value.
> So, people, why is there a pre-occupation with the dirtiest human
bodily
> functions on NHK TV?

Probably related to the Japanese obsession with the ass in general.
John W.