Customer Reviews

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Exposed!

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

I will defeat Joan Hakes Robie with what she uses so extensively in this book of hers. Right here, pages 47 and 48, where she gives her reasoning and summarizes the evils of TMNT. And I quote, word for word:

"Savior - Splinter (god-like figure, mentor, religious leader) is a giant-sized rat that is said to have rescued the Turtles from radiation and educated them into the Ninja Arts. This giant rat also acts as a father to the turtles in the cartoons, comic books, etc. Should a giant-sized rat become like God? Isn't this blasphemy?" Why is a father figure god? Splinter is Turtles' mentor and guardian, not a religious leader.

"Crime - The Shredder, is said to be ruthless and vengeful and has a brilliant criminal mind. Should we teach our children that crime pays?" But crime does pay! Why else would people commit it!

"Eastern Religions - Krang is the spiritual leader of Shredder. Krang speaks from his middle (stomach) where a demonic-like figure is visible." Now here's an insult! Krang is a slug-like alien who moves by the means of a robotic humanoid suit. Krang's control hub is located in the suit's mid-section. This character was not intended as a perverse religion, but as a most unlikely and cliche alien possible.

"Sex - in the Archie comics April O'Neal is seen as a voluptuous and sexy female. In the movie O'Neal's skirts are so short (or she is wearing shorts) that they reveal her legs almost to the top of the thigh. Should our children see women only as sex images?" I doubt that prepubescent children can comprehend the concept of a sex image. Moreover, a skirt that reveals the top of the thigh is a geometric impossibility. Thirdly, I have seen the film and know the above claims to be entirely false. O'Neal is merely wearing the clothes that were in vogue at the time.

"Darkness - The movie (which is rated PG and recommended for 4 to 12 year-olds) takes place in darkness where "night action" occurs. Children are prone to be afraid of the dark. Many evil deeds are done in darkness. The Bible says...men loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil (John 3:19)." Children are afraid of the dark because it deprives them of sensory input, and, therefore, their link to the safe world around them. Obviously, for children who are watching the film in a well-lit room the darkness is not much trouble. Moreover, the film was recommended for children from 7 to 13 years of age.

"Weapons - names of ninja (lethal) weapons, their description and use are incorporated into the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series." Note that only one of the Turtles' weapons is edged. All others are lethal only in the hands of a professional. Also, for some reason the author obscesses with the ninja axe, the bisento. None of the characters use it.

"Meditation - The Ninja uses meditation to obtain physical power and "inner strength." Meditation is a religion that does not accept Jesus Christ, the Messiah as the one true God." Meditation is not a religion. It is merely a method of relaxation and concentration.

Furthermore, Joan Hakes Robie uses piteous and disturbingly implicit drawings of the Turtles to prove her point. Come on, this series was created for teenagers as a spoof of all others! It hasn't a hint of great violence!

I cannot begin to explain how single, close-minded this book is. In my opinion, I believe this author wrote this book back in the early 90's to make some fast cash. The author, Joan Hake Robie, relates the Ninja Turtles to everything that is evil and wrong. She over-indulges the book with ludicrous overstatements and actually encourages parents to distract children from this form of entertainment.

Throughout the years, we've come across the Power Rangers, Simpsons, Pokemon which all induce violence in some form or another, making the Turtles look like innocent children skipping through a flowery field. The book does appear to be a Christian book as she relates the Turtles franchise as Satan's work, but being a Christian myself, this is [wrong]. Throughout the entire book she's been ridiculing this comic/cartoon/movie, and in return she's being ridiculed herself. I encourage you NOT to read this book. It is a waste of time because her ideals of philosophy, psychology, and what should be morally accepted is very, very, incorrect. What a shame.

Unlike Joan Robie would have you believe, Eastman and Laird didn't create characters designed to turn your children into violent criminals. Instead, they created a wonderful spoof of the comic book genre that went from a cult hit amongst adults in it's B&W comic book format to a worldwide phenomenom among children. Unfortunately the author spent too much time with her blinders on to see either the humor or the positive teachings within the Turtles universe (and martial arts in general). The world could use a lot more of Mike, Raph, Leo and Don and lot less books like this one.

I never bought this book, but like in my review about D&D, I don't like it, I have seen the books she has written, "Halloween and Satanism"{Hope I wrote that right}, She's trying to kill Halloween?! I hope this lady does not have any kids, cause if she does I know they have got to be pretty misrable. I used to love watching teenage mutant ninja turtles every Saturday morning, so do thousands of other kids today, but this lady is trying to ruin it all.

First of all. THis is book is criticizing the turtles! Whoa thanks for ruining our childhood! I mean look at all the cartoon shows there were this author was just jealous because this cartoon was soo popular for children. They had morals and so what aout the violence. I have seen a lot worse. This books should be banned or even burned!

Come on, meditation is a religion? And from the same publisher as "The Truth About Dungeons and Dragons," where it is claimed D&D spells actually work?! This is obviously a joke, and people are missing it. I don't give it five stars because it is rather pricey for the amount of material present. The author also fails to point out he harmful effects of an all-pizza diet on children.

I grew up on Leo, Raph, Don, and Mikey too, and it is true that the women who wrote this "Exposed!" book is a kook, but you have to admit that what she writes is hilarious. Similarly to the dumbasses who call Harry Potter "satanic" (including the new Pope who used to be a former Nazi), Joan Hake Robie uses a similar religious ideology to spoil kids' fun. If your childhood memories of the Turtles can be so easily shattered, it just goes to show that those "cherished" memories of yours probably weren't so special to begin with. And if she's "killing" your childhood, as a previous reviewer said, then you need to start seeing a psychiatrist, because it's not normal for someone's childhood to be "killed" by a few wacked-out evangelist interpretations of the Ninja Turtles. At this rate, you guys are gonna end up Julie like Joan Hake Robie-- an embittered and senile old tart who looks at the world WAY too seriously.

This author needs to be stopped. And we should pray for all of those that have such weak will sand minds as to believe joan's insanity. She could be one of the false profit$.

If you have five dollars, they would be better spent on a cup of coffee.

The title of this book brings up visions of Joan sneaking up when the turtles have their little shells off and using a Polaroid. In reality, she thinks of them as Disciples to a god that she could not appreciate.

I am not a turtle fan however Freud could have a field day with Joan.