Does Spongebub Show Empowerment And Rightful Disempowerment?

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SpongeBob Squarepants has been quite a popular show for children. At first, the show gives off a strong childhood innocence vibe. However, deeper analysis can reveal the subtle messages of power based on possession of certain economies, whether they are intangible ones or physical ones that you can own. Since children are not likely to overthink the more intense messages broadcasted, it is very unlikely for the young target audience to realize that they are exposing themselves to a hegemony. In the long run, negative effects may show after these children grow up into teenagers and subconsciously have accepted that naturally, there will be rightful empowerment and rightful disempowerment in their lives withSpongeBob Squarepants is a children’s …show more content…

Krabs always end up taking advantage of SpongeBob because of how naïve he is. This shows how hegemony can come into play. It’s where dominating groups, or the bosses control and have much more power over employees where they work. The employees practically have to go along with everything the bosses say and have no voice in any situation. In SpongeBob’s situation, Mr. Krabs holds all the power in the company. He is the one that realized SpongeBob would work for an insanely low income, even lower than a cook should be paid because Mr. Krabs wants as much profit as he can get. SpongeBob does not think that this behavior is out of the ordinary and believes that what he gets for money is fair. This makes Mr. Krabs really happy and he keeps on praising and encouraging SpongeBob so he works faster and …show more content…

Krabs. Plankton owns a restaurant right across from Mr. Krabs’ restaurant. Plankton does not get any customers so he starts to try to steal the secret formula and now there is a very large rivalry between the two restaurant owners. The fact that Plankton believes that possessing the formula will make his business a success sends out an ideological message to the kids that are watching that as long as you own something that could be seen as a physical weapon you will be a success. Get it no matter the cost, even if it means stealing it. Mr. Krabs not only makes SpongeBob his lesser, but Plankton is seen as below him as well. Not only because he can never actually take the formula, but also because of the simple fact that Plankton is smaller in size. It is difficult for a four inch zooplankton to take on a crab that is at least 30 times his size. I believe that their size difference is a symbol that pushes children to believe that evil never wins, especially that, in this case, Mr. Krabs can squish Plankton with just a step of his foot. And not only can Mr. Krabs get rid of Plankton, but so can any other

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