Eight ViacomCBS VIAC, +1.44% networks went off the air for eight minutes and 46 seconds on Monday night in a tribute to George Floyd, the black man who was pronounced dead soon after white Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for that long, and whose death has sparked civil unrest around the world over the past week.
iframe.twitter-tweet { width: 100% !important; } The message airing at 6 p.m. ET also scrolled the “Nickelodeon Declaration of Kids’ Rights” on repeat, which the network created in June 1990. It reads: iframe.twitter-tweet { width: 100% !important; } iframe.twitter-tweet { width: 100% !important; } Reps for Nickelodeon declined to comment, other than to share the text from the “Nickelodeon Declaration of Kids’ Rights” as an explanation.
“While I am not a person of color and can never fully understand this experience, I am offended by the systemic racism and want to stand together with our communities of color in the hurt and pain,” he wrote in an internal memo reported by Deadline. “We must all do our part – discrimination against one of us is discrimination against all of us.”
iframe.twitter-tweet { width: 100% !important; } “Thank you for doing this,” wrote a viewer under the name Rachel Gardiner on the network’s Facebook post promoting the tribute. “This IS the right platform. This is a scary time and riots are everywhere; we need to discuss these things with our children and they need to know about equality and their rights.”
No. Nickelodeon simply showed some American spine. Commendable, repeatable, sharable.
Not at all.
No they didn't. They did the right thing.
what line? is it controversial to put a racist murderer in prison?
I want to know what parent is mad about this? Are they mad their child is aware of police brutality? Are they upset that their child is informed about racism? What’s more scary? The truth? Or the attempt to ignore such a tragedy that is reality for POC? 🤔
Indoctrination continues
hopefully they hear the feedback and cancel the message they had for 6 year olds next week about gang rape.
They should be scared
Your people are destroying this great country! What we are experiencing now is exactly what China did in its culture revolution! Lots of innocent people were hurt and died while lots of splendid ancient buildings were burned down or destroyed.
NO‼ Teach them young & make them aware of the world... there was nothing wrong with that message for children period... Lying is what got us here in the first place 🤷♀️ I bet it was white people that complained 🤦♀️
Try playing Call Of Duty. You get a 'black lives matter, etc etc' message before every match.
Why is it so controversial to end Racism?
No, but would kids absorb it as much as someone explaining what happened? I feel like a lot of kids might not get it.
Nope
Nickelodeon did cross the line. It's a parents responsibility to teach our kids right from wrong. Not Nickelodeon's. My house is done with Nickelodeon!
I have no complaints against it.
No?
You keep pushing this. We get it your editor is a white supremacist.
How is educating our youth crossing the line? Terrible take on this issue
The replies boy I tell ya...🤣. Some of y’all are some funny, fragile, feeble-minded mofos...
the line between “supporting cops murdering black people” and “not”
What does this have to do with the market?
No.
No the didn't
Yes.
This is at least the fifth time your social media team has boosted this pathetic “story”. You’ve got plenty of content. Talk about the 1.87 million people who filed for unemployment in another record setting week. Your social team is making your brand look like trash.
Yes, it crossed the line for white parents who can't tolerate change in systemic racism.
Nah just that guy who murdered another man. The murderer crossed a line. We are just all being made aware of it. Does that cross the line to be made aware of the murderer and what he did? Perhaps for young children, since the murderer did it so evilly and for all to see openly.
That's why when it's survival of the fittest they are all going to die with their kids cuz they kids going to be crying instead of growing up knowing how the real world in order to survive... people's where certain things can't happen to them white kids going to be crying
“I almost had to talk to my child about why we don’t fear police interactions while others do. What an effing nightmare!”
is this a serious question?
Tamir rice was 12 years old when the police murdered him for holding a toy gun. Nickelodeon is not the one who crossed the motherfucking line.
NOPE , kids deserve to have some sense of what is going on in the world. Kids can sense stress and unrest and they should be properly notified.
Nope
No, murderers cross the line when they murder people. Every 5 year old black kid gets 'the talk', this gives white parents the opportunity to bring thier kids up to speed or just change the channel. People need to stop being so fragile.
Nickelodeon had a damn tribute for the man like he won 5 rings for the network and their retiring his damn jersey. What.
Those parents are the Karens who are calling the police on black men for invading their gluten-free safe spaces
Black children are terrorized and maimed by the state.
They never stop with the propaganda. It's all about getting to the kids young. Disney is even worse
Definitely
How many times are you going to tweet this same subject and use new copy. Y’all can do so much better than this.
...the liberal police choke me!' - Mr Floyd
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Any company or celebrity is going to be eviscerated if they don't post a response.
The propaganda goes on all channels, even to children... its a battle for minds and this is poison! Political positioning. New wave of rioters. Feed same lies.
No
Some people really want truth to stay out of their sight...smh. So, your child is now asking questions that you either don’t want to answer, or don’t have answers for...🤷🏾♂️. Use it as a teachable moment and raise them to respect others or take cover...🖕🏾✊🏾
Nickelodeon gained so much respect in my book. People must open their eyes to the injustice and deep seeded hatred in America.
Some kids are smart enough to not be so involved with the police....you don't get in trouble at home or in school or at work....
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A moment of silence is crossing the line but killing a man isn't? Stupid if you think so.
No
Market Watch, read the room
This is life in America. Deal.
Black children are scared.
Wonder if the reaction would’ve bin the same if the background was white instead
Children don't need to be subjected to stuff like this at all
Teach the kids to think beyond color
Hell no. Stand for what you believe in and let the opposition cry as much as they want. They will have to endure as many fighting this fight have endured.
Come on now all them kids seeing way worse on tic toc Karen please sit down!
snowflake parents raising snowflake children is what that is
I wonder if these parents and children your worried about let their kids play violent video games, have a gun or let them watch or listen to the President? That’s what worries me.
Nope, that cop crossed the line when he murdered George Floyd. Maybe the parents can show their kids that video instead?
At this moment in our country, no one should remain silent: not silent against police brutality, not silent against Trump's fascism.
Only racists thinks it’s crosses the line. Which says a lot about the person posting this.
No, teach them young! Some of the most instances of bullying that goes on in this world comes from schools, kids are mean! Plus, it’s their network, if you don’t like it, don’t watch it! Simple!
Is the sky blue?
I’m more shocked the kids still watch Nickelodeon.
Nope
No.
Yes.
Lol no
The truth is scary sometimes.
Don’t these kids do active shooter drills ?
Tamir Rice was the age of nickelodeon viewers
Yes it crossed the line
Nope Nickelodeon
No.
i bet the parents who complained were mostly white
No.
Tamir was 12 old Aiyana was 7 years old
Now imagine actually raising black children.Shit gets scary buttercup.
Teaching your kids to bury their heads in the sand is how we got here.
Only the racists think so.
Nah
They play fortnite where you have to execute your opponent, let's grow the fuck up lol
No, they did not.
Questioning solidarity crosses the line
Too far? Are these the same kids that play Call of Duty and other shoot 'em ups? Stop the drama already...
Or become conscious?
No, ViacomCBS didn't and sometimes telling the truth will get push back.
Their Kids! Common!... let them be kids...
Yeah
No. I think the cops crossed the line when they killed him.
The parents mad nickelodeon today are the ones raising future racist, power-hungry cops. It's not hard to talk to your kids about race. Educate yourself, then educate your kids, and you'll both see why this was an important message.
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