US Politics | Cocomelon cartoon: Conspiracy theories explained
COCOMELON is a popular program that teaches children educational songs and nursery rhymes. While the program might be dedicated to teaching pre-schoolers letters, numbers, animal sounds, and colors, there are some wild conspiracy theories as to why it's scary for adults. NetflixCocomelon is a popular children's program '/ ' What are the Cocomelon conspiracy theories? Cocomelon started out as a YouTube channel in 2006 and quickly became a household program in the early 2020s. Since launching almost 20 years ago, the channel has reached over 145 million subscribers and continues to bring kids closer to education. It became so popular that Netflix even created a TV show for it in 2020. Read More from conspiracies PILLOW TALK The Mattress Firm conspiracy theory explained READ ALL ABOUT Find out why people think Lea Michele is illiterate As Cocomelon continued to break records, parents started to become suspicious of the program, launching several conspiracy theories. Those conspiracy theories include: Watts Family Murders In 2018, oil field operator Christopher Lee Watts took the lives of his pregnant wife and their two children. Most read in News CLINGING ON Putin made 'catastrophic errors' in Ukraine war but tyrant hanging on to power DESPERATE CRIES Horror 911 call captures wife's screams before husband 'buried her alive' URGENT CALL Trespasser at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort prompts huge Secret Service response CULT'S RETURN NXIVM member says cult 'will be back' & slams 'crazy' claims in Seduced doc bloody rampage Man kills 2 research scientists then leaves mom-of-5 dead in murder-suicide STILL CLOSE Killer mom shot dead husband with two kids at home after horror abuse As a result, Watts was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole and is serving his sentence in a Wisconsin prison. In 2021, conspiracy theories started surfacing online, claiming that Cocomelon was alluding to the Watts family murders because of the choice of names. The theories began after parents quickly noticed that the Cocomelon schoolchildren Cece, Bella, and Nico, had the same names as the Watts children. While this might have seemed like a coincidence to some, at one point, the only trivia fact listed on the show's IMDb page, read, "Cocomelon is honoring the memory of CeCe, Bella, and Nico Watts \- whose lives were stolen in 2018 by their father, Chris Watts,... according to Distractify. This sent Reddit users into a frenzy and while some found it strange, others found the gesture nice. "I love the thought that this could be them all playing happily, smiling and singing together. It's heartwarming to think of them together and happy,... one user wrote. Slavery In a separate Reddit thread posted in 2020, one user claimed that Cocomelon had a hidden connection to both animal and human slavery. ...In Cocomelon, you will often see animals walking on two legs and mingling with other species and the humans. The freedom of 'these ' animals suggests the absence of zoos,... the user explained. ...This is the case until one episode, where JJ and his family go to the local zoo. Here you will see animals behind bars, enclosed within the zoo to be spectated by the humans. However, the free will of the animals in previous episodes suggests that these animals may also partake in the zoo festivities.... The user continued: ...On another note, if we go to the classroom scenes within this show you will see a classroom of 12 students. Of these students, only 1 is an African American. And upon my viewing of these episodes, I have yet to find an African American female. ...These 2 situations insinuate a hierarchy within all species of the Cocomelon universe.... While there were some users who agreed with this thread, others claimed that the user was looking at the show too closely. ...I can't imagine legitimately watching that garbage, let alone watching enough to come up with a theory about slavery,... one user commented. NetflixCocomelon has had a number of conspiracy theories since launching on Netflix in 2020 '/ ' What is Cocomelon? Cocomelon is a popular children's program dedicated to teaching toddlers through the art of music. ...Learn letters, numbers, animal sounds and more with JJ in this musical series that brings fun times with nursery rhymes for the whole family,... the show's description reads. In 2006, Jay Jeon, a California father of two, came up with the idea for the controversial children's program after he began creating animated videos for his sons. ...Our kids' reaction gave us the confidence to keep going, and so we pursued it as a hobby,... Jeon told Independent, via The List. That hobby quickly turned into a multi-million dollar idea and now brings in an estimated $120million per year, The List notes. Read More on The US Sun POOR PETE Pete 'is struggling' with Kim's 'hot & cold' behavior amid his on-set 'meltdown' DESPERATE CRIES Horror 911 call captures wife's screams before husband 'buried her alive' How can I watch Cocomelon? New episodes of Cocomelon drop weekly on their popular YouTube channel. All six seasons of the show can also be watched on Netflix with a valid subscription.
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