Pinky Show
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The Pinky Show is a low-tech, hand-drawn educational-style show. The Pinky Show [1] tries to condense information and ideas that have been allegedly misrepresented or suppressed in mainstream discussion. The Pinky Show presents information from a specific political viewpoint which can be generally characterized as progressive.
The Pinky Show is a project of Associated Animals Inc., a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit organization.[2]
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[edit] University of Marginalia
The Pinky show is the first project to stem from the University of Marginalia.[3]
[edit] Mission
The stated mission of the University of Marginalia is:
- One. To develop mutual understanding and respect between all living beings;
- Two. To cultivate intellectual curiosity and compassion;
- Three. To ask the obvious questions that need asking even if people get really annoyed that you're asking and they talk to you like you're stupid even though it's obvious that they don't have any idea what the answer is either.
[edit] Concept
The main character is a cat named Pinky. Her friends are Bunny, Mimi, Daisy, and Kim. They are all cats, living in the desert near Baker, California (U.S.A.). Pinky is sometimes joined by human guests, and on occasion, lends the spotlight to one of the ants from her ant farm.[4]
In each episode, the "Pinky" character begins by asking a straight-forward question about a specific topic, such as the US involvement in the Iraq War. She then goes on to present her perspective in an informal, easy-to-understand way. A typical episode often includes the presentation of researched and prepared material, or the interviewing of expert guests. In the Iraq war segment, for example, "Pinky" includes relevant legal documents, such as the US Constitution, the Hague Conventions, the UN Charter, the Nuremberg Trials, the Geneva Conventions on the Treatment of Prisoners of War--and even the United States' own War Crimes Law (18 USCode 2441, et sequitur).
[edit] Motivation
Pinky says "she just wants to be able to understand things". Topics covered include a wide range of little-known historical facts, critical analysis and interpretations of cultural texts, social and political commentary, issues of morality & ethics, and "basically anything that people may not know or spend much time thinking about."
