Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-38813560-20190919180245/@comment-26934487-20191018160140

Laserzguy wrote: I think the whole “it’s a children’s cartoon!” argument is not a legitimate excuse for a cartoon being objectively garbage such as teen titans go, If cartoons such as samurai jack, avatar the last airbender, Ed, Edd & Eddy, courage the cowardly dog, etc have proven anything it’s that children’s cartoons can still be high quality despite being aimed at children. I agree with this statement (though I don't think that TTG is that bad, just bleh), but on the same token I think people (particularly on YouTube and Twitter for some reason) need to stop using it as an excuse to complain about childrens shows not being "adult" or "dark" enough.

on a partially related note: people need to honestly stop overusing the term "dark" or it's ilk (E.G. darkness, darker, ect.) when reviewing things as the term is starting to lose all meaning, especially since so much entertainment is getting "dark" that it is losing what made it stand out just a couple years ago.

and one that could be related but I don't think it is:  not all cartoons need to appeal to the tastes of the internet "cartoon fandom" and they shouldn't be insulted just because they don't.