My reaction to Arthur's Big Hit when Arthur hits DW for being annoying. There's layers to this, she's not as innocent as she looks. Let's discuss. Please don't forget to comment, like and subscribe. Thank You!!!
Like the problem isn’t that Arthur hit DW. It was that when he hit her out of retribution, everyone, including his own parents acted like he just killed somebody. However, when Binky hits Arthur (just because) everyone tells Arthur he “deserved it”. Then when Arthur gives DW a real, sincere apology, she repays him with making excuses
I mean, the Power Puff Girls had an episode where the girls learned a cuss word and they never got explained why the word was bad. They even had their mouths washed out with soap. Arthur is sure going to grow up with a lot of resentment towards his parents, especially with how they always coddled DW. We never actually see her get punished, just told, "We'll deal with her. What you did was bad too."
And when she threw a tantrum about not being invited to a classmate’s party and the parents not doing anything to stop it. It’s no wonder the little girl in her class didn’t invite her, she’s a brat.
See this is why there needs to be discipline for D.W. . You see, Arthur's parents continuously allow D.W. to get away with these incident, some similar while others a b it less, but besides that they show no sign of responsibility when it comes to D.W.'s actions. In most cases they are pretty rare. They literally kept letting her slide all the way while it is Arthur who has to bear the burden and crux of certain situations. And the she's young, she doesn't know any better jazz is that anthem whenever D.W. gets into these situations. Seriously, these incidents lead to bad behavior in the long run and it looks as if Arthur sees that, but the people around him coddle this nonsense.
Yup. Only time I recall DW getting in trouble was in “Go to your room DW”. It was just laughable how she was being so dramatic about being punished in her room for just 10 minutes like she just got arrested lol.
It’s sad how some parents purposely let their kids get away with bad behavior. Which kind of makes me wonder if this was the actual lesson the writers were trying to teach the parents who were watching Arthur along with their children.
Honestly, DW deserved it. He warned her MULTIPLE TIMES, the parents NEVER told her off or to stop. Then, after spending days, maybe even a WEEK, on this plane- she throws it out the damn window. Also, its not like he punched her in the face- it was in the arm; I wouldve been told to suck it up XD. Arthurs also only 8 so idc that shes younger, her parents didnt do anything so arthur did. As the saying goes 'F around, Find out' What ISNT fair is that arthurs parents have ZERO sympathy for arthur when he gets punched for NO REASON. They litterally went "well you did the same to your sister". THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE: DW BROKE something arthur was passionate about and worked hard for. ARTHUR GOT PUNCHED FOR NO REASON. THE GASLIGHTING FROM THE PARENTS AND DW WENT SO FAR. I dont believe in hitting your child or being physical with a child. HOWEVER if an 8 year old hit their younger sibling in this scenerio, id side with the 8 year old and ground that 4 year old XD. Siblings fighting each other is different from an adult fighting a child. Also arthur got in trouble but we *NEVER* see DW get in trouble for DESTROYING her brothers property and they never thought to step in and stop DW from annoyig arthur for DAYS. Yeah, i cheered when he punched her in the arm- she deserved it unlike arthur who was punched just for existing. In the real world, if kids are rude- i mostly blame the parents. I hate when parents put the blame on social media bc its THEM who either A) let their kids use social media B) werent WATCHING their CHILD enough to realise they were on social media. Parents/guardians are a childs first source of guidance; they have to learn alot of traits from somewhere (of course theres exceptions).
As much as I disliked DW, I remember watching this as a kid and being like, ok yeah, not cool to lash out with violence when someone annoys the shit out of you, fair enough lesson even though watching DW get hit was satisfying. BUT then Arthur gets bullied and punched and the parents are like "welp thats what you get". So the moral is...what? What the hell am I supposed to learn from that? Like hitting people who mess with you is wrong unless you did something bad and another person unrelated to that takes a swing at you unprovoked? Wtf.
Yeah, that was an insanely shitty thing to do! It's basically telling Arthur that if he does bad things when pushed to his limits, then he deserves to be hurt by anyone else in return?! That's just teaching the eye for an eye thing! Plus, the situations, if I remember correctly, are totally different! Arthur hit DW because she was being disrespectful all day, and they did nothing to stop her! So he finally reached his limits and couldn't hold his emotions in anymore. The other kid was just being pressured into being a bully again! Arthur wasn't pushing his boundaries, steal and breaking his shit, or refusing to show an ounce of basic respect like refusing apologize for break someone's shit! These situations aren't comparable, and all it teaches is that if you are a bigger or older person, you HAVE to take every bit of disrespect from younger/ smaller kids, even when their parents refuse to step in and do their job, otherwise you, the older/bigger person, deserve to be attacked by a bigger person, even if they are completely unrelated to the situation and completely in the wrong! Oh, and it also teaches Arthur that he can't trust his parents to tell DW to be respectful to him and to never trust that his side will be heard when he loses his temper at his younger sister!
As somebody who has a younger brother I can attest to the fact that even though what Arthur did wasn't right sometime the younger sibling will just push your buttons until you just lash out. Personally I think the message would've landed better had D.W. also got punished for not listening to Arthur.
Exactly this! Yea D.W. is a kid but they seem to forget that Arthur is also a kid and can only handle so much disrespect. It's not his job to handle her the parents should be reliable enough that Arthur can come to them to get their kid under control.
I have a brother who's 6 years older than me and occasionally things like this happened on both sides. I don't agree with hitting your siblings but being the younger sibling doesn't give you the right to act like that with your siblings, especially not at DW's age. I'm sure when I was a toddler, my brother was a lot more lenient with me but when I was 4 or 5, I knew better. DW can't use the "I'm just a kid" excuse because that PROVES that she knew better. Arthur was in the right in this episode and he was just pushed too far
DW constantly uses the "I'm just a little kid" line a lot which shows that she's heard it from her parents who let her get away with everything because at one time she *was* just a little kid (ie 2/3 and much younger than Arthur who maybe knew better). She took it to heart and learned what weaponized incompetence was at a very young age.
Indeed i agree with the opening they are reflecting what the parent/adult is truly like with no inhibitions or perimeters too. Hence acting like the bad/evil adult human
Kids don't have full control over their actions sometimes. Sometimes they DO know better, but they're learning to test boundaries. But in this scenario I'm not sure that's what's happening.
I'm just wondering where there parents were this whole time, and why they didn't STOP DW when they saw that she was repeatedly pushing Arthur's buttons! The punch was wrong, but if they had actually given DW consequences for being repeatedly disrespectful to her brother, then it would have never happened!!!
Great video bro! DW has always been a spoiled brat, no boundaries, lack of empathy, and this superiority God like complex. Arthur lost his temper naturally and ended up pushing her. I feel DW needed to be grounded for a week. Hands down period!!! Stuff like this is why children with no proper guidance get away with the small stuff.......and then it gets worse! I'm telling y'all I experienced bullying and it traumatized me at a young age. Children picked on classmates, making fun of them, and yet the children getting picked on are the "bad guys", "problem", and "crazy". Arthur and DW needed parents with a neutral parenting style. It wasn't Arthur's fault in this situation. DW deliberately took ot upon herself to ruin his hardworking, creativity, and she was rude mixed with jealously. She wanted to have a plane to build for herself Arthur would've helped her do that. He would've allowed her to create her OWN plane with materials. This girl is just pretty much today's horror in real life. Arthur took responsibility hitting her but DW needed to do the SAME thing ruining Arthur's art plane project. Lord........yeah and the sad thing is this spoiled brat mentality DW has is dangerous and enethical. Sheesh!!! This commentary is amazing. ❤
It’s a situation that’s handled pretty poorly in Arthur, I think. DW absolutely knew not to touch Arthur’s model and purposely went to mess with it when he wasn’t looking and at the end of the day still tried to blame Arthur for making a bad plane for her misdeed, not that Arthur’s not in the right either for hitting DW, of course. Their parents sure feel like they aren’t doing a good job of parenting though, treating Arthur like a criminal and saying “he deserved” to be punched by Binky later on, which is ridiculous especially since he did it for no real reason, while it feels like DW is barely scolded if at all with how smug she keeps acting about it and being told that she’s also going to be punished but that’s about all you hear about it (and still goes on to invade Arthur’s space and mess up his room other times). Feels very much like DW is babied and enabled for her antics. “Being just a child” is a poor excuse when she should be taught not to touch Arthur’s things without his permission (and apparently understands exactly what a model is after being told it was a model, meaning she’s seen at least one other model made and knows exactly what it is just by being told it was one)
So it definitely wasn't right that Arthur hit DW, but I think it's important to remember that he's a kid, too. He only knows how to process so much, you know? Sometimes, even calm, responsible, level headed kids lash out violently when they're overwhelmed. That doesn't excuse it, but it does explain it. I like that they both apologized to each other at the end. On the other hand, there's an evil little part of me that was like, finally. I think we all hate DW. It's not rational, but she's such a horrible combination of all of the most annoying little kids you ever knew.
well considering he's supposed to be 8 years old 3rd grade and she's 4 years old Kindergarten obviously hitting her across the face sets a bad example because obviously he'd be stronger than her and could draw blood from a fat lip or similar occasion in the final book All Grown Up D.W. is a 24 year old Police Officer while Kate is a young college student who has Buster as one of her professors
DW is portrayed as more intelligent and more mature than most four-year-old kids. Also, DW's parents should really have grounded her to bedroom. They just let her get off with too much, except only when Kate is being bullied by DW.
I have kids myself and tbh getting whoopings as a child actually got to where I am today. Getting therapy 3 times a month while taking medications. For me it was traumatic. But I’m not speaking for everyone. Everyone is different. But what I can say is it did teach me how to discipline my kids (without the whoopings). Even though I’m on therapy and taking medication. I’m doing good with my husband, kids and our business and relocating to California as of now.
I heard that the creator of Arthur didn't agree with how this topic was handled in this episode. Unfortunately, he had no say in the matter as the company who helped to bring his books to tv cheated him by contractually making it so he had no say in the matter of how they animated his books.
Personally, I am a staunch believer in holding people accountable for their actions. You can make the excuse that some children don't know better, but the problem arises when you let them get away with it. I'm not saying it's bad to be at all lenient when it comes to consequences, but you HAVE to to at least use these moments to teach them what not to do, and punish them when they refuse to improve. If you don't, it breeds spoiled, selfish children who lack empathy. When kids are young, we like to see them as innocent bundles of joy, but children need to be taught that certain things are bad, and that actions have consequences. Off the top of my head, I can think of one very good fictional examples of this in children's literature: Manny Heffley from Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Manny is a whiny little brat whose parents refuse to punish him, to the degree that he himself began using the excuse of his age, which many fans have called out as him realizing he can get away with anything by simply bringing up that he's only three. Manny has been shown to be both selfish and intelligent - an example that shows both being when he overruled the parental lock on the TV and set his own password to keep the rest of the family from using it. But his parents refused to put their feet down, and let him get away with it. He also shut off the power to most of the house and hoarded all the food during a blizzard - one of his most infamous moments. Still, he gets away with it, showing how awful his parents are.
100% parents should be able to disapline their kids within reason. .. nowerdays if a child wants an ipad but is told no they know that all they have to do is stir up a bigger s**tstorm for the parents to give in. Kids have pattern recongision which is why when you're young you pick up languages easier.. just to subvert the topic a bit but also the reason why female on male DV is on the rise? because as kids we constantly heard "under no reason should you hit a girl" so girls grow up thinking they can do what they want without concequences
Physically disciplining kids shouldn't be the first resort. Kids are humans capable of thinking and explaining their thought process. Adults need to understand that kids aren't some foreign species and can express themselves but adults need to be patient with them. Getting angry and lashing out isn't going to help kids learn to process and verbalize their thoughts or emotions. The more kids are communicated with about feelings and given the vocabulary to express what their internal world is going through, the more accurately they're able to express what they need and want in a situation. It takes time and work though and that's something parents and caregivers don't have a lot of.
I know but Arthur has been patient with putting up with DW for a long time. He gets annoyed and argues with her but has always refrained from violence. This time, he’s had enough. There’s only so much a human can take until they lash out.
I think it's a right of passage. D.w deserved for Arthur to finally hit her. I think another perspective to look at is 1 reason I think we have "bad kids" is because they are learning these things are acceptable based on how the people around them treat that activity or learned behavior. In d.w's case nor getting reprimanded often for purposely doing things to bother her brother left her to believe this is ok behavior. This was d.w's first time realizing again like you said people have limits and not all fights/ battles will you win as well as learning how important this thing was to Arthur. So all in this 1 event d.w has alot of little nuggets to digest and go through in her mind/ learn from. Great video!!! ❤
Oh and when I say right of passage I think growing up with siblings when you are left alone I see both angles ( I'm a middle child) I acted like d.w with my older sister but got put in my place lol not in a bad way just saying in a way I think ppl with siblings will understand. And as the older sibling I can see how it can become annoying when something is yours and it feels like an obligation you have to share but in Arthur's case his item was not a toy meant for kids . D.w shouldn't have messed with it
One time I got in trouble for doing the floss dance trying to make someone laugh at school and nobody told me it was inappropriate until a little while later I even said it several times that nobody told me and i wasn't believed until a while later...WHAT THE HECK!
Aside from the fact that D.W. gets away with any and everything. Can we also talk about how this one episode specifically plays into the “younger sibling gets away with everything” ish? Let’s keep it real, stuff like this happens irl. And it causes a bunch of resentment (the older sibling has) for not only the sibling, but also to the parents. Because for some odd reason, there’s some parents out there who let their special little golden child (younger sibling) get away with any and everything. But god forbid the oldest sibling lashes back and defends themselves (via: hitting them, yelling, etc), now they’re the bad guy..This episode left me confused. Edit: Also, in case it wasn’t clear. I’m on Arthur’s side. D.W. should’ve listened when he told her not to touch his plane. When someone tells you to STOP 🛑 doing something, you do just that, STOP
I'm a parent now so I don't think kids should hit each other, but I remember this episode from when I was a child and I felt immense satisfaction when D.W. got what she had coming. I don't doubt that she had her good episodes but honestly I don't remember any of them. She was always acting like such a bully to Arthur and it drove me nuts. Maybe if the adults would be better parents to them then she wouldn't think terrorizing her sibling is okay. My son just turned five and he absolutely knows how to respect other people's stuff, he isn't perfect and he does act up sometimes however when he does something he knows is wrong or has an accident he gives an apology right away.
Honestly Arthur wasn't wrong for being mad but he was wrong for hitting her when she didn't physically harm him. Now gender does have a play in the character reactions, we had a much older boy hit a much younger girl out of anger, that's something considered to be very socially unacceptable in most places, so it makes sense that his parents and others had such a harsh reaction. However, the parenting should have been done a lot better, by explaining to Aurthor that he's not in trouble for being angry but for hitting others out of anger, and D.W. should have been made to do chores to earn money to pay back Arthur for the broken plane
@@amylee8969 honestly him hitting her didn't really teach her anything. And that's one of the problems with spankings as punishment bc it doesn't really correct the behavior just teaches them not to get caught
I hate this episode because DW definitely deserved it. She not only touched, but destroyed the plane he worked so hard on. He's bigger than her, but it's not like he beat her. He hit her one time. Had their parents gotten her together, this wouldn't have happened. So Arthur's parents fail him, his brat sister destroys the plane he worked on so long, HE gets punished after being the victim of said sister. Then Binky hits him and everyone acts like that's somehow justice. No he didn't know what DW felt. DW got what she deserved. Arthur was hit for no reason and also vilified for no reason.
I worked retail also and I remember this one event in the store I worked in a mother came in with 3 kids twin boys who were about 11 and a girl about 8 or 9 the boys were throwing dog toys around and the mom said nothing the girl bumped into a display of dog leads knocking one down and picked it up and put it back up the mother screamed at her grabbed her hair and drug her out of the store let's just say that in the 12 years I worked in that store it was the only time we called police on someone.
I once years ago had a little argument with a coworker of mine who's younger brother watched Arthur and the argument went that Arthur should have told his parents what DW was doing, I said it most likely would not make a difference DW Seems like the kind of character who would just do what they want even after being told to stop, and I said even if it wasn't shown in the episode he probably did tell his parents and they told him to do the model in is room to stop his sister from bugging him. Yes what he did was bad but nothing was really done about what she did, it would have been better if Arthur got in trouble for hitting his sister, but DW should have been punished too maybe she had to use her allowance to get him a new model or something similar.
Yea I don't remember in this episode if he tried to go to them but I definitely remember other episodes where he tried to talk to them about her behavior and they just acted like it was just normal for kids to be terrible to their siblings. He probably knew they wouldn't step up
Parents physically disciplining their kids is different than siblings hitting each other. It's not a sibling's job to parent their sibling and explain right from wrong. It's not Arthur's job to explain why DW needs to respect his stuff and how her actions affected him. That's the parents' job, and they didn't do it, so he hit her. Parents are supposed to explain why kids shouldn't do this stuff so other people don't hit them for being brats
Just telling your kid not to do something doesn't mean anything. You have to explain why they shouldn't, the effect that their actions have on others, and potential real world consequences. A lot of times finding out why a kid did something is the best way to tackle and redirect the behavior. Maybe she wouldn't have messed with Arthur's plane if the parents had given her a toy that looked alike so she could feel like she was participating. If it was to upset Arthur, then that's the root that needed to be focused on. Teaching a kid not to do something because they'll get physically punished isn't the same as making a kid not want to do something because it's wrong.
@@mintyaquagreen1675 Yeah, her parents probably treat her differently from Arthur because of her age and gender. Little girls are always seen as delicate and innocent and boys are just treated like reckless machines on two legs.
The scandal is warranted, it's not like Ed Edd n Eddy, which is a comedy. Arthur's supposedly educational, but yet Francine, Muffy and DW get off way too easily for a lot of crap.
All 3 of my siblings put there freaking hands on me bc of their bad attitude and anger smh. We had situations before and it should never come to the pt where ppl should put their hands on u. N thats what they did 2 me. N it was just a tap or a push. But it made me mad and upset they did that. A course I am the middle child to this day my fam n I r not strong together. We r ok but strong n hardly speak smh. #DisneyDiva
Honestly, D.W. PUSHED him to this point - yes it’s wrong to hit but in that moment of anger you just react instead of think & while he should’ve gone to his parents when she broke his plane ✈️ given how they utterly failed to show D.W. face ANY kind of consequence for destroying Arthur’s property & HE’S the only one giving a sincere apology in the end, I’m not surprised he didn’t go to them immediately, seeing as they didn’t do anything to stop D.W. any time she went into Arthur’s room such as getting a lock for his bedroom that only they & Arthur had a key to. So yes - I am inclined to ENTIRELY blame D.W.
when it comes to discipline, i believe physical discipline should be the last resort, but i do believe it's a valid form of discipline for most kids. id rather have kids afraid of a belt than completely ruin their lives for how they act out in public. bc these kids grow up and they tuen into monsters!
Yeah I DW deserve that Not only getting hit but have any repercussions or consequences I'm not condoning it and then After That Binky Hit Arthur which he could've avoided it and lied to the his "friends" and after then When Arthur got hurt everyone saying "Now you know how DW feels and thinking that is Karma" Which DW deserved it Arthur Didn't like Arthur could've told his parents (if they will listen or actually punish DW) what she did and Still DW is the most Infamous Bratty little sister ever still to this day but Yeah My Favorite episode for the A plot
Also Another thing DW complaining that her arm will have to be amputated (Dramatic toddler Stuff) and Even though Arthur hit didn't even hurt of course it stung hurt but she'll be fine and fun fact: that that episode was the exact same thing My sister broke my stuff after I told her don't touch my stuff (idk what it was so imma call it a toy) hit her in her arm I was 11 and she was 5 and she cried and I was the bad guy so lesson : The More you Mess around the More you gonna find out
Now I don't believe in abusing or beating your kids... But I do however believe in whoopings if necessary. Kids know when you're a weak parent, they know who to play with and who to stay in line with. I believe minor situations requires a talk... But if you continue to do it again I'm getting the strap (belt) which worked for me and my sisters and so far been working for my niece and nephew 😂 I'm traditional.. Skip all this "gentle parenting".. BTW this is one of my favorite episodes ❤
Of course Arthur shouldn't have hit DW. I'm not going to argue that. However, Arthur is a child too. His feelings should have been taken into account as well. Especially since that's not normal behavior for him. You're right, everyone has a breaking point. And kids need to be taught how to handle that. Just yelling at him to apologize isn't going to help the situation. What about the next time DW bothers him to his breaking point? Because if these were real children, it will happen again and again until DW is corrected. And she wasn't corrected. Everyone just acted like Arthur was wrong and DW was right. Which isn't the case. She was wrong but how Arthur reacted was also wrong. The parents should attempt to correct both behaviors. Not just one.
