Globetrotting adventurer Jesse regrets that she had been unable to contact the Quests in time for the action, but Calamity Jane tells her not to worry - there's plenty of adventures a woman can have on the wild frontiers of the Old West. These are only some of the female characters inhabiting the world of animated cartoons today. Contesting the research, however, is not my main point. There's something much larger at stake here. Readers, I sadly shake my head and sigh.
Research is Good.
As a psychologist, I support this view unconditionally. There is no doubt in my mind that psychological research has considerably improved the lot of humankind. But as an avid lover of animation, I fervently beg those who are doing psychological research on the subject to familiarize themselves with the subject matter and then adhere to the most stringent methodology possible. Broad generalizations based on questionable data only serve to supply amunition to those who would destroy the very soul of animated cartoons in a relentless blitzkrieg of political correctness and puritanical watchdogging. Research is Good.