Let Children Be Children

So Baby James Yap, son of celebrity TV host Kris Aquino and basketball star James Yap apparently made a ringing endorsement of one presidential candidate.

His uncle Senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III right?

Wrong. Apparently in one of the campaign sorties that was held for Senator Aquino in Bacolod City, Baby James Yap endorsed his uncle's closest rival Senator Manny Villar.

Of course Manny Villar was happy. Who wouldn't be. In a press conference later Villar was quoted as saying "I am happy, and it’s a huge honor for me to be liked by children because it’s the children who are the most honest [persons]."

Yes indeed they are honest. But at the same time they are children and at 3-years of age they are also innocent.

Politics are one thing but anything that can affect a child is another. Let's not put too much emphasis on this event.

Yes Baby James said Villar but I doubt if it had to do with her mom's question of who to support but rather a regurgitation of Villar's advertisements.

It just goes to show you just how effective, and scary mass media can be. Villar's jingles have become hugely popular among children, and you can hear them sing it and because of LSS you start singing it too.

And the fact that they see children in those advertisements doesn't help either.

Let's put this to rest. Yes it was amusing and somewhat funny and I will admit I laughed when I heard and saw the news the first time.

But let's put it to rest and leave children out of politics. It's hard enough that politics screws up our adult world - don't let it screw up children's innocence as well.