# Is Nickelodeon really a cesspit of child abuse?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 19, 2021, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nickelodeon-really-a-cesspit-of-child-abuse/950942 "2021-09-19T20:12:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2021, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nickelodeon-really-a-cesspit-of-child-abuse/950942/21 "2021-09-23T02:19:47Z")

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Besides Dan Schneider, the other creep associated with Nickelodeon was _Ren and Stimpy_ creator [Jon Kricfalusi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kricfalusi), who was accused of sexually harassing employees and underage fans.

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**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2021, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nickelodeon-really-a-cesspit-of-child-abuse/950942/22 "2021-09-23T02:43:18Z")

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> [@Asuka](#):
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> he very much does seem inclined to oversexualize the teen actors in the TV shows he writes for

While this is true Schneider should hardly be singled out for this because it is a fairly common trend across the board in Hollywood.

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**Author:** ![Asuka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2021, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nickelodeon-really-a-cesspit-of-child-abuse/950942/23 "2021-09-23T03:32:51Z")

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It’s mainly the foot stuff that’s all over his shows. He’s like Quentin Tarantino except at least Quentin’s foot fetish is with legal age women.

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**Author:** ![AtheistZara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@AtheistZara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtheistZara)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nickelodeon-really-a-cesspit-of-child-abuse/950942/24 "2021-09-24T16:47:30Z")

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That show made me want to vomit as a child.

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