For this comparison of my own interpretation vs that of common sense media, I will be analyzing Dora The Explorer once again. For the most part I would say that both of our ratings for the show align. However I would say I am more acute in some areas like education and representation.
Naturally there is no Sexy Stuff, Language, or Substance Abuse, present in Dora The Explorer, but I disagree on the violence and scariness rating. I think The character of Swiper The Fox has some level of threatening aura. Swiper often follows Dora and boots around and tries to create obstacles or hinder them. While in no circumstances does it depict violence, there is a suggestive amount of scariness and implications of terrorizing from Swiper. Personally I feel like it is not appreciated enough from these ratings that Dora is a young Latina child. For a lot of Hispanic children, Dora will be the first Latinx character they will see in their life. She is a "Spunky, determined girl who approaches problems with a can-do attitude" who also happens to be Mexican and teach many kids English as well as Spanish. Other than that I would agree with the other categories. My impression of Dora was that it is more of a practical learning experience for children. They learn how to apply their knowledge to solve problems compared to learning the concept of numbers, letters and shapes altogether.
From My findings it seems that most parents and kids agreed upon their disdain for the show. A lot of reviews pointed out the annoyance of repetition and screaming involved in watching the show. However, I found these two reviews that I found interesting. This eight-year-old was able to give one of the best descriptions a kid could give. He also agreed with my characterization of swiper the fox and even was a little humorous with his parents permission comment. The second comment from the parent highlights the bilingual aspect of the show. I asked the parents of my friends what they thought of the show and the first thing mentioned was because she was Hispanic. It is very evident that the multicultural learning that we get from Dora The Explorer is highly valuable. However most people, parents and kids believe there is a lot of better educational programs out there.