Pinky Show

The Pinky Show is a low-tech, hand-drawn educational-style show. The Pinky Show tries to condense information and ideas that have been misrepresented, suppressed, ignored, or otherwise excluded from mainstream discussion. The Pinky Show presents information from a specific political viewpoint which can be generally characterized as progressive. The purpose of the show, as stated on their website is to present "marginalized perspectives as a means of challenging individuals to consider realities that lie beyond their own lived experiences".

The Pinky Show is a project of Associated Animals Inc., a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit organization.

Concept

The main character is a cat named Pinky. Her friends are Bunny, Mimi, Daisy, and Dingle Dop. They are all cats, living in the desert near Baker, California (U.S.A.). Pinky is sometimes joined by human guests, and on occasion, lends the spotlight to one of the ants from her [ant farm.]http://www.pinkyshow.org/archives/episodes/070118/

In each episode, Pinky begins by asking a straight-forward question about a specific topic, such as the US involvement in the Iraq War. She then goes on to present her perspective in an informal, easy-to-understand way. A typical episode often includes the presentation of researched and prepared material, or the interviewing of expert guests. In the Iraq war segment, for example, "Pinky" includes relevant legal documents, such as the United Nations Charter, the U.S. constitution and varying U.N. resolutions to argue that the 2003 invasion of Iraq was illegal.In one episode on Vietnam they use official releases from the White house and transcripts from Nixon's conversations. Occasionally they also use comical references, such as the phone book and her mom. To make ethical appeals they also may quote holy texts. One must find it very interesting that they refuse to provide the names of the people behind the show nor where their offices are located (some say San Francisco).

Motivation

Pinky's views are presented from a primarily radical left-wing point of view, as she accepts on her website and blog. Topics covered include a wide range of little-known historical facts, critical analysis and interpretations of cultural texts, social and political commentary, issues of morality & ethics, and "basically anything that people may not know or spend much time thinking about."