Indigo kids see the dead (on CNN)

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Go to CNN.COM the international edition and search for Indigo kids (if it did not disappear it is on the right side as "watch" breaking news).

javascript:cnnVideo('play','/video/us/2005/11/15/tuchman.indigo.children.affl','2005/11/22');

I can't watch it... Can someone watch it ? I have a bad feeling on how it is handled (aka totally "woo" sided) just by seeing the summary :

Psychic children?

(5:28)

A New Jersey child claims she can see angels and chats with those who see them, too. CNN's Gary Tuchman reports (November 15)
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All I can hear is some sort of spooky music with a slow voice.
Either that or this is an ad for a new psychic show :).
 
Oh, I watched it. Apparently the new fad amongst parents of children with ADHD is to call them 'indigo children'. These 'indigo children' have special habits, like short attention spans dispite apparently high IQs' and an ability to talk to angels and dead people.

And ... the best part was the aura camera. This woman had a camera that could take pictures of your aura. So they took a picture of the aura of the CNN reporter and one of these kids (a 17 year old who hangs out on the beach all day and appeared to be lying through her teeth), and the woman with the camera pointed out how the girl's 'aura' was much more purple than the reporters (they both seemed to have a fair amount of purple to me). Thus, indigo children from the colors of their auras.

I think any of these children, the woman, or even their parents could take a shot at the million (prove that your child is somehow 'special' and not just ADHD/schizophenic/morbidly obese).

And I think I'll email CNN with a complaint. Who wants to complain with me! Lisa?
 
eri said:
Oh, I watched it. Apparently the new fad amongst parents of children with ADHD is to call them 'indigo children'. These 'indigo children' have special habits, like short attention spans dispite apparently high IQs' and an ability to talk to angels and dead people. . . .
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When I was a kid, parents just whipped our asses, and told us to pay attention. Of course, in those days, we burned up our excess energy and purged our wild imaginations playing outside. So there wasn't as much opportunity for grown-ups to see how "special" we were and assign some BS diagnosis.

eri said:
... the best part was the aura camera. This woman had a camera that could take pictures of your aura. So they took a picture of the aura of the CNN reporter and one of these kids (a 17 year old who hangs out on the beach all day and appeared to be lying through her teeth), and the woman with the camera pointed out how the girl's 'aura' was much more purple than the reporters (they both seemed to have a fair amount of purple to me). Thus, indigo children from the colors of their auras. . . .
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Funny, it sounded to me, too, like the beach girl was just making things up as she went. Like when the reporter asked her where the angels were, you could almost see her thinking, "Hmmm . . . where are angels usually? . . ." and then when she remembered a cartoon or something she'd once seen, she said, "The angel is by your shoulder."

eri said:
. . . I think any of these children, the woman, or even their parents could take a shot at the million (prove that your child is somehow 'special' and not just ADHD/schizophenic/morbidly obese).

And I think I'll email CNN with a complaint.
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Yes. Once again, out of a 5-6 minute piece, the skeptic gets about 10 seconds of air time.
 
I thought all kids had "invisible friends" at some point.

Never realized I was acutally talking to angels and dead people.
 
"Indigo Kids"
it sounds like some bad anime from the 70's dubbed into bad english
 
There was a movie called "Indigo Children" that came out about a year ago that was produced by the same people who produced "What the Bleep Do We Know". I was tricked into seeing it with a friend and knew I should have stayed in the car when we pulled up and everyone was wearing purple and someone was playing a didgeridoo outside the theatre. I'm sure it will be coming to a Blockbuster near you. You can also sign up for their "Spiritual Cinema" series and they will actually mail you one of these masterpieces of rational theatre each month along with a discussion guide to share with your community. The one skeptic in the film is, of course, a total jerk but then sees the light.

People, your child is a pain in the *ss. This does not make him special, psychic or touched by an angel. He's just a brat. Please do something about it. Now. And put down the didgeridoo.
 
OK. I found the video.

What bothers me the most is the supposed psychotherapist who has these children brought to her. This is someone who is supposed to HELP kids.

Woo Psychotherapist: Usually I get an email that will say, "My child is having meltdowns. She can't sleep at night. She says that she sees things in her room. Can you help me?

CNN: What do you say?

Woo: I usually say, "Wow! You're seeing something at night? Do you know that sometimes angels visit at night?" And their eyes will sometimes cloud up, with tears even. Maybe because it's the first time anybody really affirmed for them that what they saw was not crazy.
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Unbelievable. She's farking these kids up for life.
 
Yeah_Right said:
Guess the video disappeared on me.
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Well, what I did is went here: http://edition.cnn.com/US/index.html

Then I clicked on a random video where it says WATCH FREE VIDEO. Doesn't matter which one.

Then when a window popped open to play the video, there is a SEARCH VIDEO bar in the upper right-hand corner of the window, and then I typed in "psychic children" and got one result. Clicked on it. Viola!
 
Don't worry, it will probably show up in the science section tomorrow.
 
Just watched it.

Absolutely infuriating to see this level of lazy, irresponsible, sensational reporting.


But what would you expect from CNN?
 
vbloke said:
"Indigo Kids"
it sounds like some bad anime from the 70's dubbed into bad english
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INDIGO SYLVIA: Oh no! My pyramid power is fail!

RANDI SAN: Ha ha ha ha! You cannot stop the waves of skepicism! You are weak and foolish fools, Indigo Kids.

INDIGO EDGE: Dowsing Strike! Haaaa!

INDIGO PROPHET YAWEH: I summon King of Saucers!

INDIGO GELLER: Spooooooon Bender!

RANDI SAN: Oh no, I am defeat of seizure light! It retreats to secret robot fortress! Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

INDIGO SYLVIA: Randi San escape with million dollar.

INDIGO GELLER: Indigo Kids are friend of all woo. Day is safed for now!

*40 minutes of flashing colored frames and annoying Japanese ya ya music.*
 
Not as funny as the Gingers on the latest episode of South Park :)
 
Well I guess when you have a 24 hour station like CNN you have to fill it in with something, including absolute nonsense. That psychologist reminds me of the quacks that tell people they've been abducted by aliens. And she should probably be kicked outta the profession all together.
 
Hahah this is pretty good :)

So i'm having a hard time getting CNN's video watching applet to work correctally (does not appear to be very Linux friendly, but i've never tried it before) so I was unable to watch the video, but from what I gather i'm assuming that this CNN report was done by Doreen Virtue, Ph.D? I noticed she has somehow gotten herself onto CNN a few times, then I found her book. Check this out.

"Doreen Virtue, Ph.D., is a spiritual doctor of psychology and fourth-generation metaphysician who works with the angelic, elemental, and ascended master realms. She is the author of 22 books on mind-body-spirit themes, including Healing with the Angels, Divine Guidance, Angel Therapy, The Lightworker’s Way, and Archangels & Ascended Masters."

Wow. If you do a fast google for Doreen Virtue, Ph.D ... you can also find her homepage, the official Angel Therapy Web site. It's full of amazing facts, such as:

"Q: When Doreen gives an angel reading, she asks whether the person is left or right-handed. Why does she need this information?"

"A: She uses this information to discern whether a person’s deceased loved one is from their mother’s side of the family, or from their father’s side. If you’re right-handed, your paternal (birth, step, or adoptive) deceased relatives stand near your right side, and your maternal (birth, step, or adoptive) deceased relatives stand near your left side. Deceased siblings and children stand near your left side, and deceased spouses stand behind you. If you’re left handed, the reverse is true."

Wow, good to know. Check out her web page if you're in need of a good laugh. What really scares me more then anything is that I'd bet she's making quite a decent income via the sales of everything you'd expect, books, books on CD, and of course the workshop.

I was hopeing for a transcript of the CNN report on this, everything I can find seems to be just what i'd expect, lots of new age crystal angel healing woo. I'll leave you with this gem from healing.about.com, I mean, what do you say to a comment like this? If someone said this to me in the real world, i'm not sure I could do much but stand there and look amazed :-)

"Indigo children are a newer generation that have arrived on the planet that are said not to have the conventional human DNA strands that the rest of us do. Their advanced vibrational energy has been described as having a dark blue aura. Thich is why they are called the Indigo Generation."

Oh, I see. :P
 
Yeah_Right said:
Well I guess when you have a 24 hour station like CNN you have to fill it in with something, including absolute nonsense. That psychologist reminds me of the quacks that tell people they've been abducted by aliens. And she should probably be kicked outta the profession all together.
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But is the expert Doreen Virtue, Ph.D.? I can say with total confidence that after browsing her web page, some of her statements are just so out there that it's almost hard to believe she probably takes herself quite seriousally.
 
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