Karma's World

Karma's World is a cartoon created by Ludacris, based on his daughter. There's been a lot of talk about representation in western animation, and somehow, the cartoons for the little ones always succeed more than the others.

Animation: Another beautifully animated show by Brown Bag Films. The special effects when Karma performs songs in her head look great, and the hair textures are realistic. 2/2

Voice acting: The cast is a breath of fresh air as it doesn't recycle the same voice actors from other shows. They sound natural. 2/2

Music: A huge part of the show. Karma wants to be a rapper when she grows up and is often shown free styling, sometimes performing concerts in her head. The great voice acting on the part of Karma's VA helps these raps a lot. 2/2

Writing: For some reason, the show is rated TV-Y on Netflix. In my opinion, it should be TV-Y7 because it's much more realistic and nuanced than other shows for the TV-Y crowd. They talk a lot about growing up, wanting to change your name, and micro aggressions. There's an episode where Karma's nonblack friends make fun of her hair, touch it without her permission etc. We learn that black hair is beautiful and you shouldn't listen to what mean people say. 2/2

Characters: Karma is a very realistic and relatable protagonist. She's not a 100% perfect know it all, but she's not entitled and bratty either. She's perfectly flawed in her own Karma way. And her Family is great too. They aren't abusive or unrealistically perfect. They're just right. And Keys is pretty funny. However, it gets a point deducted because of Karma's classmates. If I'm being honest, they're pretty terrible people. Carrie B makes fun of Karma's name and Switch, ostensibly Karma's best friend, touches her hair without permission. If you ask me, Karma should move to yet another school where she won't have peers that do antiblack micro aggressions, 1/2

overall: 9/10.

I love that it addresses issues that many kids face but don't know how to deal with. It covers anything from hair styles to bullying to friendships. SO many topics that I never knew what to say when I faced them as a kid. It also promotes friendships, honesty, loyalty and some positive things that are lacking in so many other shows. A positive influence, Great music and a nice approach to family as well. I love this show!

This is a very entertaining show for all children. (my 6.5 y/o loves it) My daughter is white, but it's important for all children to see a black girl as the main character. It teaches important lessons on many "growing up" issues. And the issues of race and micro-aggressions are important for all children, so that they don't make their black friends feel "different".

It might be intended for black girls to learn to be proud, and stand up for themselves, but it also teaches their friends not to treat their black friends as "different" or "not normal" It's hard for a white parent to teach these things to our children, but a cool, fun show like this makes it easier.

Karma's World left me VERY impressed. My daughter thoroughly enjoyed the catchy beats and colorful animations from the first episode. As she gets older, I foresee us revisiting this series. Many have commented on how "sensitive" Karma seems to be with the challenges and obstacles that fall in her path, but what middle-school child knows how to fully process, accept, and navigate their feelings? Give some credit. This is a KIDS' show. Overall, the lessons learned and the promoting of self-confidence in this show stand as such an encouraging movement. It is inspiring to see all of the ethinic diversity and a variety of bodies and styles of all kinds. I hope to see more seasons of this work!

I only have watched a few episodes with my children and we love the show. As it is realistic and has so many lessons within the episodes. My son first watched it in school to learn about bullying and he wanted to show it to me. I love that it's teaches him that bullying is wrong, that people can be unique, to love his hair and micro aggressions. We will continue to watch the show.