Tigger Punches Child

[kpaske]

...when I portrayed a mascot in the past you would have all numbers of kids trying to take your hands off, poke you in the eyes, knock you over and unzip your costume...

Man, that sounds like the most underappreciated job ever! It's sad that the mentality of children these days has changed so much that the beloved characters of the past that used to bring joy and excitement to children are now the targets of violent attacks. You can only blame the parents...

[Y33TREKker]

What's even worse are the attempts to try to sensationalize the event by some of the news channels that have commented on the story. I read this lead-in on one of the news sites that was hosting the video;

"Tigger, the lovable Disney character, who is also known for his high jumps and ferocious speed....."

And I don't know about the videos being hosted elsewhere, but the only audio present on the video hosted by that same news station was the kid saying "oh" when the paw was close to his face. What happened to the rest of the audio? Seems convenient.

[Joe Isuzu]

Man, that sounds like the most underappreciated job ever! It's sad that the mentality of children these days has changed so much that the beloved characters of the past that used to bring joy and excitement to children are now the targets of violent attacks. You can only blame the parents...

while I understand what you're saying, I didn't mean it to be implied that way, kids are naturally curious when a big goofy cartoon character is within touching range, it would be somewhat the same anytime an animal is brought within reach as well, I did mascot stuff for 2-4th graders, anyone younger would be terrified, anyone older was tall enough to see in the eyeholes and see a human head inside the mascot head
my point was that anyone who does mascot stuff around kids better be prepared for all kinds of hi-jinks from kids
long story short though, the kid was hardly "clocked", the kid deserved to be reprimanded and unfortunately the family at the least got free admission to disney simply b/c the son was playing the fool, that's America now-a-days...

[Jonnie]

"Tiggers' have BOUNCE!!!"