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Originally Posted by Hitch
Yup, I think that that's ridiculous too. If they're worried about parents, and small children, fine--then put something up for parents. Something as simple as "parental warning" would do. They can do their own research--there are a billion websites up, "warning" parents about this or that or smoking or cursing or (gasp!) nudity and on and on and on. They can make their own decisions. Were it me, I'd watch the thing first and choose for myself if my kid could, or could not, see it--I wouldn't let some anonymous-to-me group or person choose FOR me. Shockingly, that's how parents parented for the decades before warnings.
About half the time, when I see a 'warning" for strong language, etc. my usual response is "thank GOD." I mean, go back only to what, the 80's and watch what was considered normal adult fare (by "adult" I do not mean porn) then, versus what's produced now and it's just...everybody has been infantilized.
ETA: (And really--aren't we talking about the same parents who cavalierly give their kids smartphones??????)
Hitch
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What I find silly are the warnings on older programs that they may not be suitable. Here's one from Disney that even is displayed for some episodes of
The Muppet Show. I've watches some of these shows/movies and they've never done me any harm. Kids really do not need to live in a sterilized environment. They need to be exposed to things like this.
