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Originally Posted by cearbhallain
Starship Troopers isn't senseless violence, but I understand why some people think that it is. *SNIP*
Another issue that I've been thinking about relating to this topic is that here in the US we seem to have less problem letting children consume media with violent content than we do with sexual content. So say instead of being a potentially highly skilled soldier Ender was instead a potentially highly skilled prostitute. Who would let their kids read that? Note that our society currently finds neither of those professions appropriate for a child, however we're more willing to explore the killer nature of a child than his sexual nature.
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As to the first part, I don't trust that my 9yo can necessarily understand the meaning behind the violence, but I trust more that he can understand when it's explained. He's more of a literary guy than a "finding the deep rooted messages in a visual display" kind of guy. I can understand that there is more of a meaning to the movie, but I don't know that he will understand it, kwim?
ITA with the second part-- I do think in the US we are much more apt to let our children view violence than sex. I think that's backward, perhaps owing to our roots, however?