I don't have to wait to see how it works, I've see it personally from all of my family members for multiple generations. None of our parents hid us away from blood and gory R rated movies, and we all grew up well adjusted members of society.We'll have to agree to disagree on what is appropriate in our society of high standards and moral norms.
If you ever have kids, take your 6 year old son to a gory and bloody R Rated movie and see how that works out for you by the time he's 14. Good luck!
I disagree. Elsewhere in the world (such as the UK), the rating system works differently and isn’t just advisory when it comes to R-rated films. British cinemas won’t let anyone under 15 see Deadpool and Wolverine, and that’s as it should be (I certainly wouldn’t have felt comfortable sharing the space with younger children). Now, if parents decide on a different approach at home, no-one can stop them, but there’s nothing unusual or inherently undesirable about society setting certain parameters when it comes to what children should and shouldn’t be exposed to.
This is, unfortunately, by no means always the case.
Well we see it differently, and since my experience is based on the US which doesn’t limit whether a parent can take their kid to a rated R movie or not that is what I base thing on. Obviously different countries set whatever standard is appropriate for them.
I wouldn't say anything to someone in public, because I shouldn't have to. Taking a 6yr old to Deadpool is really not appropriate. That should be common sense. You say as long as you're not harming. There's plenty of studies saying you could be. A 6yr old is in kindergarten/1st grade. It shouldn't be controversial to say a they shouldn't be watching bloody violence, cursing and all the sexual things in a Deadpool film. But unfortunately that's the state of modern society.
I agree with everything you wrote except for the last sentence. People have been taking their children to age-inappropriate films for decades, at least in the US. There was a minor scandal back in 1973 because young kids were attending screenings of The Exorcist.
That's true, I completely agree. My point with modern society is it's not really as frowned upon now. The overall public perception is, well if that's what the parents want, who am I to say anything. Parents have always done questionable things when it comes to parenting. Now it seems wrong to label said things as not good so as not to offend anyone. And I just find that a bit strange.
Unfortunately it’s not always the case but we have a lot of safeguards in place to address the exceptions, no system is perfect but I’d rather err on the side of parental rights and address the outliers individually than make blanket rules that take away the rights of decent parents to make decisions for their children.
I was generally not allowed to see R Rated movies when I was young… sometimes after my parents watched such a film before hand I would be allowed… I remember my mom deciding I could watch Beverly Hills cop the next day after watching a rental the night before
I don’t know that things were better in the past:
Honestly, the last few pages of this thread seem almost upside down to me. In my experience, it’s normally right-leaning people who argue that parents should have the last say and left-leaning people who argue the opposite. The former viewpoint does not seem newfangled to me.
To my mind, a blanket rule that prevents parents from taking their children to the cinema to see age-inappropriate films would not be taking away their rights (or at least any right they should be entitled to in the first place). It’s insane to me that it’s legal in the US for six-year-olds to accompany their parents to screenings of films like Evil Dead Rise. Quite apart from the harm it can do to the children themselves, the last thing I want is to be sharing my space with kids while watching such material. It’s just inappropriate all around.
There is a difference in my mind between those two situations, but this is not the time or the place for that topic as had been decided by the Mods.
And what if my 6 yr old for example is more mature then the average 6 year old? For example what if my 6 yr old is not in K/1st but actually already in an higher grade because they are advanced and gifted? Is that appropriate because they are far beyond their physical age?
I don’t want anyone’s six-year-old next to me while hearing jokes about pegging. I don’t care how precocious they are.
And I appreciate your opinion, only thing I can suggest is that you move seats if that were to happen in the US.
