People that know me don't think that I'm some sort of prude (trust me on this) but I find the way that most people think... odd. Here's an example;
I want to bring the girls to see War of the Worlds and I asked someone if it was OK for younger kids. He said 'Oh yeah there's no nudity or anything in it'. I said 'hmm..., I read in an article that there was a scene where there where hundreds of dead bodies blocking up a river'. His response was 'Oh yeah that's there but there's no nudity'. It strikes me as odd that seeing a boobie is worse than seeing a bunch of mangled corpses in a river. I've always thought that if the child was able to handle it than it was OK, if they can't handle it than it wasn't OK. Seems simple to me, than I came across this little gem and everything made sense...
As a parent who tries not to do anything on automatic pilot, and as a teacher, this thing pisses me off to no end. Kids are playing Grand Theft Auto and watching rated R movies at the age of ten. However, in the fifth grade, I cannot give an F. It would be to damaging to their delicate little psyches. I have to give a U (Unacceptable). Well, I have a grade for the shitty parents out there who can't do anything consciiously and sleep walk their way throught their children's lives - FU!
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