Speaking as a mother, I find it twisted that you have no problem with your 11 year old watching all that gory violence, but the idea of a woman's naked breasts upsets you this badly.
This is simply a demonstration of how warped American society has become.
The fact that you can say " oh ya well he's 11." so that means he can look at a man have his limbs twisted, till tendons rip, and bones protrude, a woman wearing a shotgun collar, a man use a rotary saw on someone else... none of this is too gruesome for your eleven year old, but a 4 second shot of a woman's breasts, has you scrambling?
Personally i am wondering under what theory of parenting you think watching Saw with an eleven year (gender irrelevant) is acceptable ( with or without frontal nudity). I personally think this moronic thinking demonstrates to the extent that American culture is full of hang-ups about sex, while violence is treated Like " no big deal."
In Europe you find the reverse, violence is more of a sensitive issue ( as it should be in my opinion..) while nudity is no big deal.
" if you have a problem with the naked female body, don't complain to me, take it up with the manufacturer." < Woody Harrelson, The People vs. Larry Flynt>
The female human body is a beautiful thing, a young female doubly so. A body that has been subjected to " The rack" can be very traumatic, and gruesome. But it is amazing that you, and parents like you can say " No way am I gonna let my son see a pair of breasts In a non-sexual, non-erotic, non-titillating scene that lasts 4 or 5 seconds, but I'll let him see a man have his neck twisted to imitate Linda Blair. "
Seriously... YOU need to grow up.
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bmalone135
13 years ago
This is...very well stated.
And, while this may be off topic, when you mentioned Linda Blair, I couldn't help but picture her watching this, seeing the guy have his neck snap, and then muttering, "Psh...pussy"
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bmf4069
13 years ago
i dont see what your issue is.
1: this isnt europe so who cares what they do over there. If they all walked around naked should we do that here? THATS how warped your depiction of america has become. "if they do it in europe then thats how we should be". No. We are AMERICA. you know, land of the free, home of the brave? Not europe. if you want europianism, gtfo.
2: Sex and violence are two COMPLETLEY different things. You can(and im sure her son has) play violent video games killing every thing in sight! do they have nudity in video games? only one I've seen and it was on PS2.
3: once again stay the *beep* out of her buisness. If she says her son knows the difference between REALITY AND FANTASY(i.e. life vs movies/video games) then let it be! she asked a simple question; not if her son should watch this. ITS HER *beep* DECISION!!!!
BTW: your son already has seen nudity before. I saw nudity before age 11 w/o the internet available.
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musicblind
12 years ago
This is very well stated.
As an American who has spent time in Europe, this is why teen pregnancy, gun violence, etc is less among kids in the UK than in American. Even general health among kids in the UK, France, etc is better than in America.
To the guy who states 1.) This is not Europe, if they walk naked there should we.
I would answer that if science shows that Europe is doing it better. (ie. France is number in Health... source World Health Organization), and Texas has more pregnant teens than all of England... maybe we SHOULD consider doing the things in Europe that work. Maybe we should ask, "Why aren't their kids as violent as our own?"
"Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again." - C.S.Lewis
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