In the Simpsons post, the writer of the article mentioned that he used to forbid his children to watch the show, until he got to know it better.
This made me wonder about the following: What kinds of programmes are off-limits for your children? If you have no children (yet), what do you think you will do if and when you have them? And how do you make sure they don't get to see these things? Or do you allow them to watch whatever they want, provided you or another adult is present?
I'm not thinking about obvious things such as hard-core porn and extreme violence, but the sort of thing you might find on your telly before 9 PM. Here are some examples:
- Cursing
- Fist-fights
- Weapons
- Discrimination
- Televangelists
- The news
- Incorrect use of language (e.g. Teletubbies)
- Science fiction
- Blasphemy
- War comedy
- Tom Green
- Occultism (perhaps Harry Potter-style)
- Soccer
- Moderate nudity (breasts, buttocks etc.)
- Certain political views
- Low-quality cartoons
- Cruelty to animals
- Boxing
- Goosebumps (R.L. Stine)
etc. etc. Of course the age of the child is also a factor, but I'd like to hear from people with (or without) children of any age.
This made me wonder about the following: What kinds of programmes are off-limits for your children? If you have no children (yet), what do you think you will do if and when you have them? And how do you make sure they don't get to see these things? Or do you allow them to watch whatever they want, provided you or another adult is present?
I'm not thinking about obvious things such as hard-core porn and extreme violence, but the sort of thing you might find on your telly before 9 PM. Here are some examples:
- Cursing
- Fist-fights
- Weapons
- Discrimination
- Televangelists
- The news
- Incorrect use of language (e.g. Teletubbies)
- Science fiction
- Blasphemy
- War comedy
- Tom Green
- Occultism (perhaps Harry Potter-style)
- Soccer
- Moderate nudity (breasts, buttocks etc.)
- Certain political views
- Low-quality cartoons
- Cruelty to animals
- Boxing
- Goosebumps (R.L. Stine)
etc. etc. Of course the age of the child is also a factor, but I'd like to hear from people with (or without) children of any age.