My husband and I went to the movies the other night. We saw Jackass Number 2. We looked over and seen that this woman brought her kids. Ages ranged from 4-10. 3 boys.
They were showing horror previews and the content of Jackass WAS NOT appropriate for them to watch! I can't believe the movie theater let the woman in there with those kids. The youngest couldn't have been much older than my daughter. He had to have been between 4-5 years old. I was outraged, so was my husband!
Would you ever let your child in to see a movie like that?
2006-10-05 05:48:37 · 31 answers · asked by jevic 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
NO and my step kids are 12, 13 and 15! We dont even allow South Park or things like that in the house.
2006-10-05 05:51:47 · answer #1 · answered by reesie271 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No I would not let my children watch a movie like that. My oldest turns 4 at the end of the month, and I can't imagine taking her to see something like that!
However, if the parent is present the movie theater won't stop kids from watching it. Rated R, no one under 18 UNLESS accompanied by an adult! I think that is crazy! But I guess they leave up to the parents how much they want to corrupt their kids!
2006-10-05 05:54:15 · answer #2 · answered by tnmomof2as 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
personally no, I would never let my child watch a movie like jackass (I would not personally watch it) however it is not up to the movie theater to tell a parent what movies they can bring their children to. They are not allowed to let children under thirteen in to a PG-13 movie unaccompanied by an adult, but with an adult claiming to be their guardian there is nothing that they can do about it.
2006-10-05 05:52:47 · answer #3 · answered by bluekitty8098 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope, and personally, I wouldn't even want to watch a movie like that. Maybe she was being selfish and wanted to see the movie, and had to bring the kids with her? Either way, it's definitely not right, but some people don't seem to think the same. My ex has a daughter, and when she was around 2 1/2 he let her watch scary "R" movies when he was. Like Freddy and Jason! Not my kid!
2006-10-05 05:52:56 · answer #4 · answered by angelbaby 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No that is not right, because little kids are sponges and they'll pick up anything they see at the movie or television. But there isn't really you can do about it because those are her children and if she wants her kids to become hell raisers be my guest.
And to answer you question, no I would not let my kids see a movie with that type of content.
2006-10-05 06:00:41 · answer #5 · answered by kimiko20 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, I don't think ignorance is really the issue here, even for those parents who might not initially have understood what they would be seeing. The real problem is the parents' selfish disregard of their own children's well-being. Most of the parents probably wanted to see the movie, but didn't want to (or couldn't afford to) spend the money on a babysitter. Or maybe they were willing to pay for a sitter, but couldn't find one, and really, really, really wanted to see that movie on that particular night. But, folks, if you can't get a sitter--for whatever reason--when you want to go out, you either don't go out, or you take your child with you (but NOT to a movie that is so entirely inappropriate for him or her to see).
Such self-absorbed cluelessness is exactly the sort of thing I'm concerned with here. The parents don't want to deal with their children's very real needs and vulnerabilities, and so they just assure themselves that the kids are handling everything just fine.
I'm sorry, but that's worse than stupid--it's irresponsible. You're supposed to guide and protect your child. And generally speaking, that responsibility should take precedence over getting to see the movie everyone is talking about.
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2006-10-05 06:09:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
My child saw it, but he is 25. His parents meanwhile, felt they were too immature for such a sophisticated cinematic accomplishment.
Fairly, my son saw it because he had met some members of the cast and was curious. He didn't say so, but I get the idea that he was embarrassed to admit that he saw it and was unhappy to have spent the money on it.
As for some idiot mother taking her kids to see it, well, someone has to populate the other end of the bell curve.
2006-10-05 06:01:22 · answer #7 · answered by Rabbit 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the kid is brought up knowing right from wrong. If the kid knows that it is just a movie. If the kid is with their parents and able to ask questions--why not?
I wouldn't let my kids watch a movie like this. At ten I would--but not younger then ten. I actually thought about it more--and they'd probably be able to watch it with their dad when he thought it they were able to recognize right from wrong. Probably at thirteen.
Either way the parent who brought her kid to the movie may have known her kids better then you did. Imagine that! Maybe she knew her kids knew right from wrong--maybe she was teaching them something about the dumb things they do and how they could get hurt. I don't know--it's her business.
I don't bring my kids out to movie theaters. I don't have a babysitter or family in the area--so my kids still go with me every where and are very well behaved. In no way am I saying it's "okay" for the lady to go out to see Jackass with her kids--but come on! Cut the lady some slack!
2006-10-05 06:02:12 · answer #8 · answered by .vato. 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
the younger ones I don't think understand so much, I just don;t think that would be a good idea for them to see that kind of stuff. But the older one NO, it is likely that they will try to act out what they see, and could get hurt doing what they saw. I think its just a bad idea to take children to movies unless it was made for there age group.
2006-10-05 05:59:43 · answer #9 · answered by Nicole 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no I would have not allowed that. My girls are 4 and 5 and they watch some things, but I would not have paid for then to go to a theater to watch that. Even if it was in my home i would not have allowed it. Next time you see that you need to tell a manager at the theater.
2006-10-05 05:52:20 · answer #10 · answered by sr22racing 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋