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Parents: TV is not a Babysitter!!!

In reference to my post below this one, I was reminded of a situation that has no doubt reared its ugly head on more than one occasion in the USA.

I intend for this to be a small post, so I'll make it quick.

To all those coalitions and organizations actively protesting certain TV programming and movies due to the reasons that kids might be easily swayed and badly influenced...

How many hours a day did your child watch TV before you got offended by something you saw on TV and decided to protest it on the streets, going so far as to disrupt the industry buildings that produce such programming?

If your child watched these programs because you were off doing something else, you need to learn to take responsibility for your child. People have every right to watch these programs and there is NOTHING you can do about it whatsoever. You have no right to impede on other people's rights, no matter how menial.

Take The Simpsons for example. I wouldn't exactly call that children's viewing. If I were to rate it nowadays, I'd rate it R15. Kids' minds are too impressionable, and it's your fault you sat them down in front of the tube without knowing there was something dodgy on at that exact time. You need to either sit there with them (that's what Parental Guidance is for) or do your thing and check on them every so often.

Get off your arses and look after your kids so they don't grow up to be little shits.

Same goes for the internet. Supervise them when they're on it, but don't stand there idly watching everything they type. Chatrooms are fine as long as you teach them the importance and fundamentals of internet safety first. Just do whatever it is you do, and keep checking on them every few minutes or so.

Rant exterminated.

Ark

posted by Ark @ 2:17 PM