TheBoost said:
Akwat Kbrana said:
If anyone else (that is to say, anyone who makes a habit of sensible posting) wants to continue to discuss this issue, I stand by my earlier comments. If I have strongly negative preferences regarding a particular film, I see no reason to go out of my way to secure a copy so my child can watch it. And I certainly don't think regulating what movies I do or don't show my children constitutes manipulation.
I'm not certain that a child needs to see any piece of entertainment. I don't plan to show my son "AOTC" "Nine and Half Weeks" "Dragon Ball Z" "Starship Troopers" or season two of "Duck Tales" all for different reasons. He might enjoy any of these, but there's no obligation.
My son won't watch "Barney the Dinosaur" because it annoys me. I don't see how someone using their personal film prefrences asa guide is somehow sinister.
Gee, looks like twooffour wrote a couple of his trademark novel-length posts in response to something I said. I hope you weren't planning on a response; in case you didn't notice, I put you on my ignore list a long time ago due to the condescending, conceited tone of every post of yours I've ever observed.
It's for the best.
In your case, "best" probably means that you don't get to see yourself getting pwned so much.
Point is, there is a world of difference between not pushing your kid to watch a particular movie because you don't like it, and refuse to buy it for him because you don't like it. Even though both are referred to as "going out one's way".