Two curse words in the previews before "Cars" which is a rated G movie. Anyone else?

[cardaway]

Honestly, I thought that most parents expected G movies to be free from words like that. I swear, honestly, I thought that others would be just as shocked as me. Call me naive, I know, I had no idea that I would out of the norm here. I thought most parents brought their little ones to the theater, to rated G movies, expecting there to be no questionable comments or language. I expect it in PG.

I don't think you were naive. No offense, but I think part of it has to do with the device you use at home. It's easy to forget the things that are there after having them removed so often.

But anyway, it's quite true that even G rated movies have language and innuendo that some might find offensive. The ratings have to try and please the majority which obviously doesn't cover everybody. Like I posted earlier, there is no way IMO a G rated movie should include gunplay but obviously some people are fine mixing guns and kids. I'll just have to live with it and keep saying no... you'll shoot your eye out.

 

[cardaway]

And I think making comments on the bb gun are low shots and are just ment to say "I am a better parent then you." This wasn't part of that topic. If needed, start a new thread about such topics. I know the initial question was "how do you feel about this", and I understand that connection, but people saying "You wouldn't catch my kids shooting one" is rather high and mighty.

And the comments about how "my child will not hear those words" is any different?

 

[MrsNick]

"Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn!"

"Gone with the Wind" is a G-Rated film. The word "damn" was in it. Rated G means for General Audiences, which doesn't necessarily mean children only.

The following is the definition of a G rating from the MPAA:
"This is a film which contains nothing in theme, language, nudity and sex, violence, etc. that would, in the view of the Rating Board, be offensive to parents whose younger children view the film. The G rating is not a certificate of approval nor does it signify a children’s film.

Some snippets of language may go beyond polite conversation but they are common everyday expressions. No stronger words are present in G-rated films. The violence is at a minimum. Nudity and sex scenes are not present, nor is there any drug use content."

As a matter of fact, many older films were rated G, but I certainly would not consider them entertaining material for children. I don't even think young children would be interested in such films ("Mildred Pierce" anyone?).

I don't think I'd worry if my kid heard the word "damn" in the setting mentioned by the OP.

 

[teacherforhi]

And I think making comments on the bb gun are low shots and are just ment to say "I am a better parent then you." This wasn't part of that topic. If needed, start a new thread about such topics. I know the initial question was "how do you feel about this", and I understand that connection, but people saying "You wouldn't catch my kids shooting one" is rather high and mighty.

I don't think anyone is being high and mighty. JUst showing how values are different from family to family. While the OP doesn't want her child hearing the word "damn", others would never let their child use a BB gun. Does that make one right and one wrong? Honestly, no. However, it does show that there is no way to please everyone all the time and what works for one family doesn't necessarily work for another.

 

[Chipperdini]

Just because standards are lower then they were when we were kids, doesn't make it right. We shouldn't accept things like that, just because "everybody else does." Why not hold ourselves to higher standards. I agree, if you don't like it,complain. Phone calls and emails aren't that hard. Only when people stand up and say "I don't like that" will they make changes.

I'm all for complaining, if one wishes to.

And I think making comments on the bb gun are low shots and are just ment to say "I am a better parent then you." This wasn't part of that topic. If needed, start a new thread about such topics. I know the initial question was "how do you feel about this", and I understand that connection, but people saying "You wouldn't catch my kids shooting one" is rather high and mighty.

"making comments on the bb gun"
"people saying"

I'm not certain (I don't think so, but not certain) if my "no BB guns - just real guns" comments are included, but if so I'm cool with your opinion. Wasn't my intent, but that's okay, no problem. I already know I'm not a better parent than ANY parent here if for no other reason than that I'm not a parent. I don't have kids. FWIW, I have no problems with BB guns (or real guns, obviously ). That's not a retraction/backpedal, just a clarification in case I communicated poorly.

 

[barkley]

as a teenager i went to the drive in to see a then re-released (had seen it first release as a kid) "mary poppins" which was playing with "the muppett movie". we were surprised to see the coming attractions include "beneath the planet of the ultra vixens" def. not an appropriate coming attraction for the kiddies in attendance.

 

[Chipperdini]

as a teenager i went to the drive in to see a then re-released (had seen it first release as a kid) "mary poppins" which was playing with "the muppett movie". we were surprised to see the coming attractions include "beneath the planet of the ultra vixens" def. not an appropriate coming attraction for the kiddies in attendance.

My mom wasn't too thrilled that our Drive-In would play R-rated films on another screen that could be seen when watching Disney movies if you turned around and looked. Couldn't hear, but could see if you wanted.

 

[barkley]

My mom wasn't too thrilled that our Drive-In would play R-rated films on another screen that could be seen when watching Disney movies if you turned around and looked. Couldn't hear, but could see if you wanted.

hey i remember going into the g rated side and parking close enough to the fence to hear and see the r rated stuff on the other side (got even easier when they switched to radio singles through your car radio-just walked into the snack bar and asked someone sitting on the other side what frequency they were using for that night)

 

[DisneyPhD]

And the comments about how "my child will not hear those words" is any different?

I don't see where I said "my child will not hear those words", just that I didn't want them saying them, so therefore I didn't WANT them hearing them, at such a young age. (it stands to follow.)

Chipperdini, I don't think I was talking about your comment, I am not really sure just who's I was. It just apears there is no reason at this time to say something like that about the OP other then to make yourself feel better, or look better, or put down someone else. Like jabing her. Sure you think swear words are bad, but BB guns (done in what the mother feels is a safe way) is bad. (I know someone said it, possibily a few I haven't gone back to re read it or keep track.)

Some parents don't have a problem with the words mentioned, some do. (as this thread shows.) I said I do because it fits the list of things I don't want them saying back to me. An older child I don't think it would be an issue with, (who can understand more about words that are heard but shouldn't be said.) but we are talking about a G rated movie. If you take your kid to a PG or PG 13 movie, then you should know what you are getting yourself into.


MrsNick, I wasn't around when Gone with the Wind came out, but my mother was. She saw it in the theature and said the use of the word "damn" in it was a very big deal at the time. It had everyone in a titer.

barkley, I guess everything wasn't "better" in the past. I think that would have had my mom on a letter writing campain.

 

[Chipperdini]

Oh, I really should have remembered to mention this:

I'm always glad to see parents concerned about what their little ones are exposed to. My parents were fairly strict as I was growing up when it came to t.v./movies, and I AM SO GRATEFUL that they were.

 

[Minnie]

Although I am sure you and your DH watch your son very closely when he is shooting or even holding that BB gun. However, all it takes is 1 stray shot through a richochet off of a tin can or even just a missed shot that will put an eye out or maybe worse.
Our neighbor's 17 year old son was shooting at cans up on a fence a few years ago and had a BB pellet richochet off and hit his friend that was standing behind the shooter square in the eye causing lss of the eye entirely.
Both sets of parents were devastated as everyone was always SO careful.
But freak accidents can and do happen.

My children do see G as well as even some PG movies and I have even heard my 12 year old get mad and even say the "D" word. I don't condone it, but I dont get all nuts and flip out over it either.

I will tell you though that none of my children will EVER have, or shoot a BB gun. EVER.

Accidents happen it is a fact of life. As much as we try to protect our children accidents can and will happen. Unless you intend to enclose your children in a bubble something may happen.

Just because another chooses to allow their child to participate in activity you wouldn't choose for your children is nothing to be over.

Trying to make another feel bad over their choices is really beneath you and that is something to feel over.

Perhaps your children participates in activities that one of us may not approve of. I'm sure you wouldn't want one of us doing this to you. Sometimes we need to think before we type.

 

[DisneyPhD]

I do admit that different parents have very different ideas of what is acceptable for young kids. I remember when I taught preschool( About 10 years ago, before I was a parent.) , it was in a day care and parents would let their kids bring in videos on to watch at the end of the day. I don't remember what ones it was, maybe gargoyles or batman. Either way it had the use of automatic weapons. How can anything for a 4 year old be ok with automatic weapons???????? (now some might and did say ok, but it was my classroom so I had veto rights, and I would feel the same way as parent now too.)

This lead to instituting a rule about no weapons or fighting in videos. We did make an exception for Pocahontas, but we used it as lesson to discuss the consequences of fighting and weapons. The kids really were very insightful about it.

 

[U2_rocks]

Are kids really that influenced by the occasional semi-curse word heard in a movie theatre or on TV (not talking about everyday TV watching)? Honestly, mine are much more influenced by what they hear from real people on the street and at school. Trying to protect them from hearing "damn" twice in a movie theatre is kind of laughable considering what they hear otherwise. My 6 yr old came home and said J---- C----- the other day, having heard it at school. I casually mentioned to him that people generally didn't like to hear those words spoken that way, especially by kids, so it was better not to say them. That was the end of that. DH and I use very clean language around the kids, but we recognize that they are exposed to less clean stuff, and it is our job to teach them what is appropriate and what is not. I wouldn't go out of my way to expose them to the milder stuff, but I also don't go to great lengths to shield them, as I believe it is pointless. I don't find hell and damn horrifying, so I'm more lenient there than I am with stronger words.

 

[Chipperdini]

I do admit that different parents have very different ideas of what is acceptable for young kids. I remember when I taught preschool( About 10 years ago, before I was a parent.) , it was in a day care and parents would let their kids bring in videos on to watch at the end of the day. I don't remember what ones it was, maybe gargoyles or batman. Either way it had the use of automatic weapons. How can anything for a 4 year old be ok with automatic weapons???????? (now some might and did say ok, but it was my classroom so I had veto rights, and I would feel the same way as parent now too.)

I will admit to feeling very upset for several days after a little 6 yr. old boy I was eating lunch with happily told me all about how he watched Terminator I and Terminator II the night before. Others will make those choices for their children, but I was saddened for the little fella.

 

[DisneyPhD]

I will admit to feeling very upset for several days after a little 6 yr. old boy I was eating lunch with happily told me all about how he watched Terminator I and Terminator II the night before. Others will make those choices for their children, but I was saddened for the little fella.

I am the same way. I did a MSW internship in Detroit schools, this was with deaf elementry school kids. This children would describe in great detail the scene they say in rated R movies, but had no understand of what was going on (could not understand the verbal communication, and no one in the house knew sign language. They had no connection or understanding of all the violence they were seeing. (or even a good outlet for talking about it.) Most of these children were rather violent themselves. I really bothered me. You don't have to be deaf to have volient scenes in movies be too much for young kids to process.

 

[Cool-Beans]

Which just happens to be the way it seems to be censored these days by the those in charge. When watching TV these days every damn is there and every god dammit is bleeped.

I KNOW! When I was a kid, they bleeped the Damn part of that word...now they bleep the God part. As if God is more offensive.

I used to work for a religious summer sleep-over camp. One of the songs we sang (Three Jolly Fishermen) climaxed with all the kids shouting, "Dam! Dam! Dam!" No mommies ever called up to complain that we'd been contributing to the delinquency or anything.

We also sang a song about how the Titanic sank. "Little the kiddies screamed and cried, but they all went down and died..." That'd drive some moms these days to jump off a cliff, I think.

Lighten up, people! I mean that more in a "teach the world to smile" way than a "this is an order" kind of way. Much worse things could happen to you (and your kid) than hearing the word "damn."

 

[Chipperdini]

As if God is more offensive.

I think that's a given.

 

[Cool-Beans]

OK, I found the lyrics. Kids age 5-15 sang it. Of course, the little ones had more fun yelling "dam" at the end than the older ones.

And this at a religious camp!

Have the times changed this much or is it just a few Supremely Overprotective people?

There were three jolly fishermen.
There were three jolly fishermen.
Fisher! Fisher! Men – Men – Men.
Fisher! Fisher! Men – Men – Men.
There were three jolly fishermen.

The first one’s name was Abraham.
The first one’s name was Abraham.
Abra! Abra! ham – ham – ham.
Abra! Abra! ham – ham – ham.
The first one’s name was Abraham.

The second one’s name was Isaac.
The second one’s name was Isaac.
I! I! saac- saac – saac.
I! I! saac –saac – saac.
The second one’s name was Isaac.

The third one’s name was Jacob.
The third one’s name was Jacob
Jay! Jay! cob – cob – cob.
Jay! Jay! cob – cob – cob.
The third one’s name was Jacob

They all went down to Amster – Shhhh!
They all went down to Amster – Shhhh!
Amster! Amster! sh – sh – sh!
Amster! Amster! sh – sh – sh!
They all went down to Amster – Shhhh!

We mustn’t say that naughty word.
We mustn’t say that naughty word.
Naughty! Naughty! word-word-word.
Naughty! Naughty! word-word-word.
We mustn’t say that naughty word.

We’re gonna say it anyway!
We’re gonna say it anyway!
Any! Any! way-way-way
Any! Any! way-way-way.
We’re gonna say it anyway!

They all went down to AmsterDAM!
They all went down to AmsterDAM!
Amster! Amster! DAM! DAM! DAM!
Amster! Amster! DAM! DAM! DAM!
They all went down to AmsterDAM!

 

[Kahana-ri]

I hadn't noticed during the Flicka preview? I do however want to see Flicka when it comes out.

 

[Mickey Fliers]

Interesting I found this thread.

This is what happened at my local theater.

An entire theater waiting to see "Over the Hedge" and the teenage kid in the control room started "X-Men". The kids in that theater sat through previews that included "The Omen"!!!!!