Have you ever wondered why the people that make movies find it necessary to throw in the foul language that they do? I sure have. Nothing frustrates me more than to sit and watch a movie that tosses around the F bomb like it's "hello" or "goodbye." Seriously? Do you think people want to pay to watch people act like idiots? I realize that real life includes some cussing. But where do these people live that they think this type of language is ordinary? If I couldn't walk out of my home without being bombarded with F this and F that, I think I would just stay home all the time.
Also, when did it become okay to use the "lesser" of the cuss words on network television? I can remember a time when you wouldn't have heard a single cuss word over the air. I watch a lot of television, so I hear a lot of bleeps on cable networks. It absolutely amazes me what they will and won't bleep out. I was watching Ax Men last night, and they bleeped out bast***s but said a**hole. Okay. Who sits back and decides which is worse? And who can sit and listen to the bleeps without mentally filling in the blanks? I tell ya, it gets on my last nerve.
So, the question of the day is, is it okay to let our kids watch shows as long as the worst words are bleeped? Do we really believe that our kids aren't filling in the blanks in their little minds? This is truly a case of the pot calling the kettle black. I'm as bad as anyone about letting my boys watch those shows. I'm just wanting to take a closer look at my parenting techniques and think about what I could stand to change.
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