Well now I was just wondering if you would have more of a problem with your children seeing sex or violence on TV at all actually then and well do you think any one is worse than the other? Anyone there able to tell me about this then?
Violence is worse, I think. At least, the level of violence that is borderline censored is worse than the level of sex that is borderline censored.
I have seen violence that I considered at least somewhat righteous and I have seen sex I considered somewhat violent or abusive. It just depends on the storeyline and the characters, no set rule.
I think violence is more offensive than sex. However, I’m more *uncomfortable *watching sexual scenes with my kids than violent scenes. That says something about my issues, I guess.
Well, my daughter is not quite two. Sex doesn’t really register on her. Once in a while she’ll point out that “they’re kissing!,” and sometimes it might actually be people kissing, or it might be something fish are doing if she’s watching a nature show. But she doesn’t really have any consciousness that there is such a thing as sex.
Violence, on the other hand, can actually upset her. Sometimes she doesn’t recognize violence (she’ll see bears fighting and say “they’re dancing,” for example), but sometimes she does, and it’s very clear that it unsettles her.
Fake violence (like in a Tom & Jerry cartoon) doesn’t upset her. She can tell the difference. All she says to that is (with a giggle) “funny cats.”
So, at least for now, I don’t really care about her seeing sex on TV (not that we’re sitting around watching porn in front of her), but I do restrict the violence she’s exposed to.
If I had kids, this would probably be my answer.
Back when the girls both still lived at home I had much more issue with stupid than with either sex or violence in their entertainment, but we never censored their viewing choices.