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Disney Movies - stemming from the what kids can watch


coasterqueen wrote: I'm curious of those especially who mention they don't want their kids watching cartoons geared towards adult/adult humor.....do you let them watch Disney movies?

I ask because the other night we had family movie night and we watched The Little Mermaid. As we were watching it, Dh and I just looked at each other and wondered why we were letting Kylie watch this. It is clearly not a movie geared towards kids. The whole scene of Eric and Ariel in the boat and the song "Kiss the girl"....NOT for a kid. Kylie was going around singing "all you have to do is kiss the girl".

If you do let them watch these movies, but not cartoons what is your reasoning?

Boo&BugsMom replied: Yep, for the most part. When I said "adult" shows though, I meant things like South Park, Family Guy, Simpsons, etc. Things that are clearly not made for kids, especially little kids since Tanner is only 4.

Tanner's not big into Disney movies though, which dissapoints me a little since I'm a Disney movie collector!

TheOaf66 replied:
he likes the PIXAR movies...Incredibles, Cars, Madagascar

and what is wrong with Family Guy ...j/k laugh.gif wub.gif

lesliesmom replied: We watch most the disney movies. We have not watched Bambi yet though but The Little Mermaid, Mulan, Hercules, Lion King (all of them) are favorites in our house (even for my son). They also like the Pixar ones too although we haven't watched Madagascar yet.

ediep replied: I would let Jason or Emma watch Disnley movies, but so far jason only likes Meno, Toy Story, Cars,

although I won't let him watch the cartoons hat I grew up on.....Tom and Jerry, Roadrunner, ...........they are so violent

luvmykids replied: It just depends on the movie...I don't ever assume that because it's Disney it's appropriate and I screen them before even telling the kids about them.

My3LilMonkeys replied: We watch Disney movies quite a bit. Actually, we watched Dumbo as a family about 3 weeks ago and DH pointed out (which I have never noticed) that in the scene where it's nighttime and raining and they are setting up the circus, all of the people doing the setup are black people - and they have no faces drawn on them.

Which doesn't really surprise me too much when I looked up that the movie was made in 1941, but it seems kind of odd that they wouldn't have altered that scene when they rereleased it.

my2monkeyboys replied: The only Disney movie I'd feel uncomfortable letting Will watch would be The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and only bc of that one scene where the priest is lusting over the girl and the flames are dancing all around him looking like her. That's just over the top IMO.
Otherwise I don't really have a problem with the Disney movies. And most cartoons are ok, though I do screen them first. And like all shows, if they are just too old for him content-wise, then we find something more his age.
To me, the cartoons a child watches isn't as important as what the parents talk about with the child during/after it. I always watched the Smurfs with the magic and spells and the Looney Toons with the violence. I knew it was a cartoon though, not something to do in real life. No one I know ever tried to blow someone up or got into witchcraft bc of the cartoons they watched, KWIM?

kit_kats_mom replied: Dumbo is and always has been one of my favorites. It is not at all politically correct though. A baby elephant getting drunk with a mouse? The crow named Jim (Jim Crowe) and lots of other racist digs. However, it is part of our history and frankly I'd rather let them watch it and then let it lead to a discussion.

Plus, think about when you were kids. I recall all of the music in the 70's having "making love" in the lyrics. I had no reference point for that and I always just imagined people walking and holding hands. I figure my kids are as in the dark about most of the humor in the movies that they just don't get it.

JadensMama05 replied:
These days all the cartoons Jaden watches are from when my mom was young, a few from when I was young. But they are all just an inappropriate, if not more, than the ones out today. I agree that Disney movies have a lot of adult stuff in them, as well as Pixar. But I don't see a point in completely denying children of these movies, I think it's better for them to watch them at home and learn what they do from the movies with their parents so if anything comes of it, it happens at home. KWIM?

Donna027 replied: Okay I know Im terrible...

But I let Lucas watch South Park, The Simpsons, Family Guy, ect as well as anything thats on Disney. But at 11 years old I feel that hes old enough for this sort of cartoons. Although there are cartoons out there that I would not let him watch. Some are so disgusting and terrible Im surprised there on basic cable

Nina J replied: Not terrible, Donna. Emily watches the Simpsons, she's seen some scary movies..she likes scary movies. Most of the Disney movies I've seen seem fine for Emily to watch, she did get scared when she watched Basil the Great Mouse Detective because she was scared she'd get kidnapped. And Ratigan or whatever he's called freaked her out a bit.

PrairieMom replied:
Yeah, I noticed that right away, and it really bugged me. dry.gif


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