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Madeleine McCann info shown before Shrek, anyone else cross about this?

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WideWebWitch Sun 01-Jul-07 20:00:11

I was. I have chosen NOT to tell my nearly 4yo about this. I haven't discussed it in detail with 9yo ds either I CHOOSE not to put the news on in our house. I really resent this being shoved at my children before a U cert movie. Completely inappropriate imo.

WideWebWitch Sun 01-Jul-07 20:08:49

come on, THREE year olds DO NOT need to know about 'real life'

WideWebWitch Sun 01-Jul-07 20:09:10

Or if they do it is up to ME to decide to tell them not the fking Odeon

Enid Sun 01-Jul-07 20:09:45

they certainly dont mrruffalo

anyway the oddity and media circus that surrounds this tragic case makes it anything but 'real life' IMO

BreeVanDerCamp Sun 01-Jul-07 20:10:11

I have not spoken about this for weeks in our house, by default DS(6) thinks she was found and is back with her family. I have not agreed or disagreed, but to have that rammed down his throat in a dark cinema.


The fucking fucking bastards.

Sorry, but I am really angry.

maisym Sun 01-Jul-07 20:10:27

there are many real life issues that aren't suitable for a little kids cinema trip -

parents should have the say so on what they let their kids know about the 'real world' at such a young age when it's hard for them to understand the whole news story.

bakedpotato Sun 01-Jul-07 20:11:03

PG-cert movie: OK-ish.
12, 18, fine, by all means, no problem.
But a U?

Nbg Sun 01-Jul-07 20:11:34

Is this being shown at every cinema before all Shrek showings?

Enid Sun 01-Jul-07 20:11:43

I'd be interested to hear the logic about showing this before a children's film

I mean, small children are hardly going to be much use in finding her are they?

surely before an adults film would be more appropriate and less fricking weird

MrRuffalo Sun 01-Jul-07 20:11:55

kids too young to need to know will not understand

PandaG Sun 01-Jul-07 20:12:06

I've emailed too

LadyVictoriaOfCake Sun 01-Jul-07 20:12:09

they dont need to know this info.

they are kids.

my kids know too much about other issues, without needing to know this as well.

so is it cineworld as well doing this?

great, the two local cinemas.

migth call the small 2 screen place and see if they are running it.

Blandmum Sun 01-Jul-07 20:12:58

When did this start?

We saw shrek at the odeon when it first came out, and there was nothing other than the normal ads

Enid Sun 01-Jul-07 20:13:12

lolol at kids 'needing' to know

yes my three are all set to get their fecking magnifying glasses out and look for clues

I expect they'll be so helpful and the advert will have been completely worth it

MrRuffalo Sun 01-Jul-07 20:13:20

they are showing it fr the parents - a group in society whose own experience may help them empathise and maybe encourage action

maisym Sun 01-Jul-07 20:13:38

mrsR - do you mean that they don't try to make sense for of what they see?? That's why there are cinema age limits as even extreme things that kids don't understand they rememebr & it effects them.

Enid Sun 01-Jul-07 20:13:57

then show it at an adults film


DUR

Enid Sun 01-Jul-07 20:14:28

what action?

god people are so unbelievably thick

MrRuffalo Sun 01-Jul-07 20:18:06

you know what - it sounds so bloody dim to moan about your precious kids having to 'know; about this

their precious kid is god knows where

show some empathy and shut up

Enid Sun 01-Jul-07 20:18:41

you are deluded

MrRuffalo Sun 01-Jul-07 20:19:02

no - experienced

WideWebWitch Sun 01-Jul-07 20:19:29

Oh c'mon MrR are you real?

Enid Sun 01-Jul-07 20:19:38

are you one of those weirdy parents who tells their kids all about it and makes them wear yellow ribbons in their hair?

Speccy Sun 01-Jul-07 20:19:39

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

lulumama Sun 01-Jul-07 20:19:59

agree with everyone except mrruffalo

there is no action we can do

there is no need for children to know, especially with the use of 'snatched'. it is likely to stick in the minds of small children and play on their natural anxieties

should be a parental choice for each family, as to whether their children are aware of the situation or not

lulumama Sun 01-Jul-07 20:20:00

agree with everyone except mrruffalo

there is no action we can do

there is no need for children to know, especially with the use of 'snatched'. it is likely to stick in the minds of small children and play on their natural anxieties

should be a parental choice for each family, as to whether their children are aware of the situation or not

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