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To think this cartoon is NOT appropriate for an 11-year-old!?

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CowboyJo · 23/01/2022 21:31

So my eldest daughter is 11 and has started high school a few months ago. She's always been quite 'nerdy' in terms of her interests and has made a small group of friends into the same kind of things (Roblox, Pokemon, manga and drawing)

They sound nice enough girls from what she tells me (though slightly pampered) but ever since she's started at that school, the amount of times I had to tell her off for swearing recently was disgraceful.

Anyway while monitoring my daughter's iPad found she was really into this particular cartoon she loved. I don't know if its called Hazzun Hotel or Helluva Boss because its under both names(?) but I'm sure it's the same show. It looks like a child's show on the surface but I closely watched some of the episodes and it was absolutely shocking: loads of casual effing and blinding, crude jokes(like sex and bdsm, prostitutes).

When I found this out I talked to my daughter about it and told her it wasn't an appropriate thing for someone her age to be watching, but she argued back like "But all my friends watch it! We're not babies anymore!" etc. etc.

I spoke to DH about it and he thinks I was over the top to ban her from watching the cartoon completely because she loves it, just as long as she doesn't repeat the behaviours. But I'm not happy with that.

I'm not stupid I know she wouldn't of picked up the swearing from that show alone, but it really isn't content I'm happy to let her watch. The show has NOT FOR KIDS in each video so DD knows she shouldn't be watching it.

But am I being unreasonable to forbid her completely from watching it?

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SpookyMargot · 23/01/2022 21:59

According to Wikipedia, it's an 'adult animated web series' so definitely not aimed at children.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazbin_Hotel

CowboyJo · 23/01/2022 21:58

@SerialNo

They seem to be two different shows. One 15 and one 12a.
I have watched snippets of both. It is the same kind of thing, lots of swearing and sexual jokes in both in a similar vein.
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SerialNo · 23/01/2022 21:57

They seem to be two different shows. One 15 and one 12a.

CowboyJo · 23/01/2022 21:55

[quote aristotlesdeathray]Considering it's been rated as a 12a in the U.K. YABU

And being very precious

m.imdb.com/title/tt7216636/parentalguide/certificates[/quote]
Have you seen the show?

Do you really think constant utterances of the F word, prostitute characters and sex jokes would be acceptable in a12A show or film?

I looked on BBFC and I cannot find the rating of it at all

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aristotlesdeathray · 23/01/2022 21:51

Considering it's been rated as a 12a in the U.K. YABU

And being very precious

m.imdb.com/title/tt7216636/parentalguide/certificates

MaizeAmaze · 23/01/2022 21:51

I think Helluva Boss is rated 15.
I'd be unhappy with the topics mentioned, and would ban it here.

IzzyD0ra · 23/01/2022 21:36

YANBU and I'm Hmm that your DH thinks a cartoon with prostitues and bdsm is appropriate for his 12 year old daughter to watch.

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