To think 11/12 year olds are too young to see "Ted" ?

[mrsobriain]

My dd has been invited to a party where they are planning to go to see 'Ted' - this is a 15 and I think they are too young.

I know teenagers older than 15 who've walked out of Ted as they were a bit shocked. And they are not prudes either. I hear it certainly ain't cute'n'cuddly.

IS it really really rude cringey rude ? if it is i wont go with my daughter Id

Not suitable for 11-12 year old, there is a drug smoking teddy bear

My six year old is gutted he can't see it! He cannot understand why there's a film with a teddy bear that is not for kids ha ha!

My god! You cannot take kids to watch this. I would not have wanted to take my 17 year old to see it because it's inappropriate to watch it with your kids! It is hilarious but very wrong on so many levels.

You gotta talk to the kids parents and tell them it is MOST unsuitable!

Thanks all, I think I am going to have to speak to the birthday parent and bite the bullet from my dd for being the only parent to make a fuss. Although sounds like they won't get in anyway if they have to show id, no matter how old some of them look, the others definitely look under 13 let alone 15.

I saw the big dickless bear on a poster, and am sworn to take my 4yo! I must pay attention to stuff.

It's not violent or anything? Shouldn't be an issue, they arnt little kids, yabu. except they probably wont be allowed in by the staff!

I'd have a word with them too mrs . I'm no prude but what he does with (is it?) cream at the checkout he's working at, flirting with a colleague...all over his face made me boak. My 16yo DD was a bit at it too.

Er yes, an 11 year old is a little kid Krumbum - one who doesn't need to hear about getting fucked by a parsnip

It's not just violence that makes movies have certification, it's sexual content and adult themes.

Nothing wrong with kids hearin about sex.

I am often at other parents' attitudes towards film classifications, sometimes I feel like the only one who gives a shit tbh so firstly, this thread has cheered me up.

But for once - for Ted I really blame the tv trailer. It's obviously cut to not cause offence, so it makes the film seem harmless. Me and ds6 had a good chuckle and I did offer to take him to see it before I caught on to the real content. So while YANBU, at all, perhaps the parents here have also misjudged the content of the film?

Cos of course getting fucked by a parsnip by a guy without a penis is what you want to introduce as sex to 11 year olds

What a mind numbingly stupid point of view.

Teenagers walked out? WTF? I saw it with my dd1 and ds the day it came out. It's funny, nothing wildly inappropriate, there's a facial and they say cunt once maybe twice but nothing to write home about.

Irrelevant anyway as there is no way they will get in, can't imagine anyone would be stupid enough to think they would, I reckon the birthday parent knows this and is just going along with it so it doesn't seem as if she is spoiling the party.

Children should know what sex is waay before the age of 11

What a ridiculous idea for a birthday part film! Just take a look at the trailer - it's extremely obvious that it's rated "15" for a very good reason)

It's definitely possible that the parents don't know that it's an adult film, so I would just call them and say that you've seen the trailer, it's themes and language are very adult, and you're not completely comfortable with your DD seeing it. Ask them if any other parents have expressed concern - I would be very surprised if they haven't at least had one phone call.

I heard a review of this on the radio (Front Row) and they were talking about the classification -- apparently it is an 18 in the US! (and that it was indeed very funny, altho a bit of a one-joke film. )
You're probably not BU.

Yes, of course they should know about sex.

But not about parsnip sex, spunking on faces, and the word 'cunt'.

And even if you were the sort of parent to think all of the above were ok, you'd have to be a right twat to think that all of the above themes should be introduced through the medium of a comedy film to an 11 year old instead of a discussion conducted with times for questions and explanations.

Krum I'm with you on knowing about sex but have you seen... I don't know Superbad? Or Zack and Mimi make a porno? It's like saying to learn about how tough it is to be an Olympic athletes family watch Footballers Wives.

If you seen the film fair enough it's your opinion, but you don't seem to have seen it so you don't really know what it is at all.

Btw though most 12 year olds know the word cunt. I remember the discovery of the phrase 'see you next Tuesday' nearly always happened around year 5.

oooooh Seth Mcfarlane??
YANBU

Krumbum don't you have any homework to do before school starts again next month?

I saw American pie around that age. I found it funny. Watching horror films disturbed me. I wouldn't mind a child watching something silly.

What is that meant to mean? That I'm a child that wants to see the film ?

I think it's a bit more adult than that but I guess that's a fair point as my eldest dcs watched AP around 12.

I probably would have let mine watch it at home but I would have watched it first. I do think you cant make a decision until you've seen it. Also I know you're really into feminist issues Krum so I'm not sure how you would feel about certain scenes, considering the flack the type of thing has had on mn.