Do you think watching horror films infront of children is the as bad as watching explicit films? [edited by MNHQ]

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Sorry the title is very emotive, I ran out of room to explain it properly.

its something that has always bothered, especially that its something that since i was a young child I know has gone one within society, people seeing nothing wrong in watching horror films in front of young children.
i have been around people who have almost done this infront of my children, switching on a horror film with children in the room and looked at me like I was mad when I went crazy at the thought. It's scary how prevalent it is and has been for many generations.
I actually said once "would you watch porn infront of a child' and they all replied with a chorus of 'of course not !"
Aibu to think theres not a huge amount of difference? its both 18 rated material for a reason?

It's harmful for young children to be exposed to extreme violence, just as harmful as porn.

I think it's abusive to let a child watch horror but not the same as sexual abuse

I really hoped that the title would have been changed by now.

OP YABU with the title and your behaviour on the thread. However the discussion about subjecting children to horror films is important. Young minds should not be subjected to this and there have been examples of horrible abuse happening as a result of exposure to such films at a young age.

However the people allowing their children to be exposed to either pornography or horror films are unlikely to give a damn about it. Parents should be educated of course but in cases of deprivation and neglect very unlikely that the parents will care.

For the record, allowing chldren to watch inappropriate films is according to the NSPCC 'failing to protect a child from emotional harm'.

Letting them go on a scary ride in the funfair as a one-off is an error of judgement but if they repeatedly do it then it's classed as neglect, which is a form of child abuse. You can't go round threatening to call the police but it's worth mentioning the word 'neglect' somewhere in the conversation if you should ever have the misfortune of having it.

Sadold - I see your point, it's about immature people bringing up children. I thought having children made me grow up in a lot of ways though, the process of caring for and protecting a child changes you as an adult, I wonder why these particular parents prefer to stay in their childish state and not rise to the challenge of being a proper parent.

I was allowed to watch films with age ratings higher than my age. We were also allowed to play games with higher ages.

Call it neglect/abuse, I don't give a shit.

My son will also be treated the same way.

My sister watched hitchhiker with me when she was 9. I warned her and she wasn't bothered. Loved the film and had no affects on her. Yet my brother shit the bed after watching Hocus Pocus (outs me as I told everyone)

It depends on the child. I was allowed to watch films that maybe some friends weren't as their parents knew it would affect them.

Watching porn with a child is coming different to any of that.

Conyo you don't feel anything because you have normalised a situation that really is not normal. To laugh about your brother shitting the bed is really not going to look good on a SS panel. The people who looked after you should have protected your brother and you from what no doubt was 'emotional harm'.

Perhaps you should read up about the definition of abuse and neglect, and also about how it 'evolves' within a family.

Have you seen Hocus Pocus? He was 8 at the time. Of course it was funny to me, I was 9.

Sadly even while arguing the point someone on here admitted allowing there 12 year old watch Carrie she bangs her head off the wall and crys

It's a very sad word indeed when you go to an ann summers and there are small children there

And when yur child stays at someone's home you have to make sure there not exposed to porn by the lack of supervision many give there children on line have t make sure that there not going to be exposed to movies like carries at 12 and are not given drink ffs

Have you seen Hocus Pocus? It's a PG Disney film. He was 8 and I was 9. Of course I found it funny.

Why would SS be bothered about a 8 year old been scared of a family film and his reaction? They wouldn't.

Normalised what? How some things affect people differently as that was point.

I thought Hocus Pocus was a kids film?

poster SPsFifthConyoIsTheBestConyo " I can tell by your post it had no effect of you

You sound charming

The reason why it had no effect. Because you were routinely exposed to grim images

I think that's possibly a bit of a stretch, horse. I'd be interested to know how many 9 year olds wouldn't make fun of their sibling soiling the bed. Judging by some of the stories I hear from DS about school playground politics I'd wager not many and I doubt you'd be able to connect every single act of children being cruel/unkind/thoughtless, as they often are, to watching horror movies.

I watched horror movies from around the age of 11 - I can promise you I have a very strong sense of justice and can empathise with my fellow man; huge soft spot for the underdog.

YABVU in your comparison. :(

2 it is. It's a PG children's film.

Horse, I think it would be an impossible stretch to describe a viewing of HocusPocus as "emotional harm".

Horse and this is the issue if you allowed children to be taken to 18rated films some like the poster above would.

Just like some posters husbands don't think there is a issue with there children being about when there watching porn

Sad who was exposed to grim images??

What's wrong about the post?

I was taken to see rated 18 films. Never said I was. I said I was allowed to watch films with a higher age rating than I was. So watching 12's at 10, 15's at 12 etc

What are these grim images you think I've been exposed to?

I wasnt*

in the 70s we watched horror on tv and sex and violence. every news report was violence of some sort, northern ireland, cambodia, war documentaries. it's called life!

comparing peodophilia to any of that is just a bit weird

Hocus Pocus is a kids film. It was on over Christmas, during the day, for children.

I don't think any child watching that particular film is being emotionally abused by a long shot.

Where on earth have any posters indicated that any DH thinks it's ok for children to watch porn? TBH I feel you're starting to sound a bit OTT. Some older children would be perfectly fine with watching the odd horror film - a few horror films almost certainly will not turn people into unfeeling monsters. This is again oversimplifying things. People being monsters is not as simple as exposure to inappropriate images - there's a whole range of factors at play in a person's psyche. The general home environment they lived in for starters...and then there's genetic make-up. I can't profess to be an expert, but something as complex as people having anti-social/psychopathic tendencies cannot be boiled down to one cause.

Evening.

We're just letting you know that we've changed the title to this thread at the request of the OP.

We'd like to remind you of our talk guidelines

Exactly happy

My brother, if only the SS could have saved him from his sibling and a Disney film that is rated PG!

I took myself to see 18s from about 15