11 y/o watching Family Guy

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As title says, my 11 (nearly 12y/o) DS has started watching Family Guy when at his dad’s. I’m not quite comfortable with it as it seems too explicit and inappropriate at times (i don’t mind the program per se and find it funny but perhaps not for 11 year old audience!)
What do you think:
YANBU - too young to be watching it
YABU - all good

Probably too young but I bet LOADS of the content goes right over his head. He probably finds the talking dog and the baby with the English accent funny

Probably too young but honestly with all the censorship and wokeness going on in schools right now it's probably good to get some balance.

Meh! I suppose it depends on the nearly 12 year old but I don't think it's that terrible for a senior school child to watch.

I think it’s probably ok. My 12 year olds don’t watch it because they haven’t exhausted Bob’s Burgers yet, but I know most of it will go over their heads!

Far far too young! Absolutely not. I let my
13 year old watch plenty of things with adult content (usually with a parent nearby to call out any inappropriate content), but would not condone Family Guy until she's at least 16. The casual and overt sexism, racism, rape jokes, ableism and just general rudeness and awfulness means there's no way. I have watched at least 4 seasons of it, and think much of it is funny, but not suitable for teens or young teens at all.

tweens or young teens

I found out my sons of 10 and 7 (20+ yrs ago) had watched the Exorcist around another friends. I was horrified. They were both ok.

I, at about 10 read my mam's copy of The Stud by Jackie Collins. I am ok.

I personally wouldn’t. I used to find it funny and look back in horror now. Too young for a lot of the references and it’s honestly just inappropriate. I use common sense media a lot (shows rated by users and parents) and that recommends 15+

I don’t let DS2 watch it and he’s 13

DS 10 came in whilst I was watching it and after a few cringes at the more adult stuff we decided it wasnt "family friendly", his words

He asked to watched a Rick and Morty and I picked out the least offensive one and he quite enjoyed it - Rick turned himself into a pickle and DS thought that was great. I did warn him though that some episodes were not going to be his cup of tea - I explained that some were quite adult. He's rather straight-laced and said he'd not want to see those, bless him. We've not had any problems with him watching off-colour stuff, he censors himself as he finds sex stuff embarrassing. He doesnt even like it when there's kids flirting on Yokai Watch

I voted YANBU because I try to keep things 'family friendly' but I think there's much worse stuff he could be watching. Maybe speak to Dad just to gather his opinion on how your DS is reacting to it?

As someone who grew up watching South Park I’m sure he’ll be fine. As PP has said much will probably go over his head.

I wouldn't. DH and I used to watch it years ago but it's gotten even worse with rape jokes etc. I stopped watching it cold after some episode (have forgotten what) and don't miss it.

I have a 12 yr old DS and I don't let him watch. Though tbf, he hasn't been exposed to it so hasn't asked. I think it's quite old now so not really in demand for their age group, thankfully.

Too young
That said
I regularly watched South Park at 12/13
Watched nightmare on elm street at 9!
Had a copy of Trainspotting at 14 god know what my mum was thinking with it that
However it’s not done me too much damage

That said in an ideal world it would have been better if I hadn’t seen those things

I'd be more concerned that he's going to grow up with a terrible sense of humour!

Not for me I’m afraid, there are just too many jokes about rape in it. As an adult I understand the attempt at shock humour but I don’t know what my 11 year old would make of it.

On the one hand, it's probably not appropriate. On the other, a lot of the more adult references will go over his head.

I was watching South Park from the age of 11 or 12 (my brother also watched it so he would have only been nine or ten) and don't think I was scarred by it, though.

YANBU- far too young! I love FG but there's way too much swearing and sex and drugs. One of the characters is a predatory pervert. It's hilarious but totally inappropriate. Ditto South Park.
Can't they watch the Simpsons?!

My sisters friend let her 4 year old watch it and kids at the school tell me their younger siblings love the film ‘sausage party’ I think some parents just see something is animated and think it’ll be fine, that or they don’t give a shit.

I wouldn't be keen on this. I think Family Guy is much worse than South Park (which is offensive, but somehow less unpleasant).

I remember watching it with my uncle when I had my first period with a hot water bottle leaving my auntie to go get sanpro for me 😅 I was 11. I think it's fine, there's some jokes that are sexist, racist or whatever but I haven't grown up to be sexist or racist.

I just think whilst viewers will probably grow up to be fine it’s hardly gold standard parenting, shall we strive for more 😂

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I wouldn't be keen on this. I think Family Guy is much worse than South Park (which is offensive, but somehow less unpleasant).

Same! I also watched South Park when about 12, but my parents weren't LETTING us watch it in the first place and, though the humour is very crude it feels less unpleasant. For example, Eric Cartman is very anti-semitic/mysogynistic/racist but he is the awful unpleasant character so meh. In Family Guy there is lots of jokey anti-semitism (and racism, sexism etc) but it feels less obviously ironic. It probably is ironic, since I think some of the writers are Jewish, but I think the in-jokeyness if it would sail over the heads of 11 year olds (and many adults). The same goes for a lot of the racism/sexism too. It gets quoted/used in memes a lot and ties into that whole reddity, bro culture that is super annoying. I would not be happy if my 11 year old started quoting any of that shit.

Actually, having googled Seth McFarlane I think I might have been over-generous in describing it as "probably ironic". But whether its intended to be ironic or not, I wouldnt expect an 11 year old to "see" the irony in the rape jokes etc.