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Original poster

to be shocked at how many children appear to have watched squid game?

133 replies

PasstheBucket89 · 06/10/2021 17:44

I'm aware it's all over youtube and social media so some may have heard of it that, even roblox have made a game on it 🙄

but I've heard of quite a few kids actually watching it, some parents held there hands at not checking when i was like, erm you may want to stop them its very disturbing

but some are fairly unbothered about it, im mean like 8,9,10 year olds!!!

I've seen it, i really enjoyed it but I'm in my 30s,my kids are absolutely not allowed to see it,
i wonder how many kids in my eldest year have watched it, (Y8)

AIBU to be shocked by this??

OP posts:
sqirrelfriends · 07/10/2021 10:33

That's shocking. I can barely watch it as an adult.

Shame on those parents, the last think we need is children de-sensitised to violence.

madmomma · 07/10/2021 10:34

Netflix showed us who they were when they marketed cuties in the way they did.

Andante57 · 07/10/2021 10:38

@sqirrelfriends

That's shocking. I can barely watch it as an adult.

Shame on those parents, the last think we need is children de-sensitised to violence.

This
ArrrMeHearties · 07/10/2021 10:47

I'm 29 and I don't want to watch it 🙈 I don't like gory programmes

sqirrelfriends · 07/10/2021 10:50

@ArrrMeHearties

I'm 29 and I don't want to watch it 🙈 I don't like gory programmes
Same, all my group chats are full of my friends exclaiming about the ending so I feel like I need to just cover my else for the gory bits so I can get to the end.
sqirrelfriends · 07/10/2021 10:50

Eyes

BarefootHippieChick · 07/10/2021 11:16

@Leaveitonthefloordrobe

Different kind of unsuitable buy by DD (13) has asked to watch Sex Education and says that all her friends have watched it. I love SE and think it covers some very important topics extremely well, and there are some great female characters. However, it's an 18, and in amongst all the greatness there is a lot of gratuitous sex that I don't think she's old enough to watch. So the answer is no for now, but I'll definitely watch it with her when she's older. Perhaps 16? I don't know. It will depend on many things.

15/16 is the average age kids start watching Sex Education. She'll probably prefer to watch it on her own though.

Girliefriendlikespuppies · 07/10/2021 13:23

I don't understand how they work out the ratings tbh, Squid Games should be an 18. I let my 15 yo dd watch it but felt really uncomfortable with it when I realised the extent of the violence.

I also can't work out why sex education is an 18 and not a 15?!

HailAdrian · 07/10/2021 13:54

I love how some people on here don't like it so have decided it's objectively shit. Very arrogant.

HopingForOurRainbowBaby · 07/10/2021 14:02

I've just started watching it. I don't have kids but if I did there wouldn't be a chance in hell they'd be watching this

Andante57 · 07/10/2021 15:12

@HailAdrian

I love how some people on here don't like it so have decided it's objectively shit. Very arrogant.
It’s not arrogant - it’s their opinion.
Wazzzzzzzup · 07/10/2021 15:13

I've atarted it.

Whichever parent is letting a child under 10 watch should not be a parent👀

Lollyneenah · 07/10/2021 15:16

It's awful. Had this conversation with dp last night about several of my 8 year old dds friends watching it. Its not that they're watching with parents, rather the Netflix on their devices is not restricted. It's terrible

SleepingStandingUp · 07/10/2021 15:57

@ComtesseDeSpair

Have the parents seen it? I just read the Wikipedia entry for the series, having never heard of it before, and it sounds quite pedestrian. I’d probably let a kid watch it on the back of that, if I knew their friends were also watching and wasn’t made aware it was nothing like the Wiki.
How old a child would you let watch a 15 with just a quick wiki of the plot line?
Sirzy · 07/10/2021 16:02

For anyone unsure common sense media is generally a good guide. Better than Wikipedia that’s for sure

www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/squid-game

BumbledBee · 07/10/2021 18:27

DD's primary school sent an email
about it this afternoon as it has come to their attention that some children have been watching it. They said it is absolutely not appropriate for children and (generously) suggested everyone check their parental settings on Netflix.

Stormwhale · 07/10/2021 18:32

I am so careful about what I let my children watch, so don't come at me, but as a child I watched all sorts when at my nans house. She didn't really monitor what we watched at all and I watched some really violent films (18s) when still primary school age. They didn't affect me at all. I was totally unphased by them, didn't become violent, have nightmares or anything worrying at all. Looking back, i have no trauma from it (plenty from the rest of my childhood) but that particular issue didn't cause any problems for me.

Wazzzzzzzup · 07/10/2021 18:41

@Stormwhale

I am so careful about what I let my children watch, so don't come at me, but as a child I watched all sorts when at my nans house. She didn't really monitor what we watched at all and I watched some really violent films (18s) when still primary school age. They didn't affect me at all. I was totally unphased by them, didn't become violent, have nightmares or anything worrying at all. Looking back, i have no trauma from it (plenty from the rest of my childhood) but that particular issue didn't cause any problems for me.
While I too watched a lot which isn't suitable for kid (and ome of our fairy tales scarred u more lol). This is a different level to lots of thing we watched. I don't believe it would make kids violemt just by watching it, but I can quite imagine noghtmares and questioning of ethics and stuff like that. It's quite a mind fuck. Not some bog standard TV imho
whenwillthemadnessend · 07/10/2021 21:50

Just watched the glass game episode very stressful and no way suitable for a kid.

I found it hard at 50!

Original poster
PasstheBucket89 · 08/10/2021 08:02

@whenwillthemadnessend I found that the most upsetting episode out of them all

OP posts:
SuperstoreFan · 08/10/2021 08:21

[quote Loveshelly]@Passmeamenuatthetottenham
Most of it was boring! As many people on this thread have said.
Almost 2 episodes of some idiot fucking up his life. Not a lot else.

I would imagine most kids fast forwarded it[/quote]
You didn't watch it very well if that's what you took from it.

Shiloh139 · 08/10/2021 13:59

Thanks @Bagelsandbrie @WhenZoomWasJustAnIceLolly and @BakeOffRewatch

I wanted to check I wasn't missing some easy setting that I could turn on to prevent this but it seems like the only options are getting DS to ask before he watches anything on his phone - had it been on the TV we'd have been aware of what he was watching - and then checking it out beforehand to decide.

malificent7 · 15/10/2021 21:15

Therein lies the oroblem. Dd( 13) is not interested in kids' stuff and has seen IT at a kid's houseShock i wasnt happy.

3WildOnes · 15/10/2021 21:22

I am very surprised that people are letting their children watch this. I am very glad that my children go to a very sweet school where this is not being talked about. I honestly can’t imagine any of the parents in my children’s class letting their children watch this.

SockFluffInTheBath · 15/10/2021 21:54

Mine are 14 & 15. The 14yo watched it all with us and liked it, got very angry about the marbles. The 15yo watched a bit of one episode and wandered off. I can easily believe primary schools having to send letters home, the one I worked in had some kids playing call of duty, gta etc

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