Would you let a 6y/o see Barbie?

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I'm in two minds about this- kids have been invited to see Barbie the movie but it's rated 12A because of moderate sexual innuendo, brief harassment, catcalling and implied strong language (including bleeped out motherf*er).

Supposedly it has the words bitch, crap, God, hell and damn in.

What would you do? We wouldn't typically let the kids see anything with this sort of language but then it would mean missing out on someone's birthday party.

There is no chance of us seeing it before the girls as we would have to accept or decline the invite today.

I think the swearing would go over the heads of mine, but I definitely know it wouldn't others so they then might chat about it or discuss it afterwards.

Am I being too precious about it all?

YABU- let them go see it

YANBU- yeah I probably wouldn't let a 6 year old see it or I'd want to see it myself first to judge.

A 6 year old is far less likely to get any of the innuendo than a 10 year old so yes I'd let her go. People asking if she'd be alllowed on surely 12a just means dc 11 and under need an adult with them?

Yes. In the U.K. any age can go in a 12 film iirr. It's advisory rather than a restriction like a 15/18 is.

But for that they might have had to address the Ken trouser deficiency issue!

There are a LOT of Barbie films aimed at kids, 42 in fact. There is also a Lego friends film.

Dont remember any of them being Hollywood blockbusters though which is probably the aim here

I think it's been aimed at people who played with barbie when they were younger. So teens and young adults.
There are plenty of Barbie films for little ones already out there.

But why?
It's not marketed as a kids film.

As as previously said - there are plenty of barbie films aimed at little children out there already.

I would let her go. Any innuendos she won’t understand and the swearing is just one of them things - if it’s not something she hears all day at home then I can’t see it being an issue.

I would but then I mainly ignore age ratings and treat each film on a case by case basis as to whether I deem if suitable. A 6 year old won't get any sexual innuendo anyway.

I find it utterly ridiculous that a film called Barbie isn’t appropriate for the age group the toy is aimed at.

However, to answer your Q no, I wouldn't send a child of mine. I also think it was an unreasonable film to pick for a 6 year old’s party and I would tell the parents why your child won’t be attending.

I would also mention to other parents that you are not sending your child. Maybe there will be a group of you uncomfortable with the film and so your daughter won’t be the only one not going. It is even possible, if numbers are low, that the party parents will pick a different film for the party, and take their DD to see Barbie another time.

My DD is 7 and I've been deciding whether to take her or not...

The point about marvel and Star Wars films is quite interesting as I know kids her age who have seen all of those and I wouldn't think anything of it!
And we've allowed her to watch the first Star Wars, and even watched the goonies before we realised that was a 12!

12 A is just so they can have a swear make it PG and kids who want to see it can.

My 17 year old DD and friends are going to see it on Friday. It’s not intended to be a children’s film.

Yeah I just watched the trailer. I can’t imagine 6 year old enjoying the plot line anyway I think they’d get bored.

I’m not taking my 7 year old granddaughter because the trailers have seen are telling me it’s a movie for adults despite the classification. It just has an adult look about it.

This.

It's not aimed at 6 yo. It's not even the innuendo or language. It's the theme & content they'll just be bored. The whole 'real world' 'heels flat' won't mean a thing them.

I can't wait, on the other hand! I'm on my holidays & so will have a chance to see both Barbie & Oppenheimer (some difference!) as long as they're being shown where I am.

But it’s not a kids film..? It’s a film for adults/teens. Like a satire type thing. Not a real life version of the cartoon barbie films..

It’s perfectly easy to make a film that doesn’t have sexual innuendo and swearing in it.

That's not the point! It's not about this specifically, it's a satire / parody of a particular world view & the themes themselves are quite adult.

An older child might get the humour / approach but a 6 yo will be baffled.

From what I can gather it’s a satire aimed at adults

There are a LOT of Barbie films aimed at kids, 42 in fact. There is also a Lego friends film.*
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Oh - didn't know that! I was one of the kids who wasn't allowed Barbie's bc of religious fear they'd corrupt me and held up unhealthy standards for women's beauty so not overly familiar with the brand.

Meh, I would be pissed as a 6 year old- I still am tbh, probably identifying far too much with the feeling of it being unfair to not get to play with Barbies. But if there's something already for it's age appropriate audience then it's not really a big deal imo

I would let mine age 6. DS age 5 loves all the Star Wars Movies, Jurassic World, Marvel and Harry Potter etc Also stuff like Labyrinth and Never Ending Story.

Biggest problem is I think the kids might just be bored.

It is kinda weird if parents know it's aimed towards older nostalgia to arrange a 6 year olds party around it - you'd think the age rating would have been a concern before deciding to run with that. Obviously it wasn't clear or those parents assume that other parents would be as relaxed about a few swear words and innuendo

I personally would be relaxed over it, because the area I live in my 6 year old would hear far worse every day on public transport but if I didnt live in an area where you often hear people talking like that unavoidably then I wouldn't be as chilled

They probably thought ooo Barbie and obviously didn't think that far ahead.

That's the point though....kids who are currently playing with Barbies are NOT the target audience. The target audience is adults who used to play with Barbies, hence the innuendos and language. It's satire, and of course it's completely fair for movies of this kind to be made. It'll make money and that's the goal.

I wouldn't because it's really aimed at women who liked barbie as kids, nostalgia rather than a kids movie hence the adult themes

The idea that some of you think Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling would star in the Barbie equivalent of goddamn awful Peppa Pig is hilarious. You need to work on your critical thinking.