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AIBU?

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Original poster

to not let my 2.11 dd watch

35 replies

theslightlypeckishcaterpillar · 05/09/2009 15:09

WWe wrestling?

My dh thinks it's ok and I'm being stupid, but I think it's violent and aggressive, and even though it's all fake, she doesn't know that. All dd sees is men beating each other up and I'm concerned she may try to copy it with her friends.

So AIBU or do I need to get a grip?

OP posts:
PavlovtheForgetfulCat · 05/09/2009 15:10

YANBU

sweetnitanitro · 05/09/2009 15:25

YANBU. She is too young to know that it's all acting.

Original poster
theslightlypeckishcaterpillar · 05/09/2009 16:02

Anyone else? Would like to tell dh that about 300 women agree with me. That'd shut him up for once

OP posts:
norksinmywaistband · 05/09/2009 16:03

YANBU

curiositykilled · 05/09/2009 16:08

YANBU - look at this

skinnygenes · 05/09/2009 16:32

YANBU

LaurieFairyCake · 05/09/2009 16:34

yanbu

cheesesarnie · 05/09/2009 16:34

yanbu

petnik · 05/09/2009 16:35

YANBU

curiositykilled · 05/09/2009 17:02

DH says YANBU to stop her watching it but he doesn't think it'd do her too much damage to watch it as long as it is explained properly.... This might be a good compromise?

curiositykilled · 05/09/2009 17:04

*if he absolutely won't concede. I mean you don't want him watching it with her in secret.

kathyis6incheshigh · 05/09/2009 17:04

YANBU!

crokky · 05/09/2009 17:32

YANBU, my DS would copy it (aged 3.5).

Tell him he's got to watch cbeebies.

IdrisTheDragon · 05/09/2009 17:33

YANBU at all

Corporalcornsilk · 05/09/2009 17:33

No it's not okay. DH needs to get a grip.

3littlefrogs · 05/09/2009 17:41

How do you "explain it properly" to a 2.11 yr old?????

Tambajam · 05/09/2009 18:02

I don't think it's really OK. She's too little to get the 'it's fake' thing. And even if she could get that she's then learning that people being hurt is a fun thing to watch. Weird on too many levels.

slowreadingprogress · 05/09/2009 18:16

agree your DH needs to get a grip. She should be watching something like cbeebies if anything, not utter and complete crap like this. I mean.....why?....it's just so easy not to have it on (unless you are being a teeeeensy bit selfish?????)

slowreadingprogress · 05/09/2009 18:17

by you, I mean your DH, clearly!!! No personal insults to you, slightly

CheerfulYank · 05/09/2009 18:21

YAdefNBU! I'm pretty cautious about what my DS watches though.

3littlefrogs · 05/09/2009 18:28

Being a parent involves a degree of self sacrifice - such as not watching WWe wrestling when your 2 year old is awake and in the same room.

busybutterfly · 05/09/2009 20:55

YANBU. My DH thinks Star Wars appropriate for DS age 5 AAAAARGH!!
Gets CBeebies only with me!

StillOverHere · 05/09/2009 21:39

A few years ago I worked with an organization who went into schools to educate teen boys (and girls) in the way society is normalizing violence towards women. The main offender was the WWE. There is a documentary called "Wrestling with Manhood" which shows how this organization normalizes gender violence and perpetuates violence towards women, even though most of what you see is man on man violence. So, you are really, really not being unreasonable.

alwayslookingforanswers · 05/09/2009 21:42

interesting thread.
I don't think YABU at all. However I do wonder where we draw the line - DS3 (similar age to your DD) loves watching sport on TV - particularly Rugby. My slightly older DS's enjoy watching fencing and judo (only really on during Olympics etc).

mathanxiety · 05/09/2009 22:39

3littlefrogs, you are right. The DH is trying to justify his own (silly?) interest in WWe and using a completely spurious argument. I think the difference between WWe and sports like rugby is they are all trying to get the ball and score a try in rugby, whereas all they're doing in WWe is mauling each other. Sports are maybe civilised society's way of channeling aggressive impulses into organised form, with rules and a purpose?