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Originally Posted by Disneyphile
As with anything, I think parents should review whatever their child watches prior to them watching it anyway. My parents did that - if they couldn't watch it, they read reviews or at least researched what the movie/television show entailed.
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And that's the thing -- the Catholic Church thinks the movie is bad because the books have a veiled message which doesn't appear in the movie. For them to say "we don't think your kids should read the books" -- that I can kind of understand on some level (though I still disagree with it -- I think that kids and parents should be able to talk about opposing viewpoints, if only to try and discredit them. I'm not a big fan of the "no dialog -- THIS is how things are" mentality).
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Originally Posted by Disneyphile
To be fair, I wouldn't want my kids (if we had any) watching anything that made them feel bad about our household beliefs. For instance, "Veggie Tales", which preaches biblical teachings in the guise of cute cartoons. The last thing I'd want is my kids to see something and say, "But if I don't worship Jesus, I'm bad!" So, I can understand and respect the Catholic's stance on this particular film.
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My understanding of "Veggie Tales" is that it is more than just a guise, but I've never seen it so I can't really comment. But don't you think that if your kids asked you that question, it'd be a good opportunity to sit down and explain, "well here's what some people think, and here's what other people think"? Parental censorship is all well and fine, I don't disagree with that.
So, um... don't buy your kids the book "The Golden Compass" if you're afraid it will ruin their little minds. Problem solved. And at least you're basing it on reviews and analysis from people who have actually read the thing.
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Originally Posted by Snowflake
Gotta say it Cherny, those non-Bjork b00bies are sort of freakin me out. Will you be going back to a regularly scheduled avatar sometime?
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Your wish is my command. I hope "Clash of the Titans" Bjork doesn't turn you into stone
Hahah don't ask me what the hell she's doing.