To know that the world is full of a diversity of experiences, some of them VERY BAD, yes. But to watch in detail on television? Not so much
This is pretty much exactly how I feel. *grimace* When I was 14, or probably even younger, I was at least somewhat aware of the reality of rape, spouse abuse, etc., and hopefully it kept me from doing things that were wildly unsafe, and maybe laid the foundations for social justice/feminism that I grew into...
Fantasy novels are probably not appropriate for twelve-year-olds, at least not the ones I was reading. :D But as you say -- at least it wasn't being shown in graphic colour detail, with (one the things that occasionally makes me twitchy, with CM) lingering camera scenes of the usually-female victims' agony and emotional responses. The novels were pretty much all about how This Stuff Is Not Good, which... is occasionally not the vibe I get from CM, precisely. (Good thing about fantasy novels: often ahead of their time in terms of social justice and tolerance!)
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I am embracing curmudgeonism.
Date: 2011-10-25 07:39 am (UTC)This is pretty much exactly how I feel. *grimace* When I was 14, or probably even younger, I was at least somewhat aware of the reality of rape, spouse abuse, etc., and hopefully it kept me from doing things that were wildly unsafe, and maybe laid the foundations for social justice/feminism that I grew into...
Fantasy novels are probably not appropriate for twelve-year-olds, at least not the ones I was reading. :D But as you say -- at least it wasn't being shown in graphic colour detail, with (one the things that occasionally makes me twitchy, with CM) lingering camera scenes of the usually-female victims' agony and emotional responses. The novels were pretty much all about how This Stuff Is Not Good, which... is occasionally not the vibe I get from CM, precisely. (Good thing about fantasy novels: often ahead of their time in terms of social justice and tolerance!)