Parent Problem With Anime!

[AGiantRock]

Okay...Let me start off by saying that I'm a huge fan of Anime and everything about Japan in general. I've lived in Japan for six years actually so my parents have some knowledge of the fandom there.
So, when we moved to the states, I turned on the TV and started watching Naruto. I immediately went to my school on monday and I learned that other people were watching other things like One Piece or Bleach, so I started watching everything that I could get my hands on.
Now, I've watched over 10 series and its growing everyday. My dad sometimes watches Naruto with my brother and me but then he'll make fun of it.
What I'm trying to ask is this: When my parents find out that I've watched things like Death Note, Inuyasha, and other things that are TV14, how do I explain to them to let me continue watching them? They'll find out later I suppose, but I fear that I'll be forever grounded for the computer or be watched constantly when I'm on. My dad caught me watching Naruto Abridged a couple months ago and and Yugioh a couple weeks after. They resulted in a month long ban. [smiley6]
Anybody have this problem before? Advice needed!!!!

[darkarcher]

I haven't had this problem, but one thing I would advise you to do is ask first. Learn about an anime, then explain the anime to your parents and ask politely if you can watch it.

If they say no, then no biggie. There are hundreds of anime to watch that are family friendly so you can just find another.

Getting permission before you ever watch an anime will be much better than your parents seeing you watch something they disapprove of and getting in trouble for it.

[Tatterdemalion]

I'm going to have to take the opposite position of darkarcher, and recommend that you watch whatever you want.

First off, let's make it clear that if your parents are going to punish you for which anime you watch, they're probably just being silly. With the possible exception of porn, snuff, and MTV, visual media isn't so bad for you that you need to be protected from it by parental restrictions (although most of it is of a very poor quality, and makes you into a stupid, gibbering consumer who develops in accordance with pre-programmed thinking and imposed societal standards (which is why they call it "television programming"), so you probably shouldn't watch much of it anyway, even if it is just anime).

That being said, whether you like it or not, and whether they do the right thing or not, your parents are still in a position of authority.

So your options are as follows:

1) Watch what you want, but don't get caught. That is, try not to get caught. There's still a chance that you can get caught, then end up grounded, but you can't say you didn't know the risks (and since you don't have to listen to your parents with regards to what you watch, why should you have to listen to them when they try to punish you?). I would recommend this option, because it's reasonable, and works for everyone.

2) Stop watching, for fear of getting caught and getting in trouble. We've already established that your parents, should they choose to punish you, would probably be being unreasonable.So does it make sense to allow yourself to deprive yourself of something you enjoy because of fear of punishement from an unreasonable party? That's for you to decide. I would be inclined to say no, but they're your parents, so you're the one who has to deal with them.

And that's about it. Those are pretty much your only options.

The one thing you shouldn't do is try to persuade your parents to let you watch what you want to watch. A lot of people assume this is possible, but generally it's not. Why? Because if your parents don't think you're mature enough to watch TV-14 programming, then why on earth would they think you were mature enough to make rational decisions for yourself about what to watch, let alone actually listen to you?

It's a matter of choice. Do what you will, I've already explained what your options are.

[Paradocs]

I have to agree with both Tatterdemalion and Darkarcher.

I'm not allowed to watch Yugioh; my parents think it's too 'dark', even though I'm 17. I still watch it and YGOTAS. I avoid getting in trouble about it by one, not watching or mentioning it around my family members, and two, doing it on my own time.
You have to be careful; do what you think is best, but don't do anything stupid, alright?

[Titan50]

"I'm not allowed to watch Yugioh; my parents think it's too 'dark', even though I'm 17."
No offence, but your parents are actually idiots.

[killshot]

Just watch whatever you want. Parents who try to censor their kids almost always end up failing utterly. If you're smart about it, you probably won't get caught so your parents will be none the wiser. Part of growing up is learning how to side-step your parents and become your own person. Don't let the fear of punishment keep you from doing what you want.

[Zairak]

Wow, I'm actually chuckling over this. Darkarcher and killshot are like the little angel and devil floating over AGiantRock's shoulders... Tatter would be reason, I guess...

Meh, rambling.

I happen to agree with Tatterdemalion and killshot here. If the worst thing your parents ever catch you doing is watching slightly mature cartoons, they should go to the grave completely satisfied with your upbringing. But, your call.

[Paradocs]

-agrees with Titan50 and pretty much everyone-
Yeah, my parents are idiots.

And, Zairak is 100% right. I've read some of those manga; believe me, those are way less graphic even in the not-nearly-as-censored book form than most manga/anime.

[Azat]

Like the others said, you should try to explain to your parents in detail about the anime...
I don't really have this problem, so I'm not much help...
My parents have always let me watch stuff with "adult" content, as long as I don't repeat the things said or done in that stuff.
So far, I haven't got in trouble for that stuff. :D

[Umbreon]

Watch all the anime in Japanease, and tell them that's how you're going to learn a second (or whatever) language

[Coracaldo]

I had a similar sort of problem, well sort of, my parents wouldn't let me buy certain animes on DVD because of my little bro. which to be honest is fair enough. what you should do is:
a) Convince your parents that you are old enough to watch violent animes e.g. Ergo Proxy
b) Lie and say it's "Educational"
c) Do something really bad, so this Anime thing will seem, sort of trivial e.g. throw a brick through someone's window
d) do something really nice, so they wouldn't care if you watched anime or not e.g. save someone's life
e) (Hello Kitty's personal favourite) Destroy something very close to you e.g. Puppy, mouse etc or indeed fake self harm, so they won't care if you watch animes because they will be to cautious to try and stop you

one of them has gotta work.
disclaimer: don't try doing them all at the same time

[GcarOatmealRaisinCookies]

My mother will watch some anime with me...
Inuyasha, Yu-gi-oh.
But she has problems with understanding others like Death Note, and Code Geass.
Although, after having her tape and watch, a few episodes of Death Note while I was on a trip, she becaume curious as well, which opened up the lines of comunication regarding the anime. I explained the shows to her and she got hooked on the animes herself.

[okamineko]

Thats happened to me LOADS of times. I'm not allowed to have any accounts on the internet, but here I am, disobeying my parent. Also, I wanna learn Japanese, but my parents don't let me, they want me to work on my french. But I collect notes on Japanese in my notebook, rather that French.
Try not to get caught. If the anime is a little... rude and your parents don't like that bit about it, just say that it was a one-off thing and make sure you watch when parents are less likely to come in to check on you. Watch them in Japanese so they can't understand the swear words, if they happen to walk past, But you can read the subs. Thats basicly what I do.
OR Turn the computer screen/laptop in a direction that they won't be able to see what you are watching if they come in. If they wanna check, close the window. Always have another window open underneath with some kind of innocent webpage that won't get you into trouble and won't seem suspicious. If they ask why you're on that page, think up something beforehand.
Currently, I am 'researching' for a school progect. I don't have a progect, I don't need research, but my parents don't need to know that, do they? <img src='/images/emoticons/smiley7.png'>

[MrsSallyBakura]

I disobeyed my parents about the whole Internet account thing. My dad's been worried for 5 years that if I talked to people I didn't know then I'd be put in danger (thank you anti-Internet propaganda).

But guess what? NOTHING, absolutely NOTHING dangerous has happened to me. I've never even met anyone I met online before (except maybe via Facebook because they know people I know, but that doesn't count). The worst that's happened in drama, and that's nothing.

Same thing with anime. I mean this wasn't too much of an issue; my parents just thought I was weird and shrugged it off whenever I'd watch it.

How old are you, anyways? If you're under 13 you still shouldn't get a month-long ban for watching TAS. That's just silly. For the most part it's not even that inappropriate, and if you learn something new that's "inappropriate", great! You'll be clueless on the matter no longer. If I didn't go on the Internet during high school I'd be as dumb as a rock when it came to that kind of stuff. Seriously.

But I agree with whoever said that you should convince them that you're mature enough to watch this kind of stuff. I mean it's not like you're trying to get them to let you watch South Park or whatever. At least anime doesn't thrive on disgusting and obnoxious satire.
Sometimes South Park is hilarious, don't get me wrong, but it's obnoxious nonetheless.

So yeah, just try and tell them that you won't become Satanic or whatever they're worried about if you watch this stuff. Like Azat said you're most likely not stupid enough to carry around a Death Note and killing people. Even if that sort of thing actually existed.

[DarkWarrior]

I have to agree with darkarcher.

Diplomacy is much better than rebelliousness, and your parents are only going to tighten restrictions if they catch you doing things they've told you not to.

Also, someone said "Learning to side-step your parents and becoming your own person" is part of growing up. I disagree. That's like saying "I'll do whatever I want, regardless of legality or morality, because I'm being my own person." Don't follow this line of logic, please.

[killshot]

That's like saying "I'll do whatever I want, regardless of legality or morality, because I'm being my own person.
The most important part of being a parent is teaching your children morality. If kids have the desire to behave in an immoral way, then their parents have failed them. Being a good parent is about teaching your children to make responsible decisions whether or not anyone is looking over their shoulder. Being a restrictive tightass doesn't teach kids anything other than "Do as you're told." Parents can't control the lives of their children, but they can help set them on the right track.

Parents can sometimes provide insight and wisdom that will be invaluable later in life. However, most of the time they are just full of shit. You need to be able to distinguish between rules parents set to keep their children safe and rules for rules sake. I'll give you a hint: any rule that prevents you from watching a relatively innocent TV show is probably bullshit.

[guywithnolife]

my dad lets me wach a lot of anime but thats because i wont wach it and then go get i sword and go on a killing spre.why cant more parents be like this?

[WillPhanto1]

The problem here is cultural differences. For decades, animation here in America, it's been a rule of thumb that anything animated was suppose to be family friendly. This rule was not in place in Japan. In a way, The Japanese see animation as a format for story telling, while we mostly seen it here as a genre. You can explain the view of anime being a format, and it has just as much genres, and age ratings, as all of our cable and satellite television programing combine.
So just because there are films like Dirty Harry, Scarface, The Shining, and Borat. Doesn’t mean all movies are inappropriate for younger viewers. Just because there are shows like Nip/tuck, Reno911, and The Sopranos, doesn’t mean all television is inappropriate. See the logic here, you can't damn an entire format for some of the contain on that format. If you’re trying to get them let you have anime DVDs, just let them look at the ratings on the dvds (most dvds have them now a days.), on TV they have the little rating box in the top left corner, and so forth. Only thing you would have trouble with is if you’re watching it on youtube. If course, you shouldn’t be watching anime on youtube unless it's the japanese versions.

Also, Diplomacy is much better. Your parents make those rules to protect you and guide you, even if you think the certain rules are bulls**t they have them there for a reason. If you think a rule is bull, just talk to them about it, and ask them why it's there in the first place. You may surprise to find the reason it's there is quite reasonable.

[metagaia]

Naturally being on what is at heart an anime forum, the majority of people either don't have your problem or can't see it (I probably fufil both of those tbh).

Since your father does watch at least some anime, I would suggest that for any you want to watch, you suggest it to him and ask if he watches an episode or two first, and if he doesn't see the problem then you are fine. Personally I consider Naruto to be darker than Yugioh, 4kids or no 4kids, but I can see where opinion may differ on that.

[Kochiha]

There is a simple answer to all of this: the internet. And I don't just mean YouTube; no, YouTube is kinda limited thanks to Google's nature to baninate things. Just look around some general download sites for anything you want. I would personally suggest animesuki.com but there are quite a few other spots. Just watch your step; you never know what might be hitching a ride on whatever you're downloading.
And WillPhanto1? My only question is have you ever seen Family Guy, South Park, and/or Metalocalypse?

[MrsSallyBakura]

Whether or not he's seen them, most cartoons in America are generally for children. The ones that aren't for children are comedies/satire. In America, you don't ever get a serious cartoon specifically for teenagers/adults, as far as I know.

[WillPhanto1]

And WillPhanto1? My only question is have you ever seen Family Guy, South Park, and/or Metalocalypse?
Of course, Family Guy is great, South Park was pretty good, but it's starting to lose it's touch, and I love Metalocalypse. But yes, those are exceptions, and there have been exceptions in the past. But generally animation has been reserved for children or the family, and really recently have we seen an growth in animation for teenagers and adults. I think works like Aeon Flux or Heavy Metal are one of the very few animated works in the past here in America that really break that hard rule of cartoon are for family.

(P.S. @AGiantRock: If your parents of problems with you watching things like Naruto and Yugioh, don't even try to watch the show and movie I mentioned above. )

[QuirkBiscuits]

Rebelling isn't the answer. Of course, it's fun...but no, if they catch you they will certainly lose trust in you and the chances of you being allowed to watch anime will be seriously scraped down. Just ask them. And tell them a bit about why you like it. As long as you're calm and reasonable they should see you're mature enough to watch this stuff...it's worth a try.

[GcarOatmealRaisinCookies]

While I've managed to convert my mother to the acceptance of Anime, I am now working on my Grandmother and Uncle.
No go what so ever. I explained what anime is, in general, I even tried to offer to show them the 4Kids version of Yu-gi-oh on DVD. Grandma took one look at the box and said "Ick." Oh well, I don't live with her, and not liking anime is her choice.

[razman360]

WOW...I have NEVER had problems with what I watch. I'm 14 and watch anything and everything. Providing it's not pron/hentai then I can watch it...and paradocs..Yu-gi-oh..dark...It doesnt seem that I can put those two words in the same sentence..

So yeah..I watch Elfen Lied (BEST ANIME I HAD EVER SEEN!!), Death Note, Naruto and, though it isn't anime, I watch the Saw mo0vies with my dad..we laugh because we're sick <img src='/images/emoticons/smiley7.png'>

[MrsSallyBakura]

Yu-gi-oh..dark...It doesnt seem that I can put those two words in the same sentence..
Have you seen the Japanese version?

Or more specifically, the first series/season 0? Yeah, there's an episode where Shizuka (Serenity) is in the hospital and Jounouchi (Joey) falls in love with Shizuka's nurse. The nurse works for a doctor who plays golf all the time and lets his patients die. The nurse quits and Joey runs after her. Yuugi turns into the Pharaoh and plays a Shadow Game with the doctor, and when Yuugi wins all the zombies who died under this doctor attack the doctor and start eating him.

I'm pretty sure that's considered 'dark,' lol.

[TPishek]

You have to be smart about it. Because face it, no matter how overbearing, confused, or misinterpreted your parent's take on this is, they're still your parents, and that means two things.
1) They DO get to tell you what to do
2) They (at least think) they're doing it to protect you.
My parents were (are) extremely anti-nerdy, and I've struggled against that for years now. When I was in 11th grade (eleventh, mind you), I signed up for a fan-fiction.net account. Didn't even post anything, just signed up. They found out somehow and completely banned me from the computer for six months. SIX MONTHS.
I found ways to get around that, mostly by confining my "nerdy" activities to at-school-only. That doesn't really do you much good for watching anime, but maybe if you have a friend who likes anime, you can go to their house?
I'm not going to preach about the morality of it or anything, because if my parents knew I was here right now they'd probably flip. Even though I am now at college. Yes, you can live practically on your own now, but don't sign up on any Internet forums, or watch anime on youtube, or read webcomics, they'll eat your soul... or something....
But if they expressly tell you not to do something, don't keep doing it in the hopes of just not getting caught, at least not for a month or so (or six) and without taking extensive precautionary measures. Otherwise it just never works out well. Patience is a definite virtue.

[ocrinaoftimefreak]

Your parents are ididots. fire them, and watch evangelion.

[TheNew4KIDS]

lol sucks to be you. i've been watching Inuyasha since i was 12 or whenever the hell it was wen we first moved to PA. my dad didnt mind as long as i didnt stay up to late; which at that time was like midnight or something. now, i (still) watch whatever the heck i want. granted i can find it that is... (sucks more to be me. no cable or real net)

(better?)

[killshot]

Um... could you *not* phrase your posts in the form of a text message? We use real words around here.

[TheNew4KIDS]

as long as ppl understand wat i'm saying without hours of studying it, i c no problem. if u didnt understand wat i said above, then i'll fix it. but i u understood it in the 1st read, then idc & wont change a thing.

[killshot]

If you don't see a problem with it then go right ahead. I'm just saying that we sometimes discuss some pretty serious topics in this forum and if you want to be taken seriously, then you might want to consider putting a little extra effort into your posts.

[WillPhanto1]

I had to take a couple reads to decipher what you wrote. Serious, is it that hard to use spell check? I mean, if your browser doesn't have one, just open up whatever word processor you have, write what you want to say in there, and copy/paste it into your message.

Anyway, back on subject: Different people have different standers when it comes to raising their children. Some parents won't let their children even see anything sexual, and will be that way until they're out of the house, while others may not have a problem with it when they get older, and if it's in the right context. And when it comes to anime, a lot parents may just not know were any of it falls in their standers. Just because anime can be so much different then what we see in our media, so they just damn it all to be on the safe side. A way to get them to let you watch certain show, is to compare it to something they do let you watch. Example (Note, I'm using somewhat old shows here.) Say you want to watch Big O, but your parents say you can't. But they do let you watch Batman the animated series (or new adventures). Big O is very easy to compare, and have similar content in terms of violence and sexually, as well as similar themes (Big 0 has been called Batman with a giant robot). And there others that can be compared, but I'm not in the mood to list them.

[TheNew4KIDS]

well i didnt really have anything to b serious about there so again, i dont really c much wrong with it nore this hense my gramma. and i'm on my Wii so i cant really paste stuff. i do have the dictionary bar thing at the top but its annoying cuz wenever i end a sentence with a period it does this: "blah blah blah.ca " plus wen i'm on my Wii i usually try to type fast just so i can get more used to it. i try to use as correct as possible spelling and grammar wen i'm typing something really important tho. (to me anyway)

if your parents are overprotective or something then an easy way would probably be to just note to them that whatever show youre trying to watch doesnt have any, (or much) imitatable violence. (still dont care enough about grammar, sorry lol)

[KuroStarr]

Wow, your parents are really over-protective.

[klokwerk]

I'm 17 with a 13 and an 8 year old brother, and we all sat down and watched every single episode of death note. My parents don't care, the issue is more mental maturity than age. We all comprehend that people can and will eventually die and that some people are bad and /or violent.TOTAL "and" = 7

[CandyCoatedMarik]

I haven't had this problem. Honestly, my parents will let me watch whatever I want as long as I do not reinact or attempt to do the "bad" things they potray.

But in your case, keep on doing it. They have to except that you like this stuff and for the fact, it is quite funny. But it depends on what age you are. Ten or older, you're okay. Younger, you're not.

Try watching it when they're not around. But if they really don't want you watching it until you're older, then stop. Some times with pleasure [in this case, comedic pleasure], you must pay the price. And let me tell you, it's worth it. I was grounded, no TV or computer, for well one was losing my cell phone and two was jerking off my responsibilities to watch YTAS. I survived and you should too.

Now, go fire your parents, become a successful asshole millionare, and watch whatever you like.

[killshot]

...and two was jerking off my responsibilities...
Is that what you kids are calling it these days?

[Tatterdemalion]

Is that what you kids are calling it these days?
Way to spot the double entendre!

[CandyCoatedMarik]

Yes, yes it is. ._____.;

[KuroStarr]

Now, go fire your parents, become a successful millionare, and watch whatever you like
Psh. I wish.

[CandyCoatedMarik]

So, do I. So, do I.

[Noroi]

Don't we all?
Well in regards to your parents, if you got caught watching something horrible like... ah say, LotO(Don't by the way, it's really... well, I wouldn't suggest it) then yeah, I could understand their reactions. TAS seems innocent enough. I think the worst thing they ever do is the drug joke at the begining of the series with Yami. I mean, LK even bleeps out the cuss words, so how bad could it be?

My suggestion to you, try going over to a friend's house to watch it. You don't have to worry about parents sticking their nose into your bussiness. I myself had one restrictive mother who HATES anime, and my father who loves it and introduced me to it. Whenever I wanted to see something she didn't like, I just went behind her back. Watching anime isn't bad, and I followed all the other rules. That one is just set down by people who don't want to accept that tastes are changing into something they don't like.

[CandyCoatedMarik]

My friend's like that. Only she found anime on her own. Her mom and dad hate it but mainly because she doesn't follow through her responsibilites because she spends most of her time watching anime. But it's true. YTAS is pretty innocent except for some adult jokes but they beep out most of the swears.

[NamikoNakamura]

I don't see a lot of problems with most of those anime, though the limits your parents are putting on you lead me to ask your age.

If I had a 12-year-old, I'd let him/her watch Inu-Yasha for sure. However, not all parents agree on what television is right for children. Have a talk with your parents about their feelings regarding the anime in question. Let your parents know what kind of content is in each (honestly, those anime are pretty tame, so a thorough explanation of each should at least make them reconsider their stances).

Please don't lie to your parents and watch anime without their permission. As square as they may seem, they are just trying to protect you, even if you are growing up.

I hope this helps.

Best wishes!

[KuroStarr]

Like marik's "Ef!"'s? I love it when Marik says the F-word!~ ^^

[nommayomnom]

My parents don't really care, because they know I'll watch what's too violent anyways. I've had countless conversations with my mom, convincing her to let my younger sister watch things. I just figure that she'll see it whether she's supposed to or not, might as well just say go ahead. My mom has weird ideas about some things, like she deems things such as vampires satanic (which I suppose does sort of make sense, but it's still pretty prude-ish), but it's all pretty easy to rationalize.
I say talk to your parents about it, and really explain the anime thoroughly, If they still have a problem with it, then it's up to you whether to watch it or not. But make sure you assure them that watching Death Note won't make you find a notebook that kills people ; )
And this was my two cents. Which when compared to your two cents, is like...fifty bucks.

[Tatterdemalion]

Yet due to inflation fifty bucks is practically worthless.

Id I were you I'd consider investing in gold. Or saving your advice in the form of pearls of wisdom. That way, even with inflation, it won't lose value.

[nommayomnom]

But either way, fifty bucks is a hell of a lot more than two cents

[NefretNubti]

(WARNING -parental ranting is involved in this post)

I never got to watch what I wanted when I lived at 'home' with the parents. My grandma and mom had control over the tv. As a result, Im a tv Nazi w/my kid. I love anime. Im in control of the programing, but I dont really care about the 'rating' system either. Mostly because I PAY ATTENTION to how my son behaves and what he is watching. I let him watch most of my anime with me, but then again I usually only get anime that I 'can' watch with him. (he is 7) And no I dont use those stupid parental controls. EVER. I believe that if you are that concerned you should be physically present or the tv, pc and what not should not be on. Parental controls foster distrust its like saying I cant possibly trust you to be obedient you little shit... wtf.

I love inuyasha, my son and I have watched that since he was about five yrs old, if he can watch dragon ball z, there is no reason why he cant watch that. (his dad is a dbz fan) He has watched death note with me. I have noticed, anime really isnt the problem. Its that damn live 'family' programming like disney and nickalodian.... I didnt monitor that stuff. and then one day I woke up and my child was a sarcastic, back talking, argumentative BRAT. (tv imprints/brainwashes young minds -Im now convinced of this) I dont even remember what it was... but I watched it with him, this crap that turned him into an insolant BRAT behind my back.

It was so bad I ended up pouring soft soap in his mouth. Family Programing my ass !!!! The only thing anime does for him is that he has a tendancy to thing he can 'fight' like dbz characters, that is easily rectified when I allowed him to spar w/me for about a second. He wanted to learn karate ... so I took a day aside to teach him stances.... (poor kid, he wasnt ready for that.... he gave it up REAL quick), that and meeting one of my martial arts teacher friends cured him of that. (It was actually really funny!!)

sometimes he thinks he is a pokemon, kinda desturbing but at least he isnt being disrespectful and nasty.
He's not allowed to watch soul eater, but he can watch d gray man. Eh going through my list of anime to get through my point would be a horribly boring thing to do to you, so I will just leave it with that one example.

This is what my son does, if he hears about something at school or sees something he wants to watch he asks me to watch it with him. (he can only watch things I approve of , and yes, I usually watch it with him, and have a tendency to introduce things OTHER than pokemon so that I may retain my sanity) I mean, I really dont think death note is incredibly bad or seeeeeedy, and neither is stuff like Inuyasha, I like to think (maybe other parents arent like me...) that if they (the parents) watch it they arent going to see much wrong with it. Its my son's fault I started watching yu gi oh in the first place.... and yes we play the game together ..... (Im such a nerd!) The good thing about watching stuff with your kids is that if there is some content you disapprove of you can talk to your kid about it. (yes that part is for your parents) Then again, Im a bit odd anyway, I dont really disaprove of violent content in the least, if I did, he wouldnt be allowed to watch the news untill he was at least 14....

[MrsSallyBakura]

I believe that if you are that concerned you should be physically present or the tv, pc and what not should not be on.
YES, exactly. Thank you. It's nice hearing stuff like that from a parent.
Its that damn live 'family' programming like disney and nickalodian.... I didnt monitor that stuff. and then one day I woke up and my child was a sarcastic, back talking, argumentative BRAT. (tv imprints/brainwashes young minds -Im now convinced of this) I dont even remember what it was... but I watched it with him, this crap that turned him into an insolant BRAT behind my back.
I wish you would remember it... because I'd love to find another excuse to get pissed at Disney Channel, lol. Plus I can watch it myself and see what you mean. Do you remember what it was about? Was it a cartoon or live-action show?

I don't think Walt Disney intended his channel to turn into what it is today and that's sad. If it's going to be called Disney Channel, at least give some respect to the name and not put trash on his channel. Of course no one gives a crap about quality and they only care for the money... I mean, yes you should be concerned about money, but the fact that it's everyone's driving force instead of quality is upsetting.
sometimes he thinks he is a pokemon, kinda desturbing but at least he isnt being disrespectful and nasty.
That's just a phase. Kids like to pretend that they're animals or whatever. It's just a fun thing to do.
The good thing about watching stuff with your kids is that if there is some content you disapprove of you can talk to your kid about it. (yes that part is for your parents)
Absolutely. I've taken children's literature classes at my university and that's a big issue we talk about in class.

All in all, if you disapprove of your kid watching something, watch it first yourself, talk about it, and if it's something you don't mind him/her watching but you think that you should still be around, be around. I know that you can't always be with your kids especially in this busy age with a poor economy but do what you can.

A lot of American cartoons suck these days. I wish that people would make DVDs of the old Nickelodeon cartoons, but for some reason they refuse. Probably that money thing again...

[Tatterdemalion]

sometimes he thinks he is a pokemon, kinda desturbing but at least he isnt being disrespectful and nasty.
Apparently, he's going through Japanese puberty. At least, that's what I heard somewhere.

In any case, when I was growing up my mother didn't believe in censorship in any form whatsoever. That is, I could watch anything, so long as it was good. Anything that was stupid I couldn't watch, thouch.

So, as a result, I ended up growing up watching a combination of Steven Speilberg cartoons (you know the ones) and Quentin Tarantino films. And you know what? I'm all the more mature for it.

And I would watch virtually everything with my mother, not as a form of her supervizing or whathaveyou, but because we both enjoyed watching whatever it is we'd watch. And we still do, to this day.

So yeah, censorship is stupid.

[NefretNubti]

HAAHAAHA No he is only 7 too early for puberty, but I LOVE that joke !!!

It was live action disney nickalodian crap that was to horrid for my memory to retain. I dont really sensor a whole lot from my son, not after he found his dad's porn..... that was the FUNNIEST discussion on how babbies are made and std's are contracted that I have ever participated in.

Back to the disney thing
Walt was a sexsist Nazi supporter. The whole point of his early family shows was strong male charactor idiot female charactor with nice lovely racial elitest values.

[Omega]

jerking off my responsibilities to watch YTAS.

I'm sorry, but lol

[LordMaddie]

I was talking to my dad about Yu-Gi-Oh and he said ''Pfft... Japanese Poker'' and refused to listen to me anymore.....

[Fat1Fared]

Well, AGaint cannot help you with how to watch Anime, as bad TV was one thing I was allowed, but can say I had very strict Mum, and that I allowed my Mum to stop me doing lot of things. I now look back and regret it badly, do not allow yourself to be controlled by parents mate, not saying be hell raiser, but if want to do something and only real reason not to, is parents, DO IT because it will be bad for you and your parents if don't

Though one trick did find when doing things should not, is to stick a lot of junk infrout of your door to your room, so cannot open, should give you warning enough to hide the evidence

[NefretNubti]

I cant possibly agree with your statement. Its probably because Im a parent. I was raised by a very strict Roman Catholic grandmommy and a mostly absent yet very domineering/control freak Mother who was a Eucharistic minister and religious ed teacher. Im not going to say it didnt suck.

However, due to their belief system they did what is right and the best they could. I didnt really believe that at all till I became a parent. Though I will have to admit I was thankful they were not Pentecostal as a freind of mine was, and it seemed her parents thought everything was EVIL including terry pratchet books and monte python and cartoons and fantacy and science fiction and oh wait, I did say everything.....

If you really want to do something that goes against the rules in your house first be ready for the consequences and accept them. You asked for it by doing what ever it was. (I think I was grounded untill I was about 18 yrs old when I left to go join the army) Second, you have your ENTIRE LIFE to go do what you want, are you really that impatient that you cant wait ? Is what ever act of defiance that important? (yes sometimes it is, though sometimes we are just being ridiculous dumb asses) you just wait, my son is going to turn out to be a racist fundamentalist hard core born again pentecostal southern baptist who believes Im possessed by demons and trying to drag him into hell with me...and then he will get into politics and just for the icing on the cake, he will sell his soul to some megalomaniac cooperation that poisons baby seals.

[Fat1Fared]

Ne, sounds like were same, both had overbearing mothers, but I am just giving kid advise, not to be hell raiser or anything, but things like going to see a movie not suppose too, are part of growing up, I let my mum control me, and it ruined my life, I had hardly any friends and never did anything, until I broke from her, I had a lot of anger to her and have many regrets about wasting lot of my childhood

[MrsSallyBakura]

I was raised Catholic and while my parents were strict, they weren't that strict. They let us watch cartoons and some live-action stuff. They let me watch Sailor Moon and stuff when I was little, along with just about any other anime at the time. My mom used to be against me watching anything with witches in them but I thought that rule was stupid and watched it anyways (it was stuff like Bewitched and Sabrina, I think). She eventually gave up and even though I watched that stuff, I'm still as Catholic as ever, lol.

So you can be religious and be pretty liberal about what you let your kids watch on TV. I find that it works relatively well as long as you have some limitations here and there. It was more of an issue to tell us to get off the TV and do something else rather than control what we watched.

[Fat1Fared]

no not that sally, though my dad was a Jo's witness, he was a bad one and my mum was C of E, but again very lacks about it, it came from my Mum having, hmmm a iffy past causing her to have kids young,

get picture, so tried all she could to make her kids grow up with only successfully lives as the objective

[MrsSallyBakura]

^ Well I wasn't really talking to you. The Catholic thing was inspired by Nefret's post. I just thought I'd add to it.

[Fat1Fared]

heh was not critising or anything just misread your intentions

[NefretNubti]

Ne, sounds like were same, both had overbearing mothers, but I am just giving kid advise, not to be hell raiser or anything, but things like going to see a movie not suppose too, are part of growing up, I let my mum control me, and it ruined my life, I had hardly any friends and never did anything, until I broke from her, I had a lot of anger to her and have many regrets about wasting lot of my childhood

lol yep yep except to get away from my mom, I joined the army. HAAHAAHA bad move, I have issues w/athority figures. Actually my mom and I didnt get allong at all, and spent years not talking to eachother since one day I stood up and told her I wouldnt deal w/her abusive crap anymore. (*ghasp!* my sister, to this day still will not speak to me)

Then about a year before she died she called me and we had the first good conversation I can ever recall having. Later she admited she had joined some group of ...oh what are they called???? They sing and dance and charm snakes and speak in toungs and stuff... I cant think of the word rt now. Any way I did ask if they charmed snakes and of course she said NO we are CATHOLIC, not protestants!!!!. lol but still other catholics think they are .... strange, even the priest wouldnt hang out at their gatherings.

I went to one. I was expecting something like what hapens at the hindu temple, five hours of never ending singign and dancing YAAAAAAAAAAAY ! (yes I find that kind of thing fun) they sang for about 30 min, read one passage out fo the bible ... some one spoke 'in tongues' but I recognised it as latin... which was cool since I'd known the guy my whole life and he didnt know latin. Then we had cake.

We had a fabulous relationship after she became a religious zealot. She even spend time learning about my beliefs and asking to come to some ceremonies and temple celebrations.

Its never to late, and always give your parent the chance to change. I say this cause mine died shortly after we were able to have a mom and daughter relationship. Im really glad we got to forgive eachother for all the bs crap.

I wouldnt say mom ruined my life though. I know Im the one responsible for all my decisions. Im the one who through my defiance and pissyness screwed everything including myself up while blaming her and everyone/thing around me.

I know you weren't talking about major things in your post, but if I read it when I was still an idiot I would have gone to the exterem of 'all right... I should do what I want and screw everything!!' Not though any fault of yours, but people see what they want to see.

[capler]

Wow, AGiantRock. Your parents are worse than 4Kids. o_O

Maybe you should sit down with your parents and ask them why they don't want you watching anime. I mean, seriously...there is some really disturbing anime shit out there, but Yugioh? Give me a break. Even Season 0 wasn't that bad. XD

Then again, I've been playing violent video games for as long as I can remember, and it was my mom who first showed me Hellsing...that was funny. X3

[Fat1Fared]

Net we are too are too similar mate, (well apart from army thing, I'm not solider material, so choose Law school instead,)

though you are right, to say she ruined my life was wrong, as my life has not turned out that bad, what i meant was my childhood was not great, (lets just say I dumbed my post down)

However I also realise that what she did, made me a stronger person and someone who can deal with life a lot better, plus it actually made me and my sister very close

[beatlesgirl95]

I kinda feel bad for you-- my parents could care less what I watch on my free time, but one time my dad watched an anime with my brother and got confused and didn't like it, but he doesn't care if we like it. All I can say is tell your parents to "loosen up" and tell them that if you were going to watch an anime, why would you watch something inappropriate? (my parents have this impression of me so they don't care what I watch, because they figure it can't be THAT bad)

[JulzzBabeex3]

Wow, AGiantRock. Your parents are worse than 4Kids. o_O

Maybe you should sit down with your parents and ask them why they don't want you watching anime. I mean, seriously...there is some really disturbing anime shit out there, but Yugioh? Give me a break. Even Season 0 wasn't that bad. XD

Then again, I've been playing violent video games for as long as I can remember, and it was my mom who first showed me Hellsing...that was funny. X3


Is being worse than 4kids possible...? :p

Yeah, I agree with your post. Parents are sometimes over-reacting about lots of anime, but EVERY. SINGLE. ANIME. will have violence or something relating to sex in it. Seriously.

You need to talk to your parents.

[TaiCat]

I have to agree with both Tatterdemalion and Darkarcher.

I'm not allowed to watch Yugioh; my parents think it's too 'dark', even though I'm 17. I still watch it and YGOTAS. I avoid getting in trouble about it by one, not watching or mentioning it around my family members, and two, doing it on my own time.
You have to be careful; do what you think is best, but don't do anything stupid, alright?

Man...I watched Evangelion and Trigun when I was 13 and no one found out.They shouldn't do that to you .If not anime I would be one of other mindless living people or 'wannabe' like my sisters friends who she tried to introduce me to .
Just tell them you really like anime and show them one you think are most valuable and educational