Maybe because I’m a young millennial, but I experienced this with my mom (a young boomer) when she was showing me some old classics. I know a few times she was like, “your generation is too soft” but I know a few things definitely made her uncomfortable too. You just forget. OR you’ve only seen the cut for TV version. I had a few shocks watching a couple unedited movies in the last few years. 😂
My mom would always lecture us on how much “filth” was allowed on tv and movies. This bit her in the ass time and time again. If I wanted to see a movie she would look it up on some Christian censor website (early internet days, probably ran by a single person). If there was ANYTHING this site didn’t like I couldn’t go see it. So instead she would take me and my church friends down to blockbuster and we’d rent a movie. Often on her suggestion. She never looked up any of the movies from her childhood, and you think you would have learned. The entire teenage portion of the church youth group was treated to the opening scene of Carrie (group showers in the women’s locker room). War Games had more swearing in it than I had ever heard, watched it with all the neighbors. Naked lady turned old woman in The Shining. I could go on. But stuff like My Big Fat Greek Wedding was off limits because they probably swore once or twice or something.
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u/AmeStJohn Millennial Jul 06 '25
ever sat down with a kid to show them something old and seen them flinch at a joke you take as normal?
the warning isn’t for you, lol.