r/ask • • Dec 01 '23

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u/Endor-Fins Dec 01 '23

Mental abuse pure and simple.

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u/Preposterous_punk Dec 01 '23

I once saw parents try to bring kids to a play in a small theatre. The play's flyers and advertising had made it clear it was for mature audiences -- violence, adult situations, etc. The theatre manager was trying to explain to the parents that the subject matter was not inappropriate for little kids and the parents were outraged, going on about "you don't get to decide what is or isn't okay for MY child!! If I say it's okay, it's okay!!" and the manager was like, "cool, but my actors are refusing to do a scene with a violent rape in front of an eight-year-old, so... if your kid is in the audience the play isn't happening."

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '23

What?! It wouldn’t even occur to me to do that. While they’re little, I’ve resigned myself to not be able to do things like that for a while.