American sensibilities...

[Sand Dancer]

I noticed that and coming from France, it's weird for me. Here's it's the opposite. Topless women on the beach are extremely common - and no one feels offended by someone else's body - but it's forbidden for pharma companies to advertise their product. Only health professionals can tell patients what medicine they should take and you can't even find paracetamol in a common shop. You have to go to a pharmacy where trained staff can advise you on what or how to take it.

Gotta love the commercials that say, "Ask your doctor if so-and-so is right for you." As if the doctor would say, "Wow, thanks for telling me this. I would never have thought about that treatment."

 

[Truth in love]

Who gets to decide the 'should'?
Because I don't agree.

you think a 4 year old needs to have that conversation?

 

[lewisnotmiller]

you think a 4 year old needs to have that conversation?

Nope. Although if a four year old asked me about it I'd answer to the level they could understand.

But do I need every second of every television show my daughter's watch scrubbed clean of all reality, so they're given a tightly controlled version of reality?
Nope.

I like the humour in Bluey. It's real. And parents have the option of choosing what their kids watch. I just think Disney should bite the bullet...buy Bluey and show it as it was written, or don't. Put whatever disclaimers or parental guidance at the start you want.

The problems inherent in removing a veiled reference to vasectomies, which no littlie would even blink at unless they had a pretty advanced sex education (and in that case, who cares?) seems to far outweigh the harm.

Then again, I don't like Elmo, so...meh...

 

[Truth in love]

Nope. Although if a four year old asked me about it I'd answer to the level they could understand.

But do I need every second of every television show my daughter's watch scrubbed clean of all reality, so they're given a tightly controlled version of reality?
Nope.

I like the humour in Bluey. It's real. And parents have the option of choosing what their kids watch. I just think Disney should bite the bullet...buy Bluey and show it as it was written, or don't. Put whatever disclaimers or parental guidance at the start you want.

The problems inherent in removing a veiled reference to vasectomies, which no littlie would even blink at unless they had a pretty advanced sex education (and in that case, who cares?) seems to far outweigh the harm.

Then again, I don't like Elmo, so...meh...

Parents do have options. And companies that want parents to pay try to not upset them too much.

the humor that is good for a 4 year old will be more elective than for a 10 year old.

there is a lot I’ll watch with a 12-16 year old I won’t let my much younger kids see. There is nothing odd about this.

 

[lewisnotmiller]

Parents do have options. And companies that want parents to pay try to not upset them too much.

the humor that is good for a 4 year old will be more elective than for a 10 year old.

That gets to the heart of it though.
I'm generalising here, but parents in Australia don't see this veiled reference as an issue for their little ones. Nor a unicorn doing a poo.

My almost 2 year old has seen our dog poo many a time, and mimics my face when I'm changing her nappy, often saying 'Oh God...yuck...'

Who is being protected here? Not kids, I think. Not at all.
Rather, an American corporation is acting on behalf of American adults (rightly or wrongly).

To my mind, the very protective nature of this runs contrary to what the show is about. Better not to watch it if you want your kids presented with a completely sanitised version of life.

Because Bluey plays in the mud, too. She rough-houses with her dad. Her dad pees on his foot in one episode (which is part of a pretty charming overall message). They watch Rugby League, and are quite parochial when barracking...nobe of which would convey in a deep sense, but it conveys enough to be relevant. Should it be changed to soccer or basketball, that international audiences will understand? No...the entire point of that episode would be lost.

At what point does the essence of the show get removed, and why bother removing it?

Leave it alone. It's a representation of Australia, not America.

Watch it...or don't. Buy it...or don't. Rate it G...or rate it PG. But removing the elements that MIGHT upset American parents...that's just weird.

I honestly don't think Americans have a good handle on how movie endings are commonly tweaked based on US audience feedback, or how prevalent US cultural elements are in our countries.

It strikes me strange. Might be good for America to get a bit more cultural interchange.

 

[Truth in love]

That gets to the heart of it though.
I'm generalising here, but parents in Australia don't see this veiled reference as an issue for their little ones. Nor a unicorn doing a poo.

My almost 2 year old has seen our dog poo many a time, and mimics my face when I'm changing her nappy, often saying 'Oh God...yuck...'

Who is being protected here? Not kids, I think. Not at all.
Rather, an American corporation is acting on behalf of American adults (rightly or wrongly).

To my mind, the very protective nature of this runs contrary to what the show is about. Better not to watch it if you want your kids presented with a completely sanitised version of life.

Because Bluey plays in the mud, too. She rough-houses with her dad. Her dad pees on his foot in one episode (which is part of a pretty charming overall message). They watch Rugby League, and are quite parochial when barracking...nobe of which would convey in a deep sense, but it conveys enough to be relevant. Should it be changed to soccer or basketball, that international audiences will understand? No...the entire point of that episode would be lost.

At what point does the essence of the show get removed, and why bother removing it?

Leave it alone. It's a representation of Australia, not America.

Watch it...or don't. Buy it...or don't. Rate it G...or rate it PG. But removing the elements that MIGHT upset American parents...that's just weird.

I honestly don't think Americans have a good handle on how movie endings are commonly tweaked based on US audience feedback, or how prevalent US cultural elements are in our countries.

It strikes me strange. Might be good for America to get a bit more cultural interchange.

I find the removal of toilet humor odd as it’s very common in the US (capt underpants often taking lead).