I thought showing my kids my favorite 90s movies would be a fun nostalgia trip.
By @xenamaybe · Nostalgia
Now they're just asking why the 'funny' parts are bullying and why all the characters are so mean. It's actually made me re-evaluate a ton of stuff I grew up loving.
The full story
We were having a family movie night and I was so excited to show them some classics from when I was a kid (the John Hughes-era stuff). But watching them through my kids' eyes (they're 10 and 12) was honestly just brutal. They kept pausing to ask 'Wait, why is that funny?' or 'That's actually just really mean.' And you know what? They're right. The casual cruelty, the sexist jokes, the body-shaming gags. I have this warm, fuzzy memory of these movies, but seeing them now, it's pretty uncomfortable. Now I feel kind of gross for ever finding it funny.
How people voted
- Facts — 22% (8 votes)
- Depends — 50% (18 votes)
- No Way — 28% (10 votes)
Readers say “Depends” (50%) — 36 votes and 5 comments so far.
What people are saying
@nicomaybe — nah show them south park next build character
@nialiterally — This happened to me with Home Alone. My nephew just kept asking why no one called the police and it kind of ruined it for me tbh.
@finnhm — I'm not convinced kids that age are having deep sociological critiques of 30-year-old movies.
@accidentallyhonest — Congratulations on discovering that time moves forward.
@willamm — Absolutely agree. It's a good thing to unlearn stuff a previous generation thought was ok! Shows you're a great parent.
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