I'm not sensitive. You're probably just Jewish… *suspicious glares in every direction*

So not incredibly homophobic portrayals nor acts of vicious, real-life violence…nor extreme sexual content…nor anything else of that nature. Mostly just the ethnic stereotypes. Yet somehow, despite lots of overlap regarding systemic racism, things like class issues (the poor, the homeless, etc.) don't matter. …

There is a line along which I think that makes quite a bit of sense compared to some of what I've heard people argue on this subject. However, at the same time, what is the issue with showing this to one's children regardless? They either see the racism (depending upon their own awareness of such issues) or they…

You say you don't see the harm in them saying, "Hey, this is racist." but I do. People almost always seem to believe that some form of moralizing is right as long as it's their morality a given thing agrees with. There is an inherent issue with this regarding the freedom of the audience which, because most people…

I think children are often treated like they can't think when, in reality, they're some of the most astute thinkers. So if one wishes to show them more "challenging" or "difficult" material, I think that's fine as long as there is a relative understanding of the nature of the work (not necessarily indications outside…

Why? Depiction isn't the same as endorsement. If children can't watch that and go, "Eeehhh…" then they're probably in need of a discussion in some form from a given guardian. Possibly not a recontextualization of the work or something which imposes a view upon them but something that looks into what they liked or…

Thank you! Finally, someone appreciates me!

Right. And no, I wouldn't rather they edit out the racism - I'd rather they just present the works as-is without trying to step around the fact that racism existed and exists (with, "Oh, that's not on us"-type rationales). My point being that if you need an introduction to give you the context that, "Hey, racism…

And you finished up that line of thought with, "I'm not only giving you some change - I'm taking you to dinner at the most expensive restaurant in town! And, following that, I'm inviting you to come live with me and then you and I will discuss issues in order to enlighten each other as to various ideologies present…

So you're saying most children are racist and don't know racism when they see it? I'm glad we can agree on something!

Ghosts are always the people I'm most afraid of offending.

Because children are big into things like reading about racism (I know I was as a child - in between the endless Klan meetings.).

There's no need to lie, though.

What's to forgive? *shrug, awkward covering up of swastika tattoos*

I can't wait to watch the new, special extended editions of Breakfast at Tiffanys or Birth of a Nation, complete with the introductory video stressing that people have to moralize and associate underlying agendas (or harm) regarding art within a modern context rather than being remotely informed, regardless, about the…

So it's far superior is what you're saying?

Ah, okay. Sorry. I'm often bad at distinguishing things like that. It makes me an awkward conversationalist.

I have no personal interest in the matter. I'm in a "Marshall and Lily" relationship. I just do not think relationships are always as simple as "I'm into this person!" or "I'm not into this person!" and the Facebook relationship status was the most immediate framework I could think of regarding social relevance.

I agree entirely with that. But I just think that sometimes even the people involved have no clue where they are and, while they clearly are into people in some regard, may not genuinely be into them in the "labeling/announcing/recognizing/whatever" regard (so might say "It's Complicated" and leave their Facebook…

It might be in many cases but I think there's also those who are screwing buddies without any intention of dating nor having dated in the past, those who are getting over someone from the past but currently attempting to see someone, those who are "testing the waters" of a relationship with someone new but aren't yet…