Game of Thrones and 16 year old boy

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Why would you allow another person (or yourself) to be in a situation in which there are sinful and impure influences (even if it “isn’t so bad” or “graphic”), and has the potentiality to lead to greater sins. By allowing this, one commits the sin of scandal. Pornography is extremely addictive, and even slight exposure can lead to more exposure, a greater desire to view pornography, and other sins against purity.
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It wasn’t pornographic and the incense was condemned in the story.

In fact, the woman, who was the evil queen, was punished for her sin of incess.

There was nothing about the scene which could invite impure thoughts

In fact, the main event of the scene was being caught by the boy Brandon, who was pushed out of the window from where he saw the act. He after falling four stories, he hit the pavement with Jamie Lanister thinking he was dead. Instead, the boy survived but as a paraplegic. He ends up being one of the good guys.

Anyway, you’re over reacting to what actually took place in the film.

Jim
 
I’m not Polly Prude and would watch the show as an adult, except that I’m not interested in the premise or subject matter and so far have only watched (as in, sought out on my own, sat down, paid attention and viewed with interest) the segment of an episode that starred Bart the Bear II, in order to see the bear’s acting (he was fantastic). I have seen a few other segments of it without great interest just because a friend or a blog reposted something and I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Most of these “other segments” were the edgy, explicit, racy stuff.

However, I can tell you right now that when I was in high school, my mother would have never let me watch it. Never, ever, in fact I would have been ordered to go straight to confession if she saw a couple of those scenes.

If somebody still wants to watch nudity, sex, incest and extreme violence when they are an adult and out of their parents’ house, they can probably handle it better then. There’s no need to be letting a teenager watch it. Sure, they might sneak around and watch it anyway, but that doesn’t mean parents have to condone it. I think it’s actually better to be the parent and set limits. If nothing else it gets a person to think about what they are looking at and not just accept it as “hey, Mom and Dad think it’s fine.”
 
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For men, portions of it are soft pornography. Doesn’t matter how few the scenes are in my opinion.

I think the devil was quite astute to make such an interesting series and throw a very small amount of pornography in there.

It only took one scene for me to not watch it again.
 
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No it’s not pornographic.

It doesn’t show sex with details.

The most you see is naked breasts.

Guess what, you see this all over the internet and other programs on TV
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This makes it okay for a parent to condone for a teenager, because it’s “all over the Internet and other programs on TV”?

SMH
 
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Go back and read what I posted

I never said the parent should condone it, but explain why they oppose it.

Jim
 
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One incestuous sex scene and it’s not graphic
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You’ve watched the series and that’s what you’re trying to convince people of? that makes you a liar at best.

“For the sake of His sorrowful passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.”
 
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What I’m saying is, if you take the DVD’s away from him and prohibit him from bringing them into the house, he will resent your action and will watch it anyway.

At age 16, males tend to rebel against the actions of the parents which they feel as being out of touch with reality.

Watching The Game Of Throne’s, isn’t going to corrupt your son to the point of being damned to hell.

The advice I’m giving, is that he’ll have respect for your position while he grows and will reflect in later years the basic values you’ve given him.

He’s going to have to make choices for himself as he ages. You can either try and turn him into a conformist, or a mature thinking adult male.

The latter is what I favor.

Jim
 
I’m not trying to convince anyone of anything.

I’m just saying what the scene involved and it wasn’t horrific. There wasn’t even nudity in that scene, but what was taking place was obvious.

BTW, calling me a liar while you’re criticising me is still against forum rules.

Jim
 
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If I couldn’t watch it with Jesus and the Blessed Mother present, how could I legitimize partaking of it myself? We’re not Catholic’s just on Sunday. We have an obligation to guard our senses from impure and smutty filth.

Game of Thrones is just one example of media that is desensitizing us to extremely disturbing and perverse material. Rationalizing our poor choices won’t diminish our culpability before God.
 
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I’m just saying what the scene involved and it wasn’t horrific.
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I don’t even watch the series and even I know there is a lot of nudity and sex scene’s in It.
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BTW, calling me a liar while you’re criticising me is still against forum rules.
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What else do you call it? You say you have watched the series, you should know more than anyone there is more nudity and sex scene’s then one apparent incest scene that you claim was not graphic.

I wouldn’t be surprised in the least if there was an LGBT sex scene in it, you know, they gotta be inclusive now days.

Thank you for reading.
 
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I watched and did a LOT of things my parents did not think were okay and did not want me to, though mostly these things were watched and done when I was not “under their roof”.

In about 50 percent of cases I think they were absolutely right, though I didn’t think so at the time.

In about 40 percent of the other cases I think maybe they overreacted a bit, but I understand why they did, I learned from their reaction, it made me think more deeply about the issue, and it also showed me that they loved me and cared about my moral development and weren’t “Catholics just on Sunday”.

In about 10 percent of cases I think Mom was a little hysterical about a non-issue, but I know she meant well and I can write it off.

My parents weren’t super strict. I was allowed to date, wear most of the clothes in style and a little makeup, watch most of the popular TV shows then (it was pre-cable so much less explicit), listen to the current rock music etc. I was not allowed to wear anything too short, too tight or showing cleavage, or attend R -rated movies, or read books that my parents considered too explicit. Yes I read them on the sly. Yes I went to an R-rated movie the first week I was off to college. Yes I eventually went out in all kinds of boundary pushing outfits. I still think parents were generally reasonable in their limits while I was under their roof.
 
22yo piping in.

The OP mentioned the teen in question struggled with pornography. So @Jim, even though the incest scene for example may be condemned and not be explicit beyond bare breasts, it would seem reasonable to not want him to watch a show containing it. I will agree about having a good and honest conversation about why the parents don’t want him to watch it overall, and also asking what he likes about the show. (Might luck out and find one he’d like better.) If an addiction (OP will know more) it’d be prudent to reduce temptation.

Whether or not GoT is open is another matter and one I’m not really keen to discuss as I don’t have HBO. (Though I do plan to read the books after I finish the series I’m reading right now.)
 
Adding to that, I believe I have read that permissive parents are culpable for any resulting damage to the kids. The OP is clearly not permissive, and I must say, bravo for getting covenant eyes. If GOT cleaned up latter episodes, confiscate the early ones.
 
No, there is full frontal male nudity on six episodes. I don’t watch GOT but this thread prompted me to google it.
 
Males walk around fully naked in a YMCA and school locker rooms.

Do you have a problem with that ?

Jim
 
Some on this thread have said that the parents not prohibit the kid watching Game of Thrones in the house. However, the parents should just tell the teen they do not condone watching it. But they should let the kid keep on watching it.

If Game of Thrones should not be watched, the parents should put their foot down. HARD. And this is not being puritanical. The kid is 16 and under his parents influence. He is not an adult. If he was an adult, this would be a different argument.

Here is the problem: If the kid wants to look at straight up porn in the house, should the parents let him but tell him they don’t condone it? If the kid wants to smoke crack should the parents let him but tell him they don’t condone it? If the kid wants to watch Game of Thrones (assuming it is bad for the teen) should the parents let him but tell him they don’t condone it?

I would say: No.

Remember this argument depends on whether 16 year olds should watch Game of Thrones and if it is porn. If it is, the parents should put their foot down. The parents are responsible for their kids in the house.
 
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