I don't know what planet I'm living on anymore. On one hand, we've got people complaining that Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is too "religious" a song to be sung in public schools. On the other hand, I have an eight year old coming home from school scared by tales of Bloody Mary and Candyman. In what world is it appropriate to let elementary school kids watch Candyman? Edited for TV version or no - there is no way that's an appropriate movie for those under 12, let alone under 10. I admit, I was young when I watched it with my mom but it wasn't until middle school that I became a horror movie junkie and I was NEVER normal. These kids - they are absolutely too young and I shouldn't have to be explaining urban legends at 8. What is the world coming to? We have warnings on plastic bags (like *anyone* thinks they're appropriate toys), we have to tell people who order coffee through a drive thru to be careful because *gasp* it's HOT!, there is no such thing as responsibility anymore. My generation is giving birth to the next one and I'm not at all convinced that is a good thing. We live in a litigious age where everything is someone else's fault. This is not something I want my kids to learn. My oldest is 8 years old. He's not ready for horror movies. He's not ready for horror stories. I didn't let him read past the third HP - it's not appropriate for him just yet. I don't let him watch even the editted for TV versions of *my* favorite movies. I don't watch things like Jaws or Candyman or Pet Semetary or about a billion other things I would love to watch on any given day. What are parents thinking?? Sure - we'll let them watch whatever they want to watch, play whatever brainhack thing they want to play and ignore books completely, ignore building stuff, creating stuff, doing all the things little kids have done since forever. But no. Let's take the easy way out and let the TV do our jobs. oy.