CMV: It isn't normal for your parents to know and approve of you watching (mature) Rated R movies growing up. It's problematic and likely a future cause of conflict in life.

This is my first post here, although I've been lurking for several weeks. I've been trying to address an issue I've been running into when discussing maturity in youth, and not really sure where to go after I've exhausted my main chats and circle of friends. <br><br>The gist of my change in perspective I'm seeking here is as follows: your parents should not and likely do not approve of you watching such content (mature rated movies), and there is some implication about the parents/parent who allow this.<br><br>I'd be interested to hear your arguments for and against this idea. I'm not really sure what to think of this at the moment.<br><br>Some background (You can always jump past this background info and go right to the discussion):<br><br>I have been and continue to be a very mature person for my age. By this I mean that I get along with people much older than me, and occasionally find myself struggling to connect with peers. I'd rather reading a book or playing chess than being reckless (which I've never been). I'm very thoughtful and considerate of people's' needs and how my actions may affect them. I've always been this way, and I often get confused for being a middle aged man in my late 20s when really I'm a kid in my early 20s. I'm basically an old soul, to put it in the most polite way possible. I'm not trying to sound superior, this is just the way it is. <br><br>This is not how most people are. Many people are driven by emotional needs. Many people get angry or upset or irritated by trivial things, and they aren't really motivated like I am. This conflict often creates problems for me in various realms of life, but this isn't the topic of discussion.<br><br>The topic of discussion is the cultural shift we've gone through since the 80s and 90s. I think it's fair to say we are now a more degenerate society today, especially compared to the same society in the 80s/90s. I think it's fair to say (again) that the amount of people engaging in reckless and impulsive behaviors has skyrocketed, and to a degree I would view as a serious problem. This cuts across many topics and is likely the result of many issues, but I would argue that Modern Hollywood is a likely culprit.<br><br>To illustrate, let's look at the Joker. This was a movie released in 2020 (I think) where the main bad guy was the hero. He was a victim of society, and he was justified in everything he did. This was a very...unpopular movie among critics, and I think it got banned in some places. But the people loved it. They loved this movie because it resonated with them, because they saw a lot of themselves in the Joker. The modern American movie goer very often relates to the villain. The villain is the real hero. <br><br>I think this kind of content is problematic. There's a lot of other things that are wrong with them, but that's one of the biggest problems I see. The villain, who is often a sociopath or psychopath, is the hero. This is bad because people who go to see these movies are often not self-aware enough to distinguish between what is real and what is make-believe, or are otherwise not rational enough to fully grasp the difference. But we (as a society) are out producing this kind of content every day. We are producing and consuming content that is essentially anti-society. <br><br>So, if you are a parent, why are you allowing your child to go out and watch this stuff? If you're my age, and you're watching this stuff, why? Why do you think this kind of content is good, or acceptable, or normal? Why is it okay? <br><br>This is just a cultural shift that we've gone through. Parents used to not allow their kids to watch this stuff. It was considered wrong, and problematic. But now, every kid grows up watching this stuff and it just considered normal. I think this is a problem. <br><br> TL;DR: It's a problem that watching (mature) R movies growing up is normal.