I’ve been  doing  a lot  of  thinking  lately  about movies  from  my childhood  that are very  sexist  and politically  incorrect  when  viewed  by today’s  “eyes.” If I were  a parent and watching, say Revenge  Of  The Nerds with my daughter, how would I explain  why I enjoyed  this movie as a kid? In particular the rape scene?

I don’t  think parents  need to necessarily  shield their kids  from everything. Isn’t it a parent’s job to at least provide a framework for such things for their  kids?

I was inspired  recently  while  watching  Beverly  Hills Cop. In particular, how the gay character played by Bronson  Pinchot was presented in kind of a  stereotypical  way that could be viewed  as offensive  by some movie viewers  of  today. How  would a parent  of today explain  this  to  their kids?

This  blog may never  come to fruition, but  it’s  definitely  something  I’m  thinking  about!

We can’t  erase  the past. I believe  we can all learn from it! What better way to see what  direction we should go by seeing the directions  we followed  in the past?

I remember  cringing  when  I saw Mickey Rooney playing  a gross Asian  stereotype  in Breakfast  at  Tiffany’s. Much in the same way today’s “kids” would cringe at the date rape scene in Sixteen  Candles  or the same movie’s  Long Duck Dong character.

I’m not really  sure where  I’m  going  with all of this!

What  if all of the parental advisories  on imdb were rewritten  to warn viewers  about racial stereotypes, homophobia, gross objectification of women or sexual harassment? Parents are already  being warned about violence, sex and profanity in movies -what  about all of the so called “bad stuff” in between?

Now to get back to watching 9 to 5! Might go out later to watch a local fireworks show…