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A Message for Parents Taking Their Young Kids to See 'Deadpool 2'

That is, if you haven't learned your lesson from the first one.

By Jonathan SimPublished 6 years ago 6 min read
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This year has been an amazing year for movies. We had the magic of Avengers: Infinity War, and a couple more great movies are about to be released.

We have Solo: A Star Wars Story, Incredibles 2, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and the list goes on. But one of the movies I'm particularly excited to watch is Deadpool 2.

Ryan Reynolds KILLS it as this profane, wisecracking superhero who has a habit of breaking the fourth wall. I loved the first film, and I can't wait for this sequel to come out.

But with this new R-rated superhero flick comes the usual parents who take their kids to see this movie and then get upset over the amount of sex, language, and gore is in it. And my response to all that will be—did you not watch any of the swear word-ridden trailers?

Now, Deadpool 2 hasn't been released yet, so before I get into arguments with all these adults mad about the movie, I'll just write this article as a letter to everyone who's gonna take their young children to the film:

Hello there, parent. By any chance, do you want to see Deadpool 2?

Of course you do! We all watched the first movie and we loved the action scenes, laughed our asses off during the funny scenes, and praised the movie for its entertaining story.

But you can't leave your young kids at home alone, can you? But you're DYING to see this movie. You're gonna have to take your six-year-old son, Fred, to see it with you.

You tell Fred "this is a fun superhero comedy." You take him to the movie, and then you find out about the repeated language, the bloody gory violence, and the sex. And you get upset that your kid saw all that.

But what the f**k else were you expecting from the movie? Okay, okay. I'm done with the imaginary scenarios. Now, I'm speaking directly to you, parent who's reading this.

If your kid is below the age of 12, don't take them to this movie. Because if you watched ANY of the trailers, you'd see how much language and violence is in this movie. And hell, if you watched the original, you'd know about the sex, language, and violence in these movies.

And if you're STILL gonna take your kid to see Deadpool 2, don't f**king complain when you see the amount of violence, sex, and language that will definitely be in the movie. You had the entirety of the original Deadpool to see that these movies aren't for kids.

Count these bullets...

Now, let's say that you think this movie should only be for adults and you think kids from the age of 12-17 shouldn't be able to see this movie –well, that's not right at all.

I understand not wanting your kid from 0-11 see this movie, but 12-17? I must ask, what exactly are you trying to protect your kid from?

Will it be the sex that we'll likely see in Deadpool 2? Why exactly are you trying to hide that from your teenager, who's already going through puberty and DEFINITELY knows what sex is?

Sex is the beautiful thing that gave you that damn kid in the first place. And whether you believe it or not, if he or she's 12 and they have a computer, they know what sex is. If they don't know at 12, they'll find out by the age of 13 or 14. But why are you trying to keep sex a secret from them?

Teenagers knowing about sex is like finding the bowl of chips empty. It's inevitable. My parents never told me what sex is, but over my time online and with friends, I just found out what sex was. And literally nothing bad has happened to me.

I was reading some parental reviews on Common Sense Media in order to gear up for writing this article, and just look at this review:

Oh my God.

First off, this woman is trying to make it seem like if a 13-year-old watches Deadpool, and sees the 90-second sex scene in the movie that's almost two hours long, he'll need to start watching more and more porn.

He'll start jerking himself off until he's 23, he's pulled his d**k off and left it in the Bahamas, and will be jacking off his invisible c**k to Playboy for the rest of his life and will starve to death because he can't eat with only one hand, all because he watched superhero comedy Deadpool when he was a teen.

Now, I obviously exaggerated as a joke, but that woman, no joke, said that a teenager who watches Deadpool will almost surely wreck his life with a porn addiction, which is the most unrealistic thing I could ever imagine happening.

OK, let's just get this all clear. I'm a teenager. I know what sex is, and I've watched porn. I am not addicted to it. Masturbation has been proven by scientists to relieve stress, reduce your risk of prostate cancer, and send dopamine to the brain, making you feel good.

Masturbation is not immoral. There's nothing wrong with sexual reproduction, and you should EDUCATE your teens on the risks of STDs instead of stopping them from watching a great movie like Deadpool and keeping something as natural as sex from them.

And the amount of people addicted to porn is extremely low compared to the people who aren't. This woman makes it seem like watching Deadpool results in you jerking off till you have no future. And the amount of people that has happened to is no one. I will guarantee it.

And according to that woman's profile, she is a mother of a 7, 9, 11, and 14 year old. That's four kids over the course of seven years, so if you're trying to lead an anti-sex, anti-porn message, YOU are not a very good example.

Seriously, though. That woman has had sex at least four times. So, I assume that as a direct result of all that sex, she'll be led down a promiscuous hellhole of prostitution and salad tossing.

If you're worried about the blood we'll see in the movie, well, it shouldn't be too bad. Like, the first movie already came out. You know what to expect.

As for the language, you can't just not expect the movie to be filled with words like "f**k", "s**t", and "motherf**ker." You don't want your kids to be exposed to such foul language, do you?

But hold on – they're just words. And again, I guarantee you, if you just TALK to your kids and tell them not to call people assholes or s**t-eaters, they're gonna listen to you.

Also, kids start cursing regularly when they're about 11 or 12. I know this from personal experience.

So, the real point I'm trying to get across with all this is—take your teenage kids to see Deadpool 2 unless you don't want them to see sex (for no good reason) or violence (which they love), or if you don't want them hearing curse words (which they already use).

Like I said, Deadpool 2 looks awesome. If you have a teenage child, taking them to see this will have virtually no effect on them. Don't take your young children to see this, though.

Because we ALL know that this movie will not be for young kids. And if you end up mad because your young child saw all that sex and blood and heard all that language, the fault is yours. They have these labels for a reason.

And if YOU want to see this movie, but don't want your kid to see any of it, then just get a sitter. Go watch Deadpool 2 on your own, and then go watch Solo: A Star Wars Story or Incredibles 2.

You know, this movie should really start off with Deadpool popping up and telling the audience, "Get your kids out of this theater! My girlfriend is a f**king PROSTITUTE!"

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About the Creator

Jonathan Sim

Film critic. Lover of Pixar, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Marvel, DC, Back to the Future, and Lord of the Rings.

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