WTH is Wrong with People?

So! I happen to click on the main page of starwars,com, and I see a link about "why does Star Wars take over the minds of young boys?"

And I out of curiosity, since I have two grandsons, I clicked on what I thought would be something slightly amusing about kids (including girls) and their fascination with the GFFA.

Instead, to my somewhat shock, I read an article about how horrible it was for the parents of two boys that their sons liked Star Wars so much.

It seems it's OK for them to learn mythology, David and Goliath, and Lord of the Rings, but not Star Wars? They're all fairy tales. They all spark the imagination in their creation of fantasy worlds.

They called letting their 3-year-old watch the movie a "mistake".

SO what is so evil about "Star Wars" that isn't present in some form in other genres? She mentions steering her son towards "Dora the Explorer" and "Bob the Builder", which are fine shows for pre-schoolers, don't get me wrong, but they are nothing compared the the phenomena of Star Wars. Of course the "Evils" of merchandising are mentioned, but there's plenty of stuff out there with "Dora" and "Bob" on it.

The mother even "confesses" to a child psychologist that she let her kids watch Star Wars, and is told that her kids shouldn't see any movies with violence or suspense. WTH? Are parents so stupid they can't teach their children the difference between fantasy and reality? It's a MOVIE! Hello???!?!?!

Are there any of us out there who didn't see a little fantasy violence when we were kids? And what kid doesn't love a good suspenseful story? Especially one where the good guys win in the end. And that's an important lesson they'd miss out on. Good triumphs over evil. Good is, well, good. Evil loses.

I read the article thinking I'd be commenting on "Hey, girls like Star Wars, too!" and instead went off on the stupidity of some parents. WTH is wrong with you people, lighten up and have some fun, and let your kids be kids.

But, I do wonder what they'd think of all we adults who are obsessed, too! LMAO