The contest policies and site policies are one thing on this matter; let me get into my own personal viewpoint.

First of all, I think any parent who's letting their five-year-old kid go online by themselves is quite irresponsible. It's so irresponsible, in fact, that I think it barely happens. I'm assuming that any kid who watches this will be at least nine or ten.

Second of all, I did put a content warning there, and even made a version which removed three of the stronger swear words. I know that some people are offended by blasphemous language, but they constitute a relatively small part of my audience. Being a secular humanist myself, it would feel awkward to censor according to religious injunctions.

Lastly, I've never been a big believer in the idea that kids automatically emulate what they see or hear in the media. Knowing a swear word because you heard it somewhere is one thing, using it all the time is another. When I was nine, I knew the standard repertoire of dirty words, but still didn't use them in conversation at all. Especially when you're older, it's quite possible to see attitudes in the media that are radically different from your own, and still not be affected by them.

If you personally find the content distasteful, you don't have to watch it, but there is no case for shielding everyone against it.

I'd be interested to know what your stance is on violence in brickfilms. It seems like so many brickfilms have levels of violence that, by your reasoning, would be quite dangerous for young children.

FINE. but I find that in the censored version, you should have covered ALL swear and blasphemous words, and I'm still pissed on that.

I find it a little odd that you would call someone out on saying the word "crap," but still allow yourself to say "pissed."

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Maybe not automatically, but you can't discount the obvious power of the media.  Here are just 2 quick facts that call your position into question and demonstrate the power of media to influence people:
1) suburban, mid- upper-income kids dressing and acting like inner-city gang-bangers.
2) companies spending millions of dollars on advertising in the media.  [They wouldn't waste their $ if it didn't influence people.]

Whether we like it or not, whether we think about it or not, every little bit we add to the media-machine moves the culture, even if only a little bit.  Enough people moving it a little this way or that eventually adds up to large movements in society.  The culpability lies not only with the viewer who chooses to view something, but also with the film-maker.

RHETORICAL QUESTIONS: Are we helping to make our world a more coarse, violent place or a more loving, peaceful place with our films?  What kind of world do we want for ourselves and our kids?  Are we helping to make that world happen?

These questions fly in the face of what's considered to be cool these days.  Violence is "stylized" and while goodness is "boring".

Let's say we did this. What if we then had a muslim user who took offence at the christian content in a number of the films that get posted here? Should we remove all of them too? What if we had a mennonite user or something who took offence at the ungodly depiction of tiny plastic men moving around like living beings? Should we remove all the films?

The bottom line is that if you go looking for something that is going to cause offence and then get offended by it, you should be looking at your own ability to self-censor, not the site's.

(no offense Night Owl)

I think everyone should SHUT THE FREAKING HELL UP.

Its a freaking BRICKFILM, Who cares if it says a few "bad words" in it, or shows a few "bad things" in it?!

If you constantly freak out about THIS, I feel sorry for you, because your going to have a HORRIBLE life ahead of you. WHO CARES. Seriously, you're a SAD person if you get mad at these kind of things. A sad, sad, low life who wants to be the moral police because you think you everyone around you should be like you.

Well here's a news flash! Nobody WANTS to be like you people, your annoying, your doing NOTHING for ANYONE. So just, shut the hell up, and forget about it. Because if you didn't like this. Your not going to like what you have in store for you.

Sorry for this, Its just been bothering me for a while.

-LBJ

Oh man, Night Owl, you really got yourself in trouble for making this film so offensive. Rolz and I were actually considering doing something similar to this (only with more swearing and more in a gangsta-style), but after this... I don't think the world of brickfilming could handle it yet.

Oh, you're still in contact with Rolz? How is the guy? I haven't talked to him in, like, years.

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Don't worry Bert and Night Owl. livinglego appears to be the only one who is offended by sex and swearing. Like he did in Keshen's Honest Tea thread.

People were grand with this film. It's only since the livinglego guy came (no offense to you, livinglego, but try lighten up. I know you'll find it easier here after a while). You don't have to watch the film. Luckily for people like you when the Directory's up they're be film content advisory. And Night Owl clearly said in the first post "The following film contains profanity, as well as mild sexual and drug references. See below for a censored version.".

-Steve