Put a helmet on!
Are you kidding me? Are we really this sensitive? Am I missing something here? Well, if I am missing something, please let me know because I just don't get it. Granted I'm not a parent, but c'mon people - shake yourselves and get a grip...
According to the AP, a group of parents got seriously bent when a teacher showed her class snippets from the opera 'Faust'. Some of the parents are saying the teacher is Satanic because this opera is about a "character sells his soul to the devil in exchange for being young again". She, the music teacher, showed it to about 250 2nd and 3rd graders. If it is content they are worried about - I sure hope these parents don't let their kids watch a lot of what is on the cartoon channels. Heck, I hope they don't let them participate in halloween - can you imagine the trauma and the psychiatric bills?
I love movies and consequently I end up in the movie theaters alot. I love all types of movies but probably horror and suspense are my favorites - and I've seen parents dragging their kids into these things - kids who aren't even old enough yet to be in school, much less the 3rd grade. And they are going to have the audacity to complain about high art? Yes, I do consider opera high art - particularly when compared to movies. By the way - I love opera too - but that's besides the point.
If you are going to have your 4 or 5 year old (or newborn - as I witnessed in horror when a parent brought them along when they watched The Grudge) in a movie that some adults can't handle - I don't want to hear complaints when they are being asked to watch an opera that has someone playing Satan in it. If they allow their kids to watch South Park ("humor" not even fit for adults much less kids and extreme violence) or The Roadrunner (again, violence) then they have no room for calling out a teacher when it comes to something like this.
Hey, I've got an idea - put a helmet on - that should protect you. And while you are at it, I've got a few pages from the Good Book that you can tear out as well - let me find my concordance and I'll give you a list of all the places it mentions Satan in it. Wouldn't want that disrupting your peaceful study time.
Here is a link to the actual story: Faust Opera Angers Parents
You are more than free to comment and complain away at me if you so wish. I can take it - I've got my helmet on at all times. :)
Shawn
According to the AP, a group of parents got seriously bent when a teacher showed her class snippets from the opera 'Faust'. Some of the parents are saying the teacher is Satanic because this opera is about a "character sells his soul to the devil in exchange for being young again". She, the music teacher, showed it to about 250 2nd and 3rd graders. If it is content they are worried about - I sure hope these parents don't let their kids watch a lot of what is on the cartoon channels. Heck, I hope they don't let them participate in halloween - can you imagine the trauma and the psychiatric bills?
I love movies and consequently I end up in the movie theaters alot. I love all types of movies but probably horror and suspense are my favorites - and I've seen parents dragging their kids into these things - kids who aren't even old enough yet to be in school, much less the 3rd grade. And they are going to have the audacity to complain about high art? Yes, I do consider opera high art - particularly when compared to movies. By the way - I love opera too - but that's besides the point.
If you are going to have your 4 or 5 year old (or newborn - as I witnessed in horror when a parent brought them along when they watched The Grudge) in a movie that some adults can't handle - I don't want to hear complaints when they are being asked to watch an opera that has someone playing Satan in it. If they allow their kids to watch South Park ("humor" not even fit for adults much less kids and extreme violence) or The Roadrunner (again, violence) then they have no room for calling out a teacher when it comes to something like this.
Hey, I've got an idea - put a helmet on - that should protect you. And while you are at it, I've got a few pages from the Good Book that you can tear out as well - let me find my concordance and I'll give you a list of all the places it mentions Satan in it. Wouldn't want that disrupting your peaceful study time.
Here is a link to the actual story: Faust Opera Angers Parents
You are more than free to comment and complain away at me if you so wish. I can take it - I've got my helmet on at all times. :)
Shawn
posted by Shawn White | 2/03/2006 03:03:00 PM
2 Comments:
I'd have to agree with you, Shawn...sometimes parents can be a bit too ridiculous when it comes to certain things. The idea of wearing a helmet is funny...I laughed out loud for a long time!
Maybe they were previous homeschool parents...hope that statement didn't offend you. It's always funny to me.
Josh
No offense to me my friend. "Put a helmet on" is actually a reference to Christian comedian Brad Stine - he's a pretty funny guy and he has an entire running theme with phrase - it's hilarious.
Shawn
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