It also actively undermines other people's ability to parent.
My parents made the active parenting decision to expose us to things and stress the value of information. We never had our media/internet consumption censored (hell, I remember sitting on my dad's lap and playing a DOOM mod where we shot Barney and yet it was the Grue from Zork who terrified me), but we were also taught the difference between real life and fiction, that it was okay to not like or feel comfortable with things and stop playing/reading/watching them, and to never uncritically believe anybody.
Whatever you think of my upbringing, it was a choice my parents made because they thought it was best. Plus different children can handle different things. It's very Harrison Bergeronesque to censor everyone for the sake of the few.
My parents made the active parenting decision to expose us to things and stress the value of information. We never had our media/internet consumption censored (hell, I remember sitting on my dad's lap and playing a DOOM mod where we shot Barney and yet it was the Grue from Zork who terrified me), but we were also taught the difference between real life and fiction, that it was okay to not like or feel comfortable with things and stop playing/reading/watching them, and to never uncritically believe anybody.
Whatever you think of my upbringing, it was a choice my parents made because they thought it was best. Plus different children can handle different things. It's very Harrison Bergeronesque to censor everyone for the sake of the few.