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#26

re: How to explain RENT to an 8-year-old..

Posted: 12/27/04 at 5:46pm

that works... i mean, after all- you can just say something like, its about a group of 20 somethings living in new york, dealing with relationships and art.
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#28

re: How to explain RENT to an 8-year-old..

Posted: 12/27/04 at 6:49pm

They can, but i still don't think AIDS is realistically dealt with in RENT. Sure, the characters have it, but its not about them having it. Its about dealing with each other.
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#29

re: How to explain RENT to an 8-year-old..

Posted: 12/27/04 at 6:51pm

It is not that he can't know, but depending on the child's maturity, he/she might not be able to emotionally handle the themes dealt with in the show.
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#30

re: How to explain RENT to an 8-year-old..

Posted: 12/27/04 at 6:56pm

I've never understood the benefits of censorship. My parents censored NOTHING and people say I matured faster than usual.
#31

re: How to explain RENT to an 8-year-old..

Posted: 12/28/04 at 1:29am

I think it's less about censorship and more about how things represented in RENT might skew a child's perception of reality. Again, he might think drugs are cool and AIDS just means you take an AZT-break and sing about going out.
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#32

re: How to explain RENT to an 8-year-old..

Posted: 12/28/04 at 10:15am

Well the thing with my brother is that he's just not mature enough, if I explained it to him, he wouldn't be sad, he just wouldn't fully understand it, so if I explained AIDS..or tried to..he'd probably go around saying "You've got AIDS, I've got AIDS" etc.. without knowing what it means

so I think I'll just leave it to his 5th grade health teacher (who by the way is the biggest wacko you will ever meet)
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#33

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Posted: 12/28/04 at 1:03pm

I think you should play La Vie Boheme for him, and see, hmm, how many words he really understands.


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#34

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Posted: 12/29/04 at 7:20pm

what's s & m?
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