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Deadlock Clock: Apr 15th 2012 at 11:59:00 PM
DragonQuestZ The Other Troper from Somewhere in California Since: Jan, 2001
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#1: Feb 25th 2012 at 11:01:31 PM

I don't think being in some kind of war zone or disaster is what this trope is about. Whatever the children's eyes are being shielded from, it's likely not something in a show.

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KaiserMazoku Since: Apr, 2011
#2: Feb 25th 2012 at 11:37:30 PM

They don't really look like minors either

abk0100 Since: Aug, 2011
#3: Feb 25th 2012 at 11:47:46 PM

I disagree with your interpretation of the trope. There's nothing in the description about it having to be something the kids are watching on TV.

If I remember correctly, what they're watching in the picture is a kaiju vomiting skeletons after eating a bunch of people and digesting them.

Admittedly, it'd be nice if you could see that, but you can at least tell from the look on the girl's face that she's looking at something unpleasant. Keep Until Better Suggested.

edited 25th Feb '12 11:49:08 PM by abk0100

DragonQuestZ The Other Troper from Somewhere in California Since: Jan, 2001
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#4: Feb 25th 2012 at 11:52:00 PM

That's still not this trope. It's a horrific thing to anyone of any age.

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abk0100 Since: Aug, 2011
#5: Feb 26th 2012 at 12:10:56 AM

Quoting from the description "Maybe the kid accidentally opens the parents' bedroom door while they're getting it on. Maybe the kid has a parent who dies violently before their eyes. "

Those things are horrific to someone of any age too. The trope is just about wanting to shield children from certain things - it's not about what things are actually harmful.

edited 26th Feb '12 12:12:11 AM by abk0100

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#6: Feb 26th 2012 at 5:59:52 AM

Keep Until Better Image Suggested

Catbert Since: Jan, 2012
#7: Feb 26th 2012 at 6:02:13 AM

Keep Until Better Image Suggested

DragonQuestZ The Other Troper from Somewhere in California Since: Jan, 2001
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#8: Feb 26th 2012 at 11:57:08 AM

Well I have such suggestions. MPAA poster 1, and MPAA poster 2. I think the first one could work by cropping to the middle.

EDIT: This is a larger version of the first poster.

edited 26th Feb '12 11:57:57 AM by DragonQuestZ

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Catbert Since: Jan, 2012
#9: Feb 27th 2012 at 4:52:38 AM

This has nothing at all to do with movie ratings or with shows containing content that his "harmful to minors".

This is about events in-story when children encounter things that are harmful to minors.

DragonQuestZ The Other Troper from Somewhere in California Since: Jan, 2001
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#10: Feb 27th 2012 at 8:46:23 AM

Well 1) the picture should reflect that; right now there is no context, and b) the examples and wicks don't seem to reflect that, but that's for TRS.

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#12: Apr 17th 2012 at 6:05:42 AM

Clock's up; locking for inactivity/lack of consensus. No action is to be taken based on this thread.

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