The theme in the episode that we watched in South Park is the way parents are being disengaged and dismissive towards their children. In the episode, the parents are upset because of the shows the children are watching, so they decide to do something about it and make a protest to shut the show down. The parents don't bother actually speaking to their children and sitting them down to discuss it. They instead ignore their children. Parents are commonly blaming television for children learning vulgar language and such things like that. This is a present day issue now because parents are only focusing on what the children are watching instead of actually communicating with them. These issues can lead to behavior issues with the child. This issue applies to many parents around the world, and its certainly a topic to be discussed more. It's the of lack communication between a parent and child that needs more attention to it.
An example of this is the movie Perks Of Being A Wallflower; this movie is about a shy teenager named Charlie, who is dealing with the suicide of his friend and has a dark secret from when he was a young boy. His parents are pretty distant and seem like they don't pay attention to what really goes on in his life. Eventually, Charlie has a severe mental breakdown and ends up being hospitalized, where he tells his parents his secret about how his aunt sexually molested him when he was younger. It really had a huge impact on Charlie's life. It's the issue of parents not communicating with their children or even knowing about things like Charlie's situation. He was afraid and vulnerable to tell anyone because he didn't know at that young age if that was right or wrong. Parents need to be more aware, and communicate issues like these with their children.
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