Violence is way worse. Sex is natural and can be explained. But killing people is a lot harder to explain. Maybe it should be an experiment. Watch Gia with Angelina Jolee naked half the time kissing chicks. Then watch the last Rambo movie with people heads being blown off. See what effects your kid the most then avoid it next time. Or do what I do and don't watch anything that may have sex or violence in it until they are asleep in there beds.

Good luck.
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Violence is a lot worse. Let's face facts here. You most likely came onto the earth because two people had sex. I've always found American society's reactions to kids viewing sex (or even just kissing!) vs. viewing violence a bit backwards.

I would, however, add the caveat that a lot of the portrayals of sex in the media aren't exactly healthy, especially in the way that women are portrayed. Some of that could osmose into the kid's worldview. But then, violence has that too.
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I think that watching sex is worse than watching violence. Teenage kids are prime candidates for "conditioning". This means that the more they see or do of a certain thing makes it less and less of a shock factor. Most kids are not going to see a murder scene on TV and go kill the neighbor. However, a lot of kids if they see sex on TV a lot, they will be more apt to have sex. Now, I'm not saying that kids shouldn't watch any move that has a single sex scene in it, but I think that if they watch racy movies a lot, then it will be less of a shock to their system if someone tries it with them.
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Very interesting question!!!
There was a poll on this very question on www.silverscreenclips.com a few months back. Turned out a whopping 87% of parents would prefer their kids to watch violence!! I disagree..... id prefer a next generation of lovers not fighters
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Sir,
I definitely believe that watching violence is much more of a bad influence to children. Often nowadays the distinction between bad guys and good guys are a lot blurred. In the olden days the violent bad guys was always defeated in the end. So impressionable minds come off with the idea that violence is okay.
I am not saying that a lot of sex on TV or movies is okay. However if parents can explain to kids what is going on ( I cannot) then it would be okay.
Regards
gamchep
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Depends on the "violence" and depends on the "sex'. For example, violent sex would be the worst and is the only thing that I would absolutely not want children seeing. At an appropriate age, I would let them see a movie that involves violent sex and deals with it intelligently and appropriately i.e. To Kill a Mockingbird based on the classic novel by Harper Lee.
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I think, when I have kids, I would much prefer them to watch a film with a bit of sex in it rather than blood, fists, kicking and the such like...

I absolutely HATE violence. It truly repulses me and I've got a real aversion to fight scenes and things like that. It makes me feel sick :s
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Violence is absolutely worse. Sex is a natural part of life and we, as parents, are simply trying to delay our children's exposure and knowledge of sex until they get to a certain age. Violence is not a natural part of life and we, as parents, hope our children never resort to violence in any situation, regardless of age.
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Well it depends on the context. For example, when my kids were in middle school and ''Titanic'' came out, I didn't let them see it because of the sex scene-- it romanticized 17 year olds having premarital sex-- which didn't align with my values. However, when it came to movies that had adult scenes of the same nature (not graphic but PG13/R type scenes), I didn't have an issue.

Violence also needs to be looked at in context-- was it gratuitous-or there for a purpose- but I can't remember forbidding them to see a movie just because it was violent...although there were a few we talked about.
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This depends on weather you are asking a direct and/or exact science question or opinionated question. One thing is for certain this is definitely a complicated question and deserves a complicated answer.

Ofcoars it would depend on allot of factors, for instance the age of the teen, is this a boy or a girl ? (Yes I know that SOUNDS sexist!) ( no mail please -.- ) , Also the amount of violence or amount of promiscuity in the media. SO. ..Many factors play a role....

What age is the teen ?

What sex is the teen ?

How much violence and / or how much sex ?

Is this a "shocking" (gratuitous) violence or shocking sexual encounter ?

EG:

Is this 2 consenting adults passionately going at it (making out), or is it more involved ?

Is this a horror film or involve cruel and unusual punishment ?

You see, your answer isn't so complex as one might have originally thought, ...
Unfortunately your answer is going to be less complicated.

I believe in my own opinion that a young teen watching a passionate sexual encounter is bound to grow up with malformed thoughts on how a woman or man should be treated. However there is also the very worst of violent gore, for instance _a_ holocaust or genocide and violent acts that go with them or something much worse. Ultimately _I_ would rather have my tennager watch the most engaging of sex acts then witness the hypocrisy 's of the smallest violent encounter.

Then your question might get a little more complicated from there..,

What type of sex is this ?
(Some say sex is sex,.... uncandidly evolution has taught us different.)

Sex in america and canada's curriculum is defined as the passage of bodily fluids between 2 apposite sex's.

....Well if that is the case then I guess I should stop kissing my wife in front of the kids before I leave for work in the morning ?

Another words...

Is this a Homosexual or Heterosexual encounter ?

Is this simple kissing or all out foreplay with whips and handcuffs ?

If it came down to just kissing Vs my kid seeing someone's head being blown off I think thats a no brainer.. If it was much worse than that and they started breaking out the balls and chains then I might have to re-consider.
I do have to give credit where credit is due, most people in the world define sex as intercourse. However I do know allot of elderly people that might challenge that assumption.

As @darraghd stated however the worlds opinion is slightly different.
87% of parents WOULD definitely prefer THEIR teenagers to watch violence.
People abroad have a little different view of that, they are much more open about sex, hence they have a lower teen pregnancy rate as well as a lower abortion rate because of that.
I think what we all need is a tighter definitional of what constitutes as sex.

It is important that young teens understand the difference between passion and lust,..clearly understand what promiscuity is, and the value of a committed relationship before having sex.
But I wouldn't take my kid to see ''The last house on the left'' over staying home and catching kate bare all in The Titanic in a heartbeat.

All in all, lets hope we all don't have to find out.

Kind Regards,
@XDS
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Violence is worse. I would explain the promiscuity isn't right and that is what a lot of tv is portraying when it comes to sex.
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Frankly, I doubt you are going to have a whole lot of success in trying to prevent or forbid a typical teen from watching either.

Sure you can stop them from watching it when you're around, but in your average family they'd be embarrassed to do that anyway.

What they do in their rooms, at their friends' houses, and online is not something that you can address by making rules. Your rules will most likely just succeed in introducing more secrecy and distance into your relationship with them. Why do you think parents and kids usually get less close as they get older? It's that ever accumulating list of things you can't talk to mom and dad about because they won't approve.

Instead of focusing on preventing them from doing things, I'd suggest focus on helping them to learn to cope with all those strong emotions they'll be feeling at that age, so they'll choose themselves to do what's going to work out best for them.
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Sex is good. Violence is bad.
Free speech is good. Censorship is bad.
Children's viewing is no different. The current standards and censorship are upside down.
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Hello

i think watching sex is a violence on itself.
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I have always said I would prefer my kids to watch sex rather than violence. Then I had kids. The first act of sex that came up on television was the first episode of HBO's series "Rome" when Pompey is offered Octavia, in which the sex is far more violent than passionate, and was decidedly NOT the way I wanted my kids' first exposure to sex to be. Sensing that the impending sex would not be appropriate, I turned if off and watched it later, without the kids.

I still say I'd rather my kids watch sex rather than violence, but I think it is increasingly difficult to find acceptable, passionate, loving depictions of sex that don't objectify or degrade women. I don't want my boys to treat women as inferiors, and I don't want to teach them that sex is something violent and degrading. So if you can find some hot passion in a movie, I'm in favor of it over violence. But in practice, there's limited material out there.

The Showtime series "The Tudors" had some pretty steamy scenes, and my kids were completely nonplussed.
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Neither, I mean I don't have kids of my own. But I don't see the harm, most teenagers already know about sex. Unless they are 13 or younger.
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