[DSTCHAOS]

I grew up on Hans Christian Andersen and Brothers Grimm, in addition to "Song of the South" and the extremely racist cartoons of Warner Bros and, to a lesser extent, the sometimes questionable imagery of Disney. [sidebar: I also read the excellently illustrated tale of Bilbo Baggins/Lord of the Rings in the 1980s when a lot of adults didn't even know what that was and other kids were still stuck on Dungeons and Dragons. Some people thought that novel was too graphic or complex for kids but my parents didn't.]

I can completely understand why some parents took charge when they realized that adults were feeding children some images that they were uncomfortable with their children being exposed to. That could be violence or anything else. For example, the things that I found entertaining as a kid were extremely offensive as I got older and realized things like the black baby with the bone through its hair and Tom from Tom and Jerry in blackface.

I don't think that makes parents overbearing and kids afraid of reality. There's enough reality in the world that most kids are exposed to and it's okay for kids to see a movie or tale where the main character doesn't perish. [Or for kids to not be exposed to characters that are used for sexist, racist, or other -ist imagery by adults with an agenda] However, the bad person often does perish in these stories, which sends kids messages about what happens to bad people and that's still "happily ever after" and unrealistic. I also notice what a lot of people notice--American children stories tend to give the bad person foreign accents which is another message that adults are sending.