ghost123123 Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 Correct me if I am wrong, but as parents don’t we have the option of blocking access to videos or channels that we deem inappropriate for our children? I give my kids one chance to follow the rules, if they don’t the consequence is either a loss of privileges or the channel is blocked.
lunkerboss923 Posted February 23, 2021 Author Posted February 23, 2021 8 hours ago, ArthurLK11 said: YouTube has stepped in and solved this problem. They now require all channels to mark their videos as either for kids or not for kids. If they are for kids then they can't post this kind of content. If they're not for kids then they can post this kind of content. Now it's up to the parents to determine what their kids can or can't watch. This isn't any different than TV or movies. Look at the rating and determine if it's suitable. On YouTube look at if it's made for kids or not and determine if it's suitable. Good to know.
schplurg Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 Has anyone seen the disclaimer: "Animals are tortured for fun in this video"? Me either. Isn't that what catch and release fishing is? It can certainly be argued. What a thing to show your kids! I mainly post videos for my own pleasure and my friends. If anyone else wants to watch them they can. I have some subscribers so I try and make the videos appealing to them. I'm not posting videos for, nor do I have a responsibility toward anyone. And what is an "influencer"? I didn't sign up to Youtube to be an "influencer". Sounds like a way to dump responsibility onto others. 2
Super User jbsoonerfan Posted February 23, 2021 Super User Posted February 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, schplurg said: Has anyone seen the disclaimer: "Animals are tortured for fun in this video"? Me either. Isn't that what catch and release fishing is? It can certainly be argued. What a thing to show your kids! I mainly post videos for my own pleasure and my friends. If anyone else wants to watch them they can. I have some subscribers so I try and make the videos appealing to them. I'm not posting videos for, nor do I have a responsibility toward anyone. And what is an "influencer"? I didn't sign up to Youtube to be an "influencer". Sounds like a way to dump responsibility onto others. I agree!!!! Charles Barkley was criticized because he said he was not a role model.
Josh254 Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 The only thing I can say is thus: No matter how hard you try to keep them from being exposed to things you don't like or influenced, they're gonna be. As a parent myself, you have to give them game (manner on how to deal with situations as they arise in their life) and hope and trust that they will make sound judgements with the counsel that you gave them from day 1. Train up a child with great vigor and they will not depart from it. Then at the end of the day if they make bad decisions, all you can do still is just counsel them and then just like fishing be patient and wait for the right thing to happen because we (parents) can't do it for them. Sorry if I went to deep.
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted February 23, 2021 Global Moderator Posted February 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Josh254 said: The only thing I can say is thus: No matter how hard you try to keep them from being exposed to things you don't like or influenced, they're gonna be. As a parent myself, you have to give them game (manner on how to deal with situations as they arise in their life) and hope and trust that they will make sound judgements with the counsel that you gave them from day 1. Train up a child with great vigor and they will not depart from it. Then at the end of the day if they make bad decisions, all you can do still is just counsel them and then just like fishing be patient and wait for the right thing to happen because we (parents) can't do it for them. Sorry if I went to deep. Well said. My parents taught me everything I ever needed to know and provided a perfect example, never smoking or drinking or cursing. And I took up all 3 of those wonderful habits, not because of anything I saw on TV or at school. I was just stupid, happens to a lot of us at times haha. Luckily my body doesn’t like nicotine and is starting not to like drinking. The cursing, well I’m working on it haha at some point you’ve got to look in the mirror to address a problem, not elsewhere 1
Super User Tennessee Boy Posted February 23, 2021 Super User Posted February 23, 2021 Every generation is exposed to something that ruins them. The Three Stooges Looney Tunes Elvis Cheech & Chong Grand Theft Auto etc, etc. 2 1
Super User roadwarrior Posted February 23, 2021 Super User Posted February 23, 2021 9 minutes ago, Tennessee Boy said: Every generation is exposed to something that ruins them. Elvis Now, now...Let's not be dissing The King! 1
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted February 23, 2021 BassResource.com Administrator Posted February 23, 2021 On 2/22/2021 at 11:53 AM, ArthurLK11 said: YouTube has stepped in and solved this problem. They now require all channels to mark their videos as either for kids or not for kids. I'm not sure most folks understand what this means. It's not something like "G", "PG", or "R" ratings for movies. Rather, it's whether or not your videos specifically target - or are made specifically for - children. Per YouTube, Examples of what may be considered "made for kids" include: Children are the primary audience of the video. Children are not the primary audience, but the video is still directed at children because it features actors, characters, activities, games, songs, stories, or other subject matter that reflect an intent to target children. So even if your video is "G Rated", it can't be marked "made for kids" unless it specifically for an underage audience. This means if your videos are NOT marked "made for kids", that doesn't mean the video isn't suitable for children. 4
LCG Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 I think I have seen most of the popular YouTube channels for fishing and only a few standout to me. Bass resource and tactical bassin are my go for instruction style videos. Fish the moment, tackle advisors, debo fishing, and wired to fish also stand out for me. I am not a big fan of drinking while shooting a video. Nothing against drinking a beer, but I think they should be aware that younger people may be watching as well. Drinking while boating or kayaking is not safe. I can't stand that group people, don't want to name them but you know who I mean, started out as teens and grew into this massive thing that's just brutal to watch. In my opinion they set a very poor example for anyone. Shooting into rubber tires, doing dangerous things, and just acting like fools. But I have the choice, so I choose not to watch them. I would never let my kid watch them. One channel I don't mind watching has religious scripture at the beginning of their videos, not my thing but appreciate the content so I skip through it. They all make money in some form or another by their videos, marketing, sales, etc. That's the way it is and I can accept that. But the term influencers seems like we give them a bit more prowess than we should. It's up to us to choose how we spend our money and on what. YouTube doesn't control or influence my actions.
billmac Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 I must watch the wrong youtube channels, I can't say I've ever seen what you describe, but I agree with you that I wouldn't like it.
Hawkeye21 Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 What children watch online is up to us. Others should remain free to create the content they want, regardless of language or alcohol content. It's certainly not easy as a parent but it's still our responsibility. 3
Super User Boomstick Posted February 24, 2021 Super User Posted February 24, 2021 On 2/23/2021 at 12:51 PM, Glenn said: So even if your video is "G Rated", it can't be marked "made for kids" unless it specifically for an underage audience. And then people abuse this feature - as in make a video marked made for kids and the next one clearly not for kids all the time.
lunkerboss923 Posted February 24, 2021 Author Posted February 24, 2021 I think a certain group of Youtubers caught wind of this thread, their newest open discussion is out and they're pounding cold beer! Oh well, they sure showed me.?
moguy1973 Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 On 2/20/2021 at 8:18 PM, Glenn said: You're not wrong. My suggestion is to help your children find more positive channels for them to watch. I don't know where this is headed, but generally a "rant" post begets a flurry of negative comments. Let's not go down that path this time. Keep it positive folks. This. I closely monitor what youtube channels my 8 year old watches. 1
Super User jbsoonerfan Posted February 24, 2021 Super User Posted February 24, 2021 When I was a kid there were candy cigs and big league chew. Never smoked or chewed. Seems as though some parents these days are looking to "blame" others for when their kid messes up. EDIT* There were Playboy's as well, despite the warnings, never had any hair grow on my palms. 3 3
Super User PhishLI Posted February 24, 2021 Super User Posted February 24, 2021 Oy. Thank god I was born in the 60's surrounded by "danger", and nobody even blinked. Just about everyone I grew up with is still here, except for one that lost in a shootout with police. We knew he was crazy in the 1st grade. So now YT videos present a danger? C'mon. Frank and Dean smoked and drank on TV! Evel Knievel broke every bone in his body every few weeks, and all the little kids gathered 'round to watch. Ali said terrible things to Joe Frazier, and we all heard it on Sunday morning on Wide World of Sports. Most of us were protected from nothing, and those who were usually turned out to be the most wild. Ever try hiring some of these new gen "protected" mushballs? Yeesh. It's ponderous. The previous generation to mine thought we were a bit soft, and we were in comparison, but now? Those guys wouldn't believe it. OP: Teach your children to be alert. Show them examples of poor choices and their possible consequences. Hide the world from them and they'll only want it more, and they'll deceive you to see it. YT is everywhere you're not. 1
huZZah Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 2 hours ago, PhishLI said: Frank and Dean smoked and drank on TV! Evel Knievel broke every bone in his body every few weeks, and all the little kids gathered 'round to watch. Ali said terrible things to Joe Frazier, and we all heard it on Sunday morning on Wide World of Sports. Most of us were protected from nothing, and those who were usually turned out to be the most wild. It’s difficult to compare a generation that centered around the idea of family and responsibility with a generation that shoots up schools. It’s apples and oranges. I believe as parents we carry some responsibility for our child’s actions, but your parents could never even imagine a kid walking into school and shooting you. If they had, schools back then would have looked like schools now. Parents are right to be concerned now more than ever. There are just so many ways your kid gets bombarded with this stuff. 2 hours ago, PhishLI said: Teach your children to be alert. Agree. And if the smoking/drinking bothers you fine. Don’t watch it. If it doesn’t, fine. Watch it. Everybody raise your kids the way you think is best. But coming from a teacher: just raise them. 2
MGF Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 But what's wrong with drinking beer? I like beer. I'm over 21 so it's even ok if my grandkids see me drink beer. I don't get drunk but I drink beer. 1
huZZah Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 Nothing wrong if it doesn’t bother you. It bother the OP, so he doesn’t want his kids seeing it. Nothing wrong there either. We’ve all forgotten how to agree to disagree. Or just decided we don’t want to anymore. That’s another thing I like about Roland Martin and Glenn’s videos. They insert their opinion on other things very little. It’s 99.9% fishing. And if you trace videos back a ways you’ll see where they even change their minds on some things...and it’s ok.
Super User the reel ess Posted February 24, 2021 Super User Posted February 24, 2021 I'm with you. They're fishertainment more than fishing videos. We tried really hard to shield our daughter from those type things when she was younger. Because once a kid has heard a word or seen an image, it can't be unheard/unseen. I believe an age of innocence is important in the early life of a child. I avoid a handful of them. You know the ones. Even among that certain group there are a couple of mature acting guys. Collaborations make it harder because old timers will collaborate with these young guys to get crossover views. A few I like are: Brendan Miller, Creek Fishing Adventures, NDYakAngler, Brian Latimer. They're all content and very little silliness. 1
garroyo130 Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 18 hours ago, Hawkeye21 said: What children watch online is up to us. Unless you keep your children off youtube completely theyre gonna find naked yoga sooner or later ... 1 1
moguy1973 Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 1 hour ago, garroyo130 said: Unless you keep your children off youtube completely theyre gonna find naked yoga sooner or later ... What? There's naked yoga on YouTube? BRB...... lol 1
Super User soflabasser Posted February 24, 2021 Super User Posted February 24, 2021 10 hours ago, huZZah said: It’s difficult to compare a generation that centered around the idea of family and responsibility with a generation that shoots up schools. It’s apples and oranges. I believe as parents we carry some responsibility for our child’s actions, but your parents could never even imagine a kid walking into school and shooting you. If they had, schools back then would have looked like schools now. Parents are right to be concerned now more than ever. There are just so many ways your kid gets bombarded with this stuff. Well said! Lots of parents do not want to admit they are not raising their kids nowhere as good as they did over 50 years ago. These people will do all sorts of mental gymnastics to avoid the truth. Back then the family bond was much stronger than now that is a fact.
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