Interesting. I found it a bit odd that all the children were white, but you mentioned in earlier comments that the instrument is older which might explain that. But similar to the gender discussion from the first set of comments, I wonder if parental reactions might differ if the race of the children differed (either to be like that of the parents or different), but I think that might be an entirely different topic. *smile*
I'm not a parent, and I think because of that had a more intellectual approach to the photos. The gun photo, I have to admit, made me sigh with a bit of resignation and disappointment. Having been raised in a home with guns and taught proper gun safety from the time I was 5 (yes, really; I shot my first gun at age 5, with full parental supervision), it sometimes really irritates me that people automatically assume that a child doesn't understand the power of a gun or how to handle it appropriately.
By the same token, I'm often surprised to find how many adults are actively afraid of firearms in any context - a gun is a tool and, like most tools when used inappropriately, can be dangerous, even fatal. But that doesn't mean people should be afraid of the tool, just that they need to learn how to use it appropriately. How many times have you heard passionate cries for limiting the availability of chain saws because some people use them inappropriately? (Yes, I know it's not that simple, but it is a phenomenon that I find contradictory in our society.)
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I'm not a parent, and I think because of that had a more intellectual approach to the photos. The gun photo, I have to admit, made me sigh with a bit of resignation and disappointment. Having been raised in a home with guns and taught proper gun safety from the time I was 5 (yes, really; I shot my first gun at age 5, with full parental supervision), it sometimes really irritates me that people automatically assume that a child doesn't understand the power of a gun or how to handle it appropriately.
By the same token, I'm often surprised to find how many adults are actively afraid of firearms in any context - a gun is a tool and, like most tools when used inappropriately, can be dangerous, even fatal. But that doesn't mean people should be afraid of the tool, just that they need to learn how to use it appropriately. How many times have you heard passionate cries for limiting the availability of chain saws because some people use them inappropriately? (Yes, I know it's not that simple, but it is a phenomenon that I find contradictory in our society.)