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I convinced my Gen Z kids to watch 'Dead Poets Society' and their angry reactions surprised me

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Summary
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58% Informative

As a Gen X parent of Gen Z teens and young adults, I'm used to cringing at things from 80s and 90s movies that haven't aged well.

But a beloved movie from my youth that I didn't expect to be problematic, "Dead Poets Society" sparked some unexpected negative responses in my kids.

Gen X and Gen Z apparently view "inspiring" very differently.

For Gen Z , Knox 's obsessiveness and pushiness could be seen as predatory behavior.

Knox 's young Gen X lens saw him and said, "That's a bit much, dude. Take it down a notch or three " My Gen Z daughters' lens said "That guy's a creepo. She needs to run far the other way".

VR Score

61

Informative language

62

Neutral language

40

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

38

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

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