“Mariel was disappointed Woody asked her out in real life, but was even more disappointed her parents didn’t seem to care and were only impressed she caught the attention of a genius.” In the film he exemplifies the adults of the “Sexual Revolution” who were more swept up into that than protecting their children: Their daughters’ virtue. And now you know why your parents generation became helicopter parents. They knew kids needed protection.
“Mariel was disappointed Woody asked her out in real life, but was even more disappointed her parents didn’t seem to care and were only impressed she caught the attention of a genius.” In the film he exemplifies the adults of the “Sexual Revolution” who were more swept up into that than protecting their children: Their daughters’ virtue. And now you know why your parents generation became helicopter parents. They knew kids needed protection.
Really good, Megs.