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142 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 8 Mar \ parent \ on: Should children be allowed to be actors? AskSN
I'll grant all of that.
My point is that there's nothing inherent in acting that is abusive. That means acting is the wrong thing to ban or restrict. The problem is arising from somewhere else in the system.
I've never thought this issue through, but I could imagine some solutions that basically drive up the cost of malfeasance. Perhaps all income should have to go into a trust that the kid gets when they reach adulthood (limiting perverse incentives of parents) and producers have to put up a huge bond to cover potential damages of abuse, should they be revealed. That latter point is sometimes used for big industrial projects, in case they end up ruining a bunch of shit around them.
The result would likely be similar to just banning it.
Unfortunately, the parents often do it because they are living through their children, and not necessarily for monetary gain.
I do agree, there's nothing inherently wrong with acting, it's just one if those odd problems that doesn't have an easy answer.
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I'd be curious to know if other countries have the same problems. I know there are child actors in other countries.
Maybe the threat of public canings, for instance, is enough of a deterrence.
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That's a good question. I think that Canada has had similar issues, but beyond that, I have no idea.
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