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'Deadpool' Is Not Cool

Unless you're an adult.

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'Deadpool' Is Not Cool

Superheroes are great. Kids and adults everywhere love them. They're positive role models, and they fight for the greater good and the safety of others. But not Deadpool.

Deadpool, quite frankly, is a jerk. He's vulgar, has a twisted sense of humor and kills people just for the hell of it. Yes, he has an endgame in mind, but do you really want your children thinking that it's OK to seek revenge because someone made you ugly? I sure wouldn't, and that's my point.

As a college student, I think Deadpool is rad as hell. He's vulgar, has a twisted sense of humor, and he kills people just for the hell of it! I don't mind a couple hundred F-bombs here or there, and I think that sex jokes are funny. But I surely would not want my 4-year-old brother exposed to Deadpool's antics.

Yet somehow, I still saw adults bringing their pre-teen children to see "Deadpool" on its opening weekend. I'm sorry to have to say this, but why? Why would you ever think that it's okay to bring a child to not only an R-rated movie, but to "Deadpool"? I don't care how mature you think your child is. That's just not the content that they need to be viewing.

"Deadpool" is gory. There was blood everywhere, and I know that at least one head was chopped clean off. Deadpool even sawed off his own hand for goodness sake!

Deadpool is vulgar. His language is something that my mother would still slap me for today. It's honestly worse than listening to my stepdad watching college football.

Deadpool is highly sexual. There is an entire montage of Wade Wilson and Vanessa just going at it on every holiday known to man. Not to mention the club scene, about which the only comment I heard was, "Boobies."

Deadpool isn't being Deadpool for the right reasons. He quite literally decided to start killing people just to get revenge because his "life-saving" procedure made him ugly. He didn't start being Deadpool for the greater good or for any selfless reason. Sure, toward the end he's trying to save the love of his life. But, honestly, Deadpool's unrivaled belief in true love is the only thing remotely pure or decent about him.

I'm not saying that he's not awesome. Honestly, I think that Superman has just been kicked out of the number one superhero spot in my mind. I just don't think that "Deadpool" is cool for kids to be watching. They put ratings on movies for a reason, people.

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