The idiom "Elephant in the room" can be defined as a major or controversial problem that is not being discussed. In my opinion, the "elephant" is usually something that someone believes to be shameful or such a big problem that it would cause chaos should it actually be discussed.
The solution to this big problem would obviously be to address it or to introduce the elephant instead of hiding behind it, yet people naturally want to cover up what they deem to be shameful. Parents are sometimes victims of covering up the elephant in the room (being something their child has done.) What would people say if they found out that their teenage daughter was pregant or their son had just been to rehab for his drug addiction.
When i think of this idiom, i automatically think of a programme called, "Desperate Housewives." The housewives main aim each day was to cover up deep, dark little secrets. There's even a series like this for teenagers now, called "Pretty Little Liars."
We're grooming the 'Little Liars' to be just like their parents and hide the Elephant in the Room as if nobody already knows that its there. The only problem is that its so big, who wouldn't notice?
Problem is indeed big - and we're just fooling ourselves by not doing something to address it. Reminds me of the idiom 'a stitch in time saves nine' Address problem now, or you'll have to deal with nine elephants at a later stage.
ReplyDeleteYou are right we are showing children the wrong things. The amount of murder and corruption in both series is also shocking
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