Hey, I'm no prude, but isn't the porn thing a little out of control here?
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Thursday, December 4, 2008 14:10
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THAT, Chris, is a whole nother topic, and one you realllly wouldn't care to get me started on, cause it'll wind up dredging the very darkest sewers of our so-called society that I am far too heartbreakingly familiar with.
-F
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Quote:Well, I’m in favor of strict dress codes in public schools, like uniform dress codes. Reducing the impulse for children to be creative with clothing will help to maintain focus on multiple fronts.
Originally posted by chrisisall:
What about this: When I was in Jr. High, 'hot pants' were in, and the plentiful sight of the leg where the butt just starts drove me crazy.
But if I were a kid TODAY? Hooker-wear central. Pants so low that girls have to shave pubic hair that would otherwise be visible, the endless cleavage & push-up bras, the tight body stockings...Whoah, I'd be in my bunk every hour. How can we expect kids (boychilds) to even pay any attention in school with that kind of hormonal bombardment?
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Quote:I agree...although I wouldn't have as a kid. But if it had been explained to me just as you have here, and not just the 'because it's a RULE' thing, I think I would have understood.
Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
Well, I’m in favor of strict dress codes in public schools, like uniform dress codes. Reducing the impulse for children to be creative with clothing will help to maintain focus on multiple fronts.
The creative Chrisisall
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Quote:I can imagine...I was meaning to examine the porn mentality impact on general society, but I'm aware that abuse of children is disgustingly connected to the issue.
Originally posted by Fremdfirma:
THAT, Chris, is a whole nother topic, and one you realllly wouldn't care to get me started on, cause it'll wind up dredging the very darkest sewers of our so-called society that I am far too heartbreakingly familiar with.
-F
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Hey Chris. Sorry Sonisall had to witness that episode. I hope he's ok. Stuff like that can be disturbing (depends on the content of course) but still. Hope it wasn't too shocking.
Well it may very well be out of control but then I seem to remember my folks thought it was all out of control when I was young and impressionable, and yet they were youths in the very era that made all that kind of thing 'Groovy' and that had my grandparents worry about them and what they were subjected to. It's a merry-go-round. Best any of us can do is to make kids aware of things and talk to them about stuff. Nothing worse than a young mind suddenly being subjected to some very shocking imagery out of nowhere. Kids have to be protected but not overly protected or else it's all that much more shocking when they come across these things.
I have to say though it's a media thing. Stuff like this is both frowned upon then celebrated. It's twisted. Look at Paris Hilton. First off she is dragged through the coals for her sex tape and then not soon after she's all over the place. Chat show's, perfumes, TV, films and bizarrely she ends up becoming the modern voice of young women?! (And what of the bloke in that vid? How come he isn't seeing the rougher side of notoriety? Strange!) I wish the media woud just make up it's mind. It's either for her or against her, but this double standard thing only confusses.
-- Which is why it's imperative for parents to talk to their kids and assure them enough so that children won't rely on the media for guidance.--
Now we're seeing all manner of these sex tapes spring up. Are they really all leaked? Maybe I'm just cynical but seems like these things are engineered just for the notoriety and subsequent fame it brings...
Seems to be there's a confussion that porn is sex, and folk have lost sight of what sex actually means anymore.
As for the way girls dress - That's a touchy subject, as you said hot pants were all the rage once and really didn't leave much to the imagination either, but I remember girls in the 80's dressing like Madonna and she was essence of 'hooker-chic' back then, so what ya gonna do.... All I know is if Calvin Klien bring out tight fitting underwear that displays some kind of 'bollock' cleavage were in trouble!!! and I'll be bound for outer space for sure!!
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Originally posted by Wulfenstar:
Its like anything else....
Yes, its out there.
Its probably not good.
But instead of trying to restrict it, teach your children not to look at it.
Raise them right, and this won't be a problem.
Here, you and I completely agree.
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
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I find it funny that many sites don't even ask for age verification these days. Even the Pepsi Points spot asked for age verification. Is licensing more important than the morality issues of general society?
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I think it's a result of our 'as long as it makes a profit, it's good' mentality. But that's what happens when you let your economic agenda dominate your social agenda, rather than the other way around.
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Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
I googled “preteen girl sex” once and everything that I pulled up was sex sites, most of them featuring underage girls. I expected that some of them would be like that, but I didn’t expect all of them. I had to go back and qualify my search with things like “-pedo” and “-nude” to get what I was looking for. The internet is inundated with this stuff to the point that it inhibits reasonable usage.
Is anyone else just a little freaked out by this admission?
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