That's generally my opinion about it as well... I suspect the "eww gross" response is largely a cultural affectation. Not necessarily harmful (or a symptom of harm), but I suspect kids don't have that response everywhere.
> Honestly, I don't think it would bother me all that much. > Kids learn about > sex one way or the other. I'd rather tell him about it > when he asks. > Apparently, when I was in 2nd grade (so, 7?), I asked my > mom what oral sex > was. She asked me why I wanted to know, and I told her > that someone told a > joke and I didn't understand it. My mom explained it to me > to the point > where I said, "ew gross, I don't want to know anymore." > -d > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 10:21 AM > Subject: Censorship (was Re: The Des Moines Register) >> Not sure if I agree with that or not, but i'll play >> devils advocate. Why > cover any magazine at all? Should we have copies of > Playboy, Penthouse and > Hustler uncovered as well. I mean I want my kid asking > why the woman is > spread open wide enough that she won't need an annual exam > for another year! >> >> >> >> >> >> >Speaking of which, did anyone else hear about Walmart >> >covering the covers > of >> >"women's" magazines like Redbook and Cosmo, so as not to >> >offend the eyes > of >> >wee ones? Totally ridiculous. If my kid asked why I >> >might need to > "satisfy >> >my husband in the bedroom" I'd tell him. >> > >> >-d >> >Isaac wrote: >> >> In any event, to get back on the subject imho >> >> censorship really just >> >enables neglect on the part of parents by attempting to >> >shelter children >> >from being exposed to things which would result in them >> >asking questions >> >which the parents would be uncomfortable answering. And >> >it's awfully >> >selective. Some of the images of graphic violence on TV >> >can be really >> >intense, but there's little mention of that because >> >parents aren't as >> >uncomfortable answering questions about death and >> >violence as they are >> >answering questions about sex. And after having seen >> >some of the more >> >intense images, not hearing certain words on TV that >> >many parents are > using >> >in front of their children with reasonable frequency >> >seems rather silly. >> >> >> > >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~| > Archives: > http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 > Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index. > cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 > Get the mailserver that powers this list at > http://www.coolfusion.com > Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/uns > ubscribe.cfm?user=633.558.5 s. isaac dealey 972-490-6624 new epoch http://www.turnkey.to lead architect, tapestry cms http://products.turnkey.to tapestry api is opensource http://www.turnkey.to/tapi team macromedia volunteer http://www.macromedia.com/go/team certified advanced coldfusion 5 developer http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID=21816 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
