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I can't decide if the parents aren't aware of what the kids are watching, or if they do know and just don't care... either way, it worries me. My son, Simon, is 9 and has only recently got a tv in his bedroom (thanks to his grandparents). We have an agreement that he can only watch things he would normally watch on the tv downstairs - kids tv, football, etc - and when his friends come round they leave the door open while they're viewing; that way I know he's not being persuaded to put something unsuitable on. What I don't understand is why the press and the government doesn't hype the problem out of all reasonable proportion. Contrast it with most newspapers' attitude to the internet - how can we protect our innocent children from this tidal wave of obscenity being delivered direct into their bedrooms? The way I see it, what you'll find on the web and usenet represents a fairly accurate cross-section of the world at large - warts 'n all - and that parents should take at least as much responsibility over what their children access as they would over letting them watch 18-rated films, or letting them browse the top shelf at a local newsagent or whatever. But a lot of parents seem not to. Which is bizarre, because apart from anything else, I'm amazed they're unconcerned about paying the phone bill... Andrew -- -- Andrew Collier ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --My other -- http://mnemotech.ucam.org -- .sig is a -- Part 3 Materials Science, Cambridge -- PDF file --
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What I don't understand is why the press and the government doesn't hype the problem out of all reasonable proportion. Contrast it with most newspapers' attitude to the internet - how can we protect our innocent children from this tidal wave of obscenity being delivered direct into their bedrooms? The way I see it, what you'll find on the web and usenet represents a fairly accurate cross-section of the world at large - warts 'n all - and that parents should take at least as much responsibility over what their children access as they would over letting them watch 18-rated films, or letting them browse the top shelf at a local newsagent or whatever. But a lot of parents seem not to. Which is bizarre, because apart from anything else, I'm amazed they're unconcerned about paying the phone bill... Thank you Andrew, for mirroring my sentiments exactly. :) -- James R Curry - [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Balloon Doggies DEMANDED it! The OFFICIAL James R Curry Webpage is at http://www.lhutz.demon.co.uk
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The way I see it, what you'll find on the web and usenet represents a fairly accurate cross-section of the world at large - warts 'n all - and that parents should take at least as much responsibility over what their children access as they would over letting them watch 18-rated films, or letting them browse the top shelf at a local newsagent or whatever. But a lot of parents seem not to. Which is bizarre, because apart from anything else, I'm amazed they're unconcerned about paying the phone bill... http://home.earthlink.net/~simoncooke/magazines/rumour.html :) Simon
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Although Southpark is funny, I think it should be prohibited. There are too many bad threads, especially for children (children like every cartoons, especially when they consist of many words like sh*t, f*ck, b**ch etc.) And there is to much rasism, anti-semitism, nationalism, and all other isms's (even more than I know) they're against Jews, B.Streisand, and I don't know whatever.? ...but many people consider it funny... Aley [eili] Keprt - student, programmer (multimedia soft. etc.) phone: +420-68-538 70 35 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** http://get.to/aley
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The reason it's so great is that it takes the P out of EVERYONE. How can it be racist (or any other '-ist') if it isn't concentrating on one particular group of people??? -Original Message- From: Aley Keprt [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 2:23 PM To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: South park Although Southpark is funny, I think it should be prohibited. There are too many bad threads, especially for children (children like every cartoons, especially when they consist of many words like sh*t, f*ck, b**ch etc.) And there is to much rasism, anti-semitism, nationalism, and all other isms's (even more than I know) they're against Jews, B.Streisand, and I don't know whatever.? ...but many people consider it funny... Aley [eili] Keprt - student, programmer (multimedia soft. etc.) phone: +420-68-538 70 35 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** http://get.to/aley
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Although Southpark is funny, I think it should be prohibited. There are too many bad threads, especially for children (children like every cartoons, especially when they consist of many words like sh*t, f*ck, b**ch etc.) And there is to much rasism, anti-semitism, nationalism, and all other isms's (even more than I know) they're against Jews, B.Streisand, and I don't know whatever.? Actually, they're mainly against political correctness, censorship, and people not taking responsibility for their actions and their kids. :) (They also indulge in a lot of shock-value stuff ... and IIRC, one of Parker Stone is jewish, the other is catholic - thus a lot of the jokes come from that). Interestingly, in the UK (AFAIK) and the US, the swear-words are bleeped out. In Australia, they're not. But no, definitely not for kids. 14 and up, maybe. Maybe 16 and over. Simon
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Interestingly, in the UK (AFAIK) and the US, the swear-words are bleeped out. In Australia, they're not. Yep.. bleep in UK... Actually, that's one of the jokes I thought existed in the film. You know the Terrence and Phillip film they showed and they said the first f**k? And it wasn't bleeped? The kids all gasped and looked shocked in the film But no, definitely not for kids. 14 and up, maybe. Maybe 16 and over. Definitely! justin
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Although Southpark is funny, I think it should be prohibited. There are too many bad threads, especially for children (children like every cartoons, especially when they consist of many words like sh*t, f*ck, b**ch etc.) Someone lets their kids watch a show that's on TV at 11 o'clock at night and then complains about the suitability. It's not the TV networks responsibility to soften everything for children's eyes when it's designed for adults, shown at such an hour and run with a disclaimer. The burden here should be upon the parents and the second people realise this and stop blaming the worlds problems on faceless executives at TV networks, the better. Hell, if it were on at 6pm, I'd agree with you, but as it stands there is no responsible parent on Earth who would let their children watch such a show. If it's on after the watershed, they should carefully screen it before letting their kids. Sorry Aley, but it's not TVs job to make up for a parent's incompetence. And there is to much rasism, anti-semitism, nationalism, and all other isms's (even more than I know) they're against Jews, B.Streisand, and I don't know whatever.? ...but many people consider it funny... Aley [eili] Keprt - student, programmer (multimedia soft. etc.) phone: +420-68-538 70 35 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** http://get.to/aley -- James R Curry - [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Balloon Doggies DEMANDED it! The OFFICIAL James R Curry Webpage is at http://www.lhutz.demon.co.uk
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I can't decide if the parents aren't aware of what the kids are watching, or if they do know and just don't care... either way, it worries me. My son, Simon, is 9 and has only recently got a tv in his bedroom (thanks to his grandparents). We have an agreement that he can only watch things he would normally watch on the tv downstairs - kids tv, football, etc - and when his friends come round they leave the door open while they're viewing; that way I know he's not being persuaded to put something unsuitable on. Also, if I video anything unsuitable for family viewing I keep the tape out of harms way, watch it when Simon isn't around, then record over it again afterwards. It might be a little excessive, but personally I'm happier erring on the side of caution. Of course, once he grows up, it'll be up to him what he watches, but for now I choose to take responsibility for my child's viewing. Moving on slightly - this week we had a bomb scare and the centre of town was cordoned off for several hours while a suspect device was made safe... fortunately there were no casualties, and no damage except to the phone box it was placed in. One 10 year old actually told me it would've been cool if it had exploded and killed people! I found myself wondering what sort of programmes *he* watches? Maria. (it's o.k., I'm getting back down off the soapbox now) -Original Message- From: James R Curry [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Date: 30 September 1999 18:05 Subject: Re: South park Although Southpark is funny, I think it should be prohibited. There are too many bad threads, especially for children (children like every cartoons, especially when they consist of many words like sh*t, f*ck, b**ch etc.) Someone lets their kids watch a show that's on TV at 11 o'clock at night and then complains about the suitability. It's not the TV networks responsibility to soften everything for children's eyes when it's designed for adults, shown at such an hour and run with a disclaimer. The burden here should be upon the parents and the second people realise this and stop blaming the worlds problems on faceless executives at TV networks, the better. Hell, if it were on at 6pm, I'd agree with you, but as it stands there is no responsible parent on Earth who would let their children watch such a show. If it's on after the watershed, they should carefully screen it before letting their kids. Sorry Aley, but it's not TVs job to make up for a parent's incompetence. And there is to much rasism, anti-semitism, nationalism, and all other isms's (even more than I know) they're against Jews, B.Streisand, and I don't know whatever.? ...but many people consider it funny...
South park
So it's not just me that disagrees with all the 7 year olds at school who insist it's a kids programme just because it's a cartoon? Maria.
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Maria Rookyard wrote: So it's not just me that disagrees with all the 7 year olds at school who insist it's a kids programme just because it's a cartoon? You're 7 years old?!? Seriously: Not by a long chalk. For my money, loads of cartoons are wasted on kids. Considering how effed up the Warner Bros. Batman franchise is, the cartoons are a godsend, and should never have been watered down after the first series... (mumble grumble). Then there's the Japanese cartoons: sex (including tentacle rape), drugs, violence... Ok, there's a few cute ones, and the irritating moralistic ones (not to mention the twee American dubs of the cute ones), but on the whole, the cartoons are's for children. The parents of these seven-year-olds should be clubbed to death. (ooh, reactionary!) Gord. -- The HEXdidn't... Homepage: -- Featuring The U.K. Policenauts Homepage -- http://www.hexdidnt.clara.net \-- AOL Instant Messenger: 'hexdidnt' --/
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Maria Rookyard wrote: So it's not just me that disagrees with all the 7 year olds at school who insist it's a kids programme just because it's a cartoon? What about akira or manga or whatever its called... (nope, like the playstation, ive never seen *this* either... I like such a sheltered life).. thats hardly kiddy-corner is it? Fitz -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ#: 11077801 AOL/CServeIM: Flupert
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- Original Message - From: Gordon Wallis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 11:14 PM Subject: Re: South park Then there's the Japanese cartoons: sex (including tentacle rape), drugs, violence... Ok, there's a few cute ones, and the irritating moralistic ones (not to mention the twee American dubs of the cute ones), but on the whole, the cartoons are's for children. Takes out a large mallet from the so called hammer-space and starting to hit Gordon Sigh they never learn, why do they always have to learn it the hard way? Its Anime, not cartoons, cartoons that's the shite you get from the States. The parents of these seven-year-olds should be clubbed to death. (ooh, reactionary!) Mmmm at least a point we can agree on ^_^ Robert van der Veeke remove the pin to email Currently listening to : Memories OST / / / / 4 line sig?
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So it's not just me that disagrees with all the 7 year olds at school who insist it's a kids programme just because it's a cartoon? Maria. Far more disturbing are adults who make that conclusion. -- James R Curry - [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Balloon Doggies DEMANDED it! The OFFICIAL James R Curry Webpage is at http://www.lhutz.demon.co.uk
