SeleucusNicator said:
Turner, I must say, I'm really glad I'm not your kid. I know I have no right to tell you how to rear children, but from your description you seem especially draconian.
I had a nice little response to it, but really it's not worth it.
Draconian indeed!
SeleucusNicator said:
In either case, if selling rather than leasing air waves would end the current reign of FCC censorship, which I find rather absurd and antiquated, then I'm all for it. I don't particularly care much for the issue, but it does pop up to annoy me occasionally. For instance, when Al Sharpton hosted Saturnday Night Live, some NBC affiliates in early primary states refused to air it, for fear that another candidate could use the FCC regulation to demand that he be given equal time hosting the show.
Believe it or not, I wish that american laws were looser. In certain time slots. I hate watching a movie on cable - cable of all things! - and have things bleeped out. Or nudity not shown. Granted, TNT and TBS are going to be family oriented. But I don't want to have to rely on premium channels to get my movie fix. Before I got rid of them, I had 30 odd premium channels, and nothing on. I watched as many movies on HBO and Showtime as I did on SpikeTV, Comedy Central, TNT and TBS. Sad, really.
luiz said:
As much as I respect your position, I insist that it's a very difficult goal to achieve.
You can't watch over your kids 24/7. Maybe some of their friends will bring some porn magazines to school. When I was young I went to this hardcore catholic school, but that didn't keep anyone from taking porn magazines.
Honestly, I don't know of a single 6 year old who had no contact with that kind of stuff. Granted, Brazil is waaaay more liberal then the US, but I tend to think that people are the same.
You're right. It's very difficult. However, I trust my kids. Oh, I know they're going to get into porn in high school, and watch shows I'd rather them not see. But I teach them morals. I teach them right and wrong. And I trust that my trust in them will be rewarded. It's already happened in other areas. They may look at Playboys or watch the Spice channel at another kids house, but they're going to know why I disapprove of it, and why they should wait. Certainly they'll be exposed to it. And I'm sure that they'll make a good choice.
And if they do, better this than drugs. Better this than stealing a car for a joy ride. Better this than a lot of things.
I too went to Catholic school. First to Eight grades. We were
much more informed about these things than our public school peers!
Paradigne said:
Hehe... just by the sound of the conversation, I know T is an adult, and would venture a guess that SeleucusNicator and luiz are probably teens...
Don't listen to them T... There are so few 'draconian' parents left.
Better a draconian parent who takes interest in their kids lives than a non-draconian one who doesn't, eh?
For the record, my kids rather like how my wife and I parent. We let them watch R rated movies, let them listen to the music they want to. Generally, when we tell them no to something, be it a book, movie, or music, they know why we said no, and why we feel that way. They actually have quite a lot of freedom for kids their age. Do they get their way every time? Of course not. But they get a lot more than other kids their age.