Protecting children from things adult and improper. Where should the boundaries be?

[4channel]

Protecting children from things adult and improper. Where should the boundaries be?

Today children are exposed to things that 20 years ago were unheard of. As time creeps on we see more and more things that challenge belief. In film and on television, extremely violent imagery is such an accepted and major part of entertainment that some cannot enjoy a film or program unless it is violent.

In what passes for music, the lyrics are more explicit and sexually laden than they ever were. A great deal of the video clips that appear on television would be considered pornography once upon a time. Other forms of music such as some rap have lyrics about killing people, guns and putting down women in the worst possible way.

Something that would be laughed off as impossible years ago, children before they can even walk properly are now exposed to adult entertainers such as drag queens as part of some supposed education or enlightenment program. Some of these drag queens have names of male and female genitalia. Some have names that relate to sexual scents and arousal. Some even have gone as far as doing stripping routines, twerking, teaching twerking, and  other blatant sexually suggestive behaviour. They are even reading childrens stories that are an alternative to the male and female relationships or the birth genders..

Children are playing violent video games which are much more graphic and interactive than what they were in the past. Many are not interested in a video game unless it is violent. They can play for hours and hours on these games, either connected to their own source or a source that is online. Some of the games are so violent that some adults are sickened to the degree that they refuse to even talk about it. Others that do find it almost impossible to comprehend.

* Where should the boundaries be set or where should they have been set?

* What effect is this having on children today?

* How will things be in ten or twenty years time?

[domino-710]

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@4channel wrote:

Some parents are so busy they cannot monitor what their kids are watching. Some parents do not have skills and have weak morals.

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Some parents are so busy - yep -  cleaning their monitors. 🤣

[lalbo-81]

How about you take care of your own children, if/when you ever have any? You could start by not indoctrinating them with wild conspiracy theories and not allowing anyone else to do so. 

  Then you could actually make your own choices about how to raise them instead of listening to some online stranger, or tabloid newspaper/videos/other parents tell you what to do. 

   But in order for that to happen, you'd have to stop doing what you do here in this thread, and stop YOURSELF from trying to tell other parents how to raise their children, and stop judging them guilty of anything you haven't seen for yourself. Judgment is a 2way street, 4chan, remember that.

[4channel]

Well, lalbo-81? I'm not telling parents what to do. Nowhere am I telling folk what to do.  I am just discussing on a thread the issue of children being sexualized by drag queens.  I don't know if you have kids yourself or have grandchildren.  But if you do, would you take them to a NSW library (or whatever state you're in) , surely you wouldn't think it's appropriate to have drag queens with genitalia and sexual-act / scent names reading to kids?   Surely you would think that this is inappropriate. Am I right?

[domino-710]

I would suggest a NSW library a little too far for Lal to bring the grandkids.

[katistrophik]

I also think perhaps the other 'Drag thread that was locked' should perhaps stay that way 4chan, especially as it is already done seems to be just yet another attempt by the you to 'drag' it all up again as was no doubt your intention when you began this thread.

Lobbying for the protection of children, I agree, is up to us all, but I think people in Aus would be just as  concerned about what is happening in other area's as well

[4channel]

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@katistrophik wrote:

I also think perhaps the other 'Drag thread that was locked' should perhaps stay that way 4chan, especially as it is already done seems to be just yet another attempt by the you to 'drag' it all up again as was no doubt your intention when you began this thread.

Lobbying for the protection of children, I agree, is up to us all, but I think people in Aus would be just as  concerned about what is happening in other area's as well

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Nonsense katistrophic, the drag queen part is only a portion of what this thread is about so please don't try that one!  Besides that this thread (as per my lead post) is about violence in music, violence in video games etc.  Have a look at my reply .....  

Message 100 to  zanadoo_56

https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Protecting-children-from-things-adult-and-improper...

We all have a right to discuss issues.  This shouldn't be decided by a small clique of posters.

[domino-710]

It's a difficult one - Lal for some reason when registering was registered here in Aus.

She actually lives in the US - and has only ever visited us here on CS.

[katistrophik]

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@4channel wrote:

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@katistrophik wrote:

I also think perhaps the other 'Drag thread that was locked' should perhaps stay that way 4chan, especially as it is already done seems to be just yet another attempt by the you to 'drag' it all up again as was no doubt your intention when you began this thread.

Lobbying for the protection of children, I agree, is up to us all, but I think people in Aus would be just as  concerned about what is happening in other area's as well

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Nonsense katistrophic, the drag queen part is only a portion of what this thread is about so please don't try that one!  Besides that this thread (as per my lead post) is about violence in music, violence in video games etc.  Have a look at my reply .....  

Message 100 to  zanadoo_56

https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Protecting-children-from-things-adult-and-improper...

We all have a right to discuss issues.  This shouldn't be decided by a small clique of posters.

Hey,

I call it like I see it, does everyone agree with me – No, do I agree with everyone else – No. But when I state my views or debate an opinion, I don’t always expect to be agreed with [definition of debate is accessible on line] but I do it openly.

I do not use veiled politeness and badly hidden aggression with complaints of bullying, I just say it.

If you did the same without forever re-hashing your views, C&P’ing other’s words and kudo count and alluding to groups and members being of a bullying nature rather than trying to hide your short comings by always having to Blame  something or someone, maybe you would get a better class of debate.

As it stands, most just scroll past except of course for the members of your little group of bullies by proxy.

[the_great_she_elephant]

4channel wrote: Today children are exposed to things that 20 years ago were unheard of. In what passes for music, the lyrics are more explicit and sexually laden than they ever were. ………... Other forms of music such as some rap have lyrics about killing people, guns and putting down women in the worst possible way.

Oh for those innocent, bygone  days of  traditional folk song:

Maggie May (prostitution)

The unfortunate Rake (prostitution and syphilis)

The Cruel Mother (infanticide)

Lizie Wan (incest and murder)

Prince Heathen (Rape and domestic violence)

Little Sir Hugh (murder and anti semitism)

Rob Roy (abduction, forced marriage, rape)

[4channel]

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

4channel wrote: Today children are exposed to things that 20 years ago were unheard of. In what passes for music, the lyrics are more explicit and sexually laden than they ever were. ………... Other forms of music such as some rap have lyrics about killing people, guns and putting down women in the worst possible way.

Oh for those innocent, bygone  days of  traditional folk song:

Maggie May (prostitution)

The unfortunate Rake (prostitution and syphilis)

The Cruel Mother (infanticide)

Lizie Wan (incest and murder)

Prince Heathen (Rape and domestic violence)

Little Sir Hugh (murder and anti semitism)

Rob Roy (abduction, forced marriage, rape)

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So whatever existed in the past doesn't make what is injected into children today acceptable.

Most of those examples you gave were from when Western society was in its dark ages (are we seeing a return?), people were less hygienic and non-Caucasian people and those deemed to be lower class were treated abysmally with an evil law to back it up.  The law has gone and we are supposed to have a better society.