Generation Of Girls At Risk

[icyfroth]

This article by Miranda Devine in last weeks telegraph caught my eye and thought it would make for interesting discussion here:

Secrets of the hookup culture

"THERE is one domain in which woman have always reigned supreme, and that is the business of coupling, procreating and child rearing. Therefore, if you influence women, you influence the fabric of society. Which is why feminism has been such an important weapon in the armament of the left.

But feminism has now gone well beyond redressing genuine inequality to advocating behaviours and attitudes that damage women, and threaten the health of society. The evidence is there to be seen for anyone who cares to look, in the annals of psychological disorders that afflict so many young women today."

http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/mirandadevine/index.php/dailytelegraph/comments/generation_o...

"The zipless f ... eulogised by yesterday’s feminists has become the norm for Gen Y in the form of a too-often joyless, mechanical and regret-filled hook-up culture. Secks and human connection, let alone love and compassion, have effectively been decoupled in the hook-up culture, in which dating has given way to no-strings-attached physical encounters.

The term “hook-up” is exactly as dehumanising it sounds, and a fascinating study by the American Psychological Association last month shows how disconnected are the seckual behaviours and private internal desires of young men, and especially young women.

Yet the establishment’s concern and outrage is marshalled against the rare piece of advice from elders that might offer an antidote to despair."

"Meantime, out in the real world, The American Psychological Association review, “Sexual Hookup culture” shows the disturbing psychological consequences, for both men and women. They include unwanted sex (mostly alongside alcohol and substance abuse), profound regret and feelings of shame, emptiness, and in some cases depression."

I despair also for the generation after this one...

[icyfroth]

We need to take a balanced look though, not only look at the bad and conclude all the young are like it.

As parents of young transitioning adults we should not be authoritarian. It does not work. It leads to rebellion and ends up with opposite of what is desired. We need to communicate and teach our kids how to make good decisions not scare them into submission by authoritarian attitudes.

What a generalised load of claptrap about a whole generation of young people.

Living in denial is unhelpful.

Nobody said ALL the young are like it, but it's a large and worrying trend that shouldn't be poohed poohed off as harmless.

[freakiness]

Living in denial is unhelpful.

Nobody said ALL the young are like it, but it's a large and worrying trend that shouldn't be poohed poohed off as harmless.

It's not me living in denial. I did discuss these issues with my kids and was always there for them in finding their ways through adolescence.

I did not shield them from the nasties of life. We talked about it and watched TV programs discussing issues which might affect them.

I did not pooh pooh anything off as harmless, I said it's not new. If we learn from the past we can teach our children to take care of themselves.

Being authoritarian is being in denial. They soon learn to hide what's going on with them, then you are in the dark and denial.

[icyfroth]

ok

[i-need-a-martini]

IMO, Gen Y is way more conservative than any teen/young generation from the 70s/80s.

This article relates to teens in the US which has a very peculiar conservatism towards sex thanks to the proliferation of the right winged Christian movement over the last 2 decades. 

Australias experience is very different.Thankfully the widespread practices over there aren't really a part of our culture.

[icyfroth]

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Australias experience is very different.Thankfully the widespread practices over there aren't really a part of our culture.

Yet. With the infiltration of american traditions and the loss of our own, and with many american celebrities as not entirely wholesome role models, wer'e growing ever closer.