Strider1 wrote:
yes, the influence on young/impressionable kids...certainly bothers me...
but what those symbols represent should bother all of us...
so Im gonna make it as public as I can...
If I understand you correctly, it's not Kesha or the Today show that seems to bother you the most, it's the influence they have on our youth and society.
I think it's better to teach others how to make good choices, rather than to "protect" them from exposure to bad things. Better to teach a child why they shouldn't eat cookies all the time rather than to hide the cookie jar. Eventually in life, we're all exposed to bad influences. It's the decisions we make in response to those bad influences that can allow us to avoid the pitfalls of life.
Who is stronger? A man who avoids exposure to any and all things "bad" in life, or one who can walk thru the bad and come out the other side untainted.
I think it's better to teach others how to make good choices, rather than to "protect" them from exposure to bad things. Better to teach a child why they shouldn't eat cookies all the time rather than to hide the cookie jar. Eventually in life, we're all exposed to bad influences. It's the decisions we make in response to those bad influences that can allow us to avoid the pitfalls of life.
Who is stronger? A man who avoids exposure to any and all things "bad" in life, or one who can walk thru the bad and come out the other side untainted.
yes, the influence on young/impressionable kids...certainly bothers me...
but what those symbols represent should bother all of us...
so Im gonna make it as public as I can...
(“I don’t suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it.” )