#26
Posted: 2/19/09 at 11:36am
"Society has a way of infantilizing youth to its detriment and "protecting" them from so-called "evils" of society. When in reality that does more damage than exposure to the so-called "evils." "
Sad and true. Case in point, Disney vs Grimm. It seems to be a more American mindset than anything. I have always believed it to be centered around the fact that this land was settled by religious whackjobs that were unwanted everywhere else they washed up. Other Western nations have much less of a taboo view on sex and drinking and a less 'confrontational' view in dealing with other people.. and they tend to be better off for it. Fewer teen pregnancies, gun deaths, alcohol related tragedies involving teens and twentysomethings...
Exposure doesn't encourage the act. Any wise person knows that the act will occur anyway. However, knowing safety measure increases the ability that it will be done more healthily, and the fact that it isn't stigmatized makes it less enticing to a rebelious individual.. they don't feel as though they are doing something 'forbidden', and let's face it, kpeople loving doing things that are forbidden..
Sad and true. Case in point, Disney vs Grimm. It seems to be a more American mindset than anything. I have always believed it to be centered around the fact that this land was settled by religious whackjobs that were unwanted everywhere else they washed up. Other Western nations have much less of a taboo view on sex and drinking and a less 'confrontational' view in dealing with other people.. and they tend to be better off for it. Fewer teen pregnancies, gun deaths, alcohol related tragedies involving teens and twentysomethings...
Exposure doesn't encourage the act. Any wise person knows that the act will occur anyway. However, knowing safety measure increases the ability that it will be done more healthily, and the fact that it isn't stigmatized makes it less enticing to a rebelious individual.. they don't feel as though they are doing something 'forbidden', and let's face it, kpeople loving doing things that are forbidden..
