Posted on 11/22/2009 1:35:43 PM PST by Steelfish
Teen Sex Magazine to Stay on Shelves at Iowa Library Sunday, November 22, 2009
AMES, Iowa — A teen sex magazine will stay on the shelves at the Ames Public Library despite a petition signed by more than 100 parents objecting to the publication.
The Ames Library Board voted 6-1 to support library Director Art Weeks' recommendation to keep the magazine Sex, Ect., in the teen section.
The magazine is written by and for teens under the oversight of Answer, a national sexuality organization at Rutgers University. It addresses teen sexuality issues, substance abuse and eating disorders.
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Nothing at all, if that is what you wish to do.
However, it may be more effective to actually accept the responsibility of being a parent, instead of depending on the Nanny State to do the parenting.
Actually, all you need to do is to accept the responsibility of being a parent and monitor what your kids are reading.
It's really not that hard.
The NEA, Librarian Pedophiles, Gays tageting new recruits and Democrats in General delight in the sickening society.
I was going to say that. I’m amazed the thread ran so long before someone did!
Have a Guinness or a Land Shark!
One of the people responsible for the material in a school, is the school librarian. A lot of these people read the books, before it’s given to the students to read.
Now, there are some who would oppose Tom Sawyer, Huckle Berry Fin; because of the word ‘nigger’ that is used so commonly. Others would object to the Harry Potter books, Wizard of Oz and others; because of Witchcraft. Some would oppose any books detailing the atrosities of war, and some will object because the books depict, display or somehow handle sexual content in an adult manner.
Now, this may come as a surprise to many; but adolescent boys and girls either know, or have a pretty good idea of what a naked member of the opposite sex looks like. They also know what a libido is; as their hormones are raging.
This is where a little bit of Parental Responsibility is supposed to pop up. But, no; it’s easier to demand that the internet be regulated, the TV shows be regulated, the content of the books be regulated so Mom and Dad don’t have to get off their fat a$$ and actuall engage with their offspring.
I’m a Granddad, my parents know what books I read - and the fact is that my parents actively engaged in getting me to read as many books as I could. Reading is a skill, the more you read; the better you get at it. There were some books that my parents felt were too ‘adult’ in nature; so I was encouraged to read other books. Only an idiot child would think that bringing a Playboy home to read the articles would be the same as reading a book by Stephen Hawkings entitled “A Brief History of Time”.
Now, many boys and girls may not read the entire book, they might have highly personal questions that they simply feel uncomfortable discussing with anyone - and I mean anyone. We remember the dreams and the event that take place at night, need I go into them? So, what is a young boy, or young girl to do? It’s not something that a young child discusses with his parents “Hey Dad, guess what?”. Or, for that matter discusses with his Mother, or his friends “You’ll never guess what I dreamed last night”. So, they either live in fear, or shame, or a mixture of both - or they read some article that gives them the information that they are too scared to ask about.
That said, I think there is a huge difference between “Hustler’s Barely Legal” and this publication. Information is never a bad thing; for information provides the baseline for every decision we make. Most bad decisions involve insufficient, or poor information, right?
Damn Good Post!
Poison.
Yes ... and no. If my tax dollars are being used to buy it, it should be something that is morally positive or at least morally neutral. In this case (and I have not checked the magazine out), if it falls short of that rather low threshold, it should not be purchased with my tax dollars.
Thanks, I shall!
Can we have hardcore porn displayed for your kids to see? American society does have standards even if you don’t.
Are you kidding? For every 100 that actually take the effort to complain there might be 100 that strongly agree. I guess you never lived in a small town.
Somehow I dont think this is the end of this. Its not always a good idea to piss on Joe T Taxpayer in those little towns; cutting funding for the local library isn't all that hard to do.
But you cannot be with your child 24 hours a day, nor should you be.
And all parents hope and pray that when their child is in the care of others, that those adults share their values enough NOT to expose them to things before the parent thinks they are ready.
Most parents want their child safe from undo influence during most of their day.
School, library, car, home.
Your argument is not new. It can be used to justify showing all ratings of movies, no censorship, on over the air broadcast television, as well as AM/FM Radio. (See Howard Stern.)
Most people acknowledge, and in fact embrace a dominant culture that does protect our children from people, some of whom do not have the interest of our children primary in their motivation.
Whatever the magazine is, the parents are NOT keeping other parents from getting it and giving it to their own children, they are simply demanding to have the final say on what their children are exposed to when they are not around.
Good for them.
Book Burner.
It's really not that hard.
Spoken like a true expert.
Unfortunately, not all of us are experts like you. And for those of us who are bad parents, we'd sort of like the library to ask us if it's OK before checking out a copy of Playboy or a copy of Sex, etc., to our 10, 11, 12, or 13 year old. Sort of like what bookstores do before selling a copy.
Boy, I sure wish I could have been as good a parent as you were.
Would you also favor “gayme magazine” being placed in a library?
And take a vacation in Anguilla, if you can!
If a parent creates a child, and then says "raising this child responsibly is too hard...I need the government to help me," isn't that contrary to personal responsibility?
Exactly right. Not only would privatizing avoid these endless squabbles, it would probably lead to more efficient libraries as well.
Well, budgets are very tight these days. Might not be enough to keep the library open these days. That is what happened to a town outside Houston when the perv librarians decided to disobey the sexual morals parents. Closed until further notice. Six months later, reopened under new and careful management.
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