[thefactor]

at the A&F down by the seaport, they used to have naked pics covering the big windows facing the outside. but the windows are now covered with heavy wooden shades.

and seriously, have you walked in there lately? the music is as loud as a frat party. i swear to god i am not that old but you literally cannot talk to the sales people. it's amazing.

[wbill]

I don't think that we're getting too old, I think that sex is becoming more overt.

When I was a kid, sneaking a peek at the "Playboy" Dad had stashed in the bottom of his dresser, was a BIG deal. Now, a kid can go online and get submerged in filth - stuff that Hugh Hefner never would dream of putting to print - in about 3 seconds.

I'm wondering what the end result will be. I figure that there will be an eventual backlash, back to 50s sexual values....kids rebel against the norm, and when the norm is "Hey, everyone does it", I figure that a puritannical streak will be the end result. Or maybe a "Wow, porn. Just like the last 50 websites I saw. Biiiiig Deal." -type attitude.

Not much else that I can do, other than raising my kids right, and not patronizing the worst offenders - "Victoria's Secret" did NOT get any of my holiday $$$, despite the fact that Mrs WBill particularly likes their "Pink" lotion. What else is there to be done?