
ABC News is trying to assure us that young girls who have a "fascination with itsy-bitsy clothing, misogynistic hip hop music and porn star-esque celebrities " is just behavior that "isn't cause for alarm".
Gee, I feel better already.
Wearing short-shorts and belly shirts, grinding to hip-hop hits, and posting provocative pictures of themselves on the Internet — the behavior of many teen and tween girls has parents wondering if their daughters are bound for a lifetime of promiscuity and loose morals.
But some psychologists and child-development specialists believe nothing about the teenage drama has really changed. While young women may express their sexuality more overtly than they have in the past, for the most part, their behavior isn't cause for alarm. It's a necessary step in growing up.
ABC relates the recent findings that teens seem to be having sex less these days -- that is a good thing of course -- but is it really nothing to worry about that we are sexualizing our children at younger and younger ages?
Perhaps the danger that is represented when our girls, at increasingly younger ages, are dressing like street corner hookers and bad copies of Britney Spears (perhaps a redundant pairing there, I realize) isn't that they will indulge in underage sexual activity but that they trivialize their sexual expressions so? That they are making the way they feel about sex and personal comportment something to be unconcerned about? Is it a good thing that they are taking one of the most important aspects of their adulthood and taking away the gravity of it all?
Recently a story made the rounds that reveals that 51percent of women in America are not married . In the story, women in America seem to be revealing a dismaying tendency toward considering marriage unimportant in their lives. Older women, too, seem more interested in their own selfish wants focusing on their desires to "go places and do things" instead of sacrificing for family. Also, consider the rise in sexually transmitted diseases in young women, a fact that does tend to confirm that sex is a casual consideration.
(There are an estimated 19 million new cases of STDs each year in the United States, up from 15 million nearly a decade ago.)
All of this is bad for the perpetuation of society as well as the health of its members.
Worse than what it does to girls, this failure to consider the importance of sex and marriage trivializes sexuality for boys who are watching this casual expression in girls and, in reply, treating women with a corresponding lack of respect. Why should women be treated as objects to cherish and protect if they make themselves into caricatures of sexual carelessness?
Yet, even as ABC is telling us not to worry about this sexualized acting out, they tell us that we should talk to our teens about why it is wrong to dress that way contradicting the "don't worry about it" stance they took only a few paragraphs earlier.
Rather than dismiss teenagers' expression of sexuality as a breakdown of values and decency, child development specialist Juvonen suggests parents and school administrators should talk with teens about what it means to display sexuality.
"It's the kind of dialogue that's missing from our schools at the moment: Have you thought about what that kind of picture does to people? What is the likely reaction for people who see that picture? " she said. "It's about adults learning what kids do on the Internet and using that information to help us prepare them to deal with the issues they have not thought about."
Wait a minute, ABC. Is it OK to dress like a slut or does it present a picture that "does something" to people?
Apparently they are having trouble deciding.
Then they double back again to the "don't worry about it" stance, equating these sexy Internet postings on MySpace.com to a teen "having a healthy self-image".
For parents still uneasy about MySpace, Friendster and Facebook, Broughton said consider social networking sites from a new angle. In an age where the pressure to weigh less and look hot can overwhelm young women, a teen girl posting her picture on the Internet can be seen as having a healthy self-image.
"Putting up pictures of yourself scantily dressed on MySpace is, in a way, kind of a good sign," he said. "The good news is that it's somebody who isn't horrified by their appearance. Also if they get some positive response, that can be very supportive."
So, starving oneself to look like a 90 pound waif so that they can "look hot" on MySpace is now a good thing, ABC?
For years feminists have told us that "looking hot" is NOT a goal worth achieving and that emulating the glitteratti is a bad habit, right ABC? Even I can agree that the ultra thin look popular in the entertainment and fashion industry isn't healthy for girls to copy, even if it is to "look hot" on MySpace.
In the end, ABC seems to be having a hard time with this sociological investigation of how our girls are dressing for their webcams. Sexualizing teens is good in one paragraph, bad in another. And "looking hot" is good for their self-esteem despite the health risks of emulating anorexic fashionistas!
Lastly, with all the emphasis on "Internet predators", ABC doesn’t even mention the possibility that these sexy web postings can easily lead to our children being exploited and molested. Why do we get that angle on every Kids and the Web story but this one? Why not even a mention of the possibility?
Still, I wonder if writer Sheila Marikar would think it's "cool" if her daughter were dressing like a hooker and displaying herself on the internet for all to see?
Somehow I’d bet she would be shocked and want to stop it.



















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The new look, I believe, shou
January 19, 2007 - 09:41 ET by Chris NormanThe new look, I believe, should be called - "the Power Slut"....
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How about "the Pop Tar
January 19, 2007 - 09:44 ET by MightyMouthHow about "the Pop Tart" ?
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
mm,I like that one. I was jus
January 19, 2007 - 09:51 ET by Chris Normanmm,
I like that one. I was just trying to identify the notion that now says, apparently, "Girls, you can act like sluts and still be achievers!"...
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I'm with ya Chris. What do
January 19, 2007 - 09:54 ET by MightyMouthI'm with ya Chris. Who do these girls think they are anyhow... Guys?
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Yeah. That's what I resent -
January 19, 2007 - 10:02 ET by Chris NormanYeah. That's what I resent - we're the ones who get to act stupid. On the other hand, I, for one, don't particularly want to see a guy dressed like Brittany....
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
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"I, for one, don't par
January 19, 2007 - 10:07 ET by MightyMouth"I, for one, don't particularly want to see a guy dressed like Brittany...."
Amen and PTL to that Chris! Truth is, without a good woman in our lives most if us guys would be "pizza-eatin-beer-drinkin-football-watchin-lazy-no-good-for nutin-Aholes"
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
MM -- perfect woman
January 19, 2007 - 11:12 ET by misterbillMM-- perfect woman--I found her. She lets me be a ""pizza-eatin-beer-drinkin-football-watchin-lazy-no-good-for nutin-Aholes" and still loves me.
Do you also pay the bills?
January 19, 2007 - 12:08 ET by MightyMouthDo you also pay the bills?
Haha, just kidding! There's probably not one earthly reason you need to have her followed by a private "dick". :-)
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
My wife tells me over and ove
January 19, 2007 - 18:50 ET by lnthompMy wife tells me over and over I'm the best husband she's ever had. I'm just not supposed to remember she was never married before!
Lee T.
U.S. Navy (ret.) / Hillsboro, Oregon
I have enough money to last me the rest of my life. Unless I buy something.
I've noticed a couple of th
January 19, 2007 - 10:11 ET by sarcasmoI've noticed a couple of things. First of all, apparently a girl need only do porn once, and not even all that well, to become a "porn-star" -- yet paradoxically, if one is an otherwise-useless hotel heiress one can do not-that-good porn (on night-vision, no-less!) yet not always be described as a porn-star, even though she is! It's funny, to me anyway.
JMR
Sarc, I think maybe that's be
January 19, 2007 - 10:18 ET by Chris NormanSarc, I think maybe that's because the shelf life of a porn star is very brief. They need a constant supply of fresh fodder. By the way, what research led you to notice these things? :) Government grant?
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
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If I somehow managed to get
January 19, 2007 - 10:25 ET by sarcasmoIf I somehow managed to get a government grant for watching hot young females who are "out of my league," it's likely I'd suddenly change positions & be in favor of stupid government grants! :)
JMR
You see Sarc, EVERYONE can
January 19, 2007 - 10:28 ET by MightyMouthYou see Sarc, EVERYONE can be bought! It's just boils down to the PRICE!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
I have to hand it to you sarc
January 19, 2007 - 10:32 ET by kathleenirishI have to hand it to you sarc. You seem to be the most openly horny guy on this site.
"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph
I'm relatively-harmless, it
January 19, 2007 - 10:39 ET by sarcasmoI'm relatively-harmless, it's the people who try to deny/repress it that end up going-nuts in the end. And I may be an ordinary schlub in the USA, but in Costa Rica I've discovered that I'm a rock star!! Talk about motivation to re-learn Spanish...
JMR
and deaf people all agree I'm
January 19, 2007 - 11:00 ET by Chris Normanand deaf people all agree I'm an excellent singer... :)
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piedra cabeza is not a rock star
January 19, 2007 - 11:08 ET by misterbillSarc piedra cabeza is not a rock star--(I owe you one from yesterday.) LOL
How about just "whore"?
January 19, 2007 - 09:46 ET by Warner Todd HustonHow about just "whore"?
The PC version is: "Ho
January 19, 2007 - 09:47 ET by MightyMouthThe PC version is: "Ho", Warner. :-)
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Nice post Warner, but please
January 19, 2007 - 10:00 ET by Tony SNice post Warner, but please realize that usually when the MSM does reports like this on women and girls, they are popularizing ideas that have come from college Women's Studies departments.
One of the main campaigns against sexual violence on campuses is "even if she is dressed like a w*ore and has sex with everyone else but you, that's no excuse ofr you to rape her." This slogan is accompanied by a poster of a woman scantily dressed with her legs spread. While no sane person would condone rape, these posters (and ideas) deliberately tantalize and give a license for women to dress any way they wish with no responsibility.
Concurrently, colleges also have seen the rise of the "Vagina Monologues" which purports to care about abused women, but which is really obscene sexual exhibitionism on stage. MAIN POINT: The women who were on these campuses ten years ago are now running news departments!!!
Epilogue: It galls me that the normalizing of exhibitionist women is occurring in tandem with the complete shaming of any part of men's exhibition of their sexuality or even affection for women (in the media, the workplace, etc). The radical feminists on campus have now mainstreamed their hatred of men successfully -- Phyllis Schafly has written about this.
Girls Gone Wild
January 19, 2007 - 09:45 ET by Six String SpiffWell, if this isn't a double standard I don't know what is. Wasn't it the MSM who single handedly brought down Foley? Why is there no defense of Foley that the kid he was emailing was just "going wild?" Nope, it's perfectly OK when I see 12 year olds walking around the mall in less clothing on than the hat on my head... We always ask "Where are the parents?" Well, the MSM has evidently assumed that role as well. How arrogant can they be? Then they'll be the first to complain when somebody makes a pass at them. These are the same people leading the charge of the femi-nazi movement among or places of work. You can't even say a woman is dressed nicely with your paycheck attached to it... This makes NO SENSE. Then again, it IS the MSM.
Sure, I watch the MSM... Through a pair of crosshairs.
So, this was the goal of the
January 19, 2007 - 09:56 ET by kathleenirishSo, this was the goal of the Feministas? Nice work, a$*#%les. Are we all happy now?
The culture is in the gutter. Oh so much to 'celebrate'. NOT.
Traditional marriage and families. The backbone of what's left holding this country together...and it's dwindling away. All through the assistance of the US government and the MSM, too. Thanks, libs.
"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph
I assume teen smoking is also
January 19, 2007 - 13:13 ET by TruthMongerI assume teen smoking is also no big deal then : ) . . .?
We talking traditional values
January 19, 2007 - 14:22 ET by FastEdWe talking traditional values? I've yet to hear what's wrong with them.
Here's a serious question for the libs who lurk here. Since it has become ok to have gay marriage/civil union, and little girls can run around half nekid, and teen sex and smoking and birthing is ok, marriage is optional, how soon will it become ok for pedophilia? Incest? Just remember, it wasn't that long ago that all the above were shameful. When does it change, and is it OK with you? And when will you change your view?
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad
I wouldn't want my daughter w
January 19, 2007 - 14:30 ET by balboaI wouldn't want my daughter walking around half nekid, having sex, smoking, having kids, etc. So I guess I'm a long way off from OKing incest and pedophilia. Bestiality, well that's one I'm gonna have to think on.
after abortion
January 19, 2007 - 14:32 ET by tumbler_2007Listen, once abortion on demand is legal and firmly ensconsed in a society, no more damage can really be done. The wheat and the thistles are just due for sort-out.
Liberals Gone Wild
January 19, 2007 - 10:08 ET by Six String SpiffThis is just another phase (sometimes permanently) that libs go through. I can do anythign I want without consequences... It seems the Kennedy's have been going wild for.. well.. ever. Thank you MSM for continuing to destroy the fabric of this nation. Morals? Who needs those? I wish misery to spare on you foul people. ta ta!
Sure, I watch the MSM... Through a pair of crosshairs.
Journalists
January 19, 2007 - 10:09 ET by iveseenitallAnother issue with which our "jounalists" can show their ignorance. Sexual promiscuity is degrading to humanity. It has been one of the major reasons for the downfall of nations throughout history. Our modern liberal "journalists", of course, never think this deeply. Wouldn't it be wonderful to see a t.v. show which thoroughly researched an issue as serious as this. T.V. is a tool which could be used for the common good, yet it continues to treat everything in a superficial, ignorant manner. As this acceptance of ignorance continues, America continues its descent into the sewer. And, worst of all, we are dragging our children down with us.
NEVER,NEVER trust a liberal
While I think that posting
January 19, 2007 - 10:33 ET by balboaWhile I think that posting racy pictures online is dangerous, I don't think the photos themselves always mean that the girls are "slutty." It can mean that the girl is in charge of her sexuality, and not likely to be swayed by "dudes" looking for action.
So, what are you saying? &
January 19, 2007 - 10:39 ET by MightyMouthSo, what are you saying? "Slutty" is in the eye of the beholder?
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Dress like a slut, I'll look
January 19, 2007 - 10:44 ET by Sua SponteDress like a slut, I'll look at you as a slut.
Back home a saying goes, "Tell me who you walk with and I'll tell you who you are"
No. I'm saying that people th
January 19, 2007 - 10:45 ET by balboaNo. I'm saying that people that appear slutty, esp. in MySpace photos, aren't necessarily slutty. Slutty appearances are still slutty. Online, a lot of that is for show.
... and what is the purpose o
January 19, 2007 - 10:57 ET by Warner Todd Huston... and what is the purpose of "the show"?
What is the purpose of almo
January 19, 2007 - 11:02 ET by balboaWhat is the purpose of almost anything teenagers do? To appear "cool."
To only "appear"
January 19, 2007 - 11:02 ET by MightyMouthTo only "appear" slutty. Then it's "haha fooled you, I am not really a slut!"
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Sorry, Balboa, I think yo
January 19, 2007 - 10:49 ET by motherbeltSorry, Balboa, I think you are way out there with that attitude. These young girls may THINK they are "in charge of their sexuality", but flaunting it online IS being slutty. But hey, slutty is cool now. As long as the media and society in general downplay this crap as just kids being kids, the whole thing is just going to continue to degrade.
The adults need to take charge again. This society has allowed the sexualization of children at ever-younger ages, and then we wring our hands at the proliferation of pedophiles and child-molesters.
And hear I thought being sl
January 19, 2007 - 10:57 ET by balboaAnd hear I thought being slutty was sleeping with lots of people. Huh.
Hey, I wouldn't let my kid dress that way, first of all. I'm just saying things aren't always what they seem online.
"...I'm just saying thin
January 19, 2007 - 12:04 ET by Chris Norman"...I'm just saying things aren't always what they seem online."
Whew, then there's a chance you don't "sleep with lots of people" (how big is your bed, anyway?) and are a sensible Conservative...
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
Exactly! You feel what I'm
January 19, 2007 - 12:06 ET by balboaExactly! You feel what I'm layin' down, dawg.
I feel what you're laying dow
January 19, 2007 - 12:13 ET by Chris NormanI feel what you're laying down? Uhhhhhhhhhh-
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
Are you not hip to my jive?
January 19, 2007 - 12:16 ET by balboaAre you not hip to my jive?
What it is. As Barbara Billi
January 19, 2007 - 12:26 ET by Chris NormanWhat it is. As Barbara Billingsley (Mrs. Cleaver) says in Airplane!, "Excuse me, but I speak jive...". :)
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
I ORDER YOU TO STOP, NERD!
January 19, 2007 - 12:47 ET by kathleenirishI ORDER YOU TO STOP, NERD! STOP! MY EYES! CAN'T TAKE....ATTEMPTS TO BE....HIP? NOOOOOOO!!!!
"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph
Yo KI,Well, he axed me. Word.
January 19, 2007 - 13:47 ET by Chris NormanYo KI,
Well, he axed me. Word. Okay, I'll stop..
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
It's OK Chris
January 19, 2007 - 14:04 ET by acumenIt's OK Chris - just part of the white-male-guilt healing process.....
You are making tremendous progress with your whiteness problem, now let's put on some Village People, turn that frown upside down and get in charge of our sexuality.
Michener's Hawaii
January 19, 2007 - 14:45 ET by tumbler_2007In James Michener's Hawaii; a mixed bag of goods, the Parson tries to explain to the innocent, free-loving native girls why they shouldn't flock onboard to lay with the sailors. They wanted to know what's so awful; it's such a pleasure!
He said something like this: "Yes, all is happiness and pleasure for you, and for them. But when they return to their country; they laugh at you.--" Slutty girls may think they're happy and cool. But they're laughed at by guys after they fulfill all of their desires. The guy remembers the great CAR he rode around in picking up bunnies. Especially the back seat of that car.
If he's asked to remember any particular girl, his memory goes Incipient Alzheimers on the spot.
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Don't get me started on this
January 19, 2007 - 10:41 ET by msh1973Don't get me started on this topic...I have two daughters,12 and 13. Believe me the pressure to look "hot" is everywhere. Try taking a young girl shopping! Thank God the belly shirts are out of style. The look now is longer and layered, but the shirts are all low cut. I go insane with my girls. They come out of the fitting room and I say "No", and they say, "Mom!"
I visit MySpace at least once a week to check up on my girl's friends...you wouldn't believe the crap that is on this site. Young girls talking about sex in ways that make me sick, I won't even go into it here. This is not teenagers expressing themselves this is a World Gone Wild.
Sheila Marikar needs to get her head out of that bubble she lives in and get real. Her statement about "healthy self-image", what a joke. She is saying in order for teen girls to have a healthy self-image they have to pose in sexual ways and get kudos from boys around the Country. She needs to be smacked! Enough!
I am with you, msh!! I hav
January 19, 2007 - 10:55 ET by motherbeltI am with you, msh!! I have a teenage daughter too. In regard to clothing, I can sympathize with you, believe me!!
I'll bet a dollar to a dime the author doesn't have a teenage daughter of her own. If she did, she wouldn't so blase if her daughter was posting pictures of herself in suggestive clothing and poses. Do you think she would encourage her daughter to be in charge of her sexuality that way? Give me a break!
sheila marikar
January 19, 2007 - 11:14 ET by vrwc13Just "Google" image of sheila marikar and that will answer your question of if she has a teenage daughter...she's looks too be not much older than a teenager herself. Makes her quite an expert on raising young daughters, of which I have two.
The real question here is who is responsible at ABC for letting this bimbo publish this junk! BTW, ABC's own online poll disagrees with her.
face piles of trials with smiles
Truely a thought provoking pi
January 19, 2007 - 11:05 ET by FastEdTruely a thought provoking piece, what was missing though, was the end game consequences of early start provocative dressing. My fear is what will happen in a few years, when these girls finally, or don't, mature. Being afraid is an option.
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad
Thats funny, STDs occurrenc
January 19, 2007 - 11:31 ET by AJThats funny, STDs occurrences are up. I have a solution. How about instead of funding research for a cure for AIDS, we teach abstinence in our public schools. Oh, that's right... we have been. Golly... silly me. Someone needs to slap me up a bit.
some times, my ear plugs aren't enough to block out liberal manure.
we teach abstinence in our pu
January 19, 2007 - 12:30 ET by Darth Dutchwe teach abstinence in our public schools. Oh, that's right... we have been.
I hope you're being sarcastic. :)
Dutch
As one who has worked with te
January 19, 2007 - 12:56 ET by DarasenAs one who has worked with teens for several years in various youth groups and as a youth pastor allow me to say no these these trends are not good at all. So very often the scantily clad are not saying "I am strong and secure" but instead are saying "look at me so that I feel important because I am insecure". Furthermore those girls that wear these clothes and achieve thier desired look (be it 'good', 'sexy', or whatever) further lower the esteem of the girls who can not 'successfuly' wear such clothing because they are heavier or develop slower or whatever. Let us be honest a 14 year old boy that sees a gal in skimpy clothing is going to start objectifying that female.
I could go on but in my experience the trend is not a healthy one.
Darasen...Whenever my grandda
January 19, 2007 - 14:01 ET by Clear thinkerDarasen...
Whenever my granddaughter needs clothes, my wife and I go with her. We are trying to teach her that she can look pretty without looking like a slut!
I'm all for girls not dress
January 19, 2007 - 18:35 ET by blogonatorI'm all for girls not dressing like sluts, but shopping for clothes with her grandparents?! That poor girl!
taking chances on this generation
January 19, 2007 - 14:03 ET by tumbler_2007The world has yet to see what's coming out of this generation; all of western society.
A few years ago, my wife and I stayed at a bed and breakfast in Bromley Commons; a place in Kent not far from London. A block from this house (great Edwardian-type mansion) was a church on the corner. I guess Anglican, who knows.
One evening not too late, we walked by the church and saw some teenagers milling around on the sidewalk. I couldn't help seeing a kid maybe 16, groping with his girl; and his pants were down to his knees as he (apparently, I don't know!) copulated right there with her against the churchyard wall. KIDS! In front of the church! Baby; this is not your father's England!
Will you guys please stop pos
January 19, 2007 - 13:54 ET by Roger the ShrubberWill you guys please stop posting pictures of my wife on this site.
Rog...I have some really bad
January 19, 2007 - 13:58 ET by Clear thinkerRog...
I have some really bad news. I think I have been dating your wife.
CT
January 19, 2007 - 13:59 ET by misterbillI think I may have been dating your wife.. What goes around..............
Mr. Bill...So your the guy!
January 19, 2007 - 14:03 ET by Clear thinkerMr. Bill...
So your the guy!
CT It's me--I confess
January 19, 2007 - 14:07 ET by misterbillCT It's me--I confess--ever since I put the spoiler on my walker, women have come on to me. Wait 'til I put the running board on my wheelchair---wow!!!
Please ask wife to send back
January 19, 2007 - 14:11 ET by Clear thinkerPlease ask wife to send back my dog!
which one is that??
January 19, 2007 - 14:15 ET by misterbillI need him to guide me>
Well, I guess you can keep hi
January 19, 2007 - 14:19 ET by Clear thinkerWell, I guess you can keep him, but you owe me a dog!
So, YOU'RE the father...
January 19, 2007 - 14:39 ET by Roger the ShrubberSo, YOU'RE the father...
Your wife's a model for the c
January 19, 2007 - 14:01 ET by Conservative in the ArtsYour wife's a model for the conservative T-shirt company?
yea, she's cute, but I've always had a thing for brunettes
Keep the T-Shirt ad girl. Here's the girl that gets me going
January 19, 2007 - 14:18 ET by Eric TurnerYou guys can have the T-Shirt Ad girl. Here's the girl that gets my motor revving!
AKA: armyvet
Eddie, I thought I saw your h
January 19, 2007 - 14:38 ET by Roger the ShrubberEddie, I thought I saw your honey here.
She really does put the &qu
January 19, 2007 - 14:42 ET by MightyMouthShe really does put the "mug" in "mugshot"!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
THAT'S my girl! She loves t
January 19, 2007 - 14:42 ET by Eric TurnerTHAT'S my girl! She loves that color. Goes well with her hair color! I just hope she doesn't end up behind bars for good. I sure don't want to move to another place and just visit my honey on conjugal visit days.
AKA: armyvet
Talk about your inner conflic
January 19, 2007 - 14:18 ET by The Real TonyTalk about your inner conflict...on one hand I'm thinking..."yeah! more hotties!!" but on the other hand I wonder where these kids will be in 5 years.
With the advent of Google and the proliferation of sites like these, when these girls go for a job, especially in a big corporation...they WILL be googled and these pics will show up and guess what...
I also find it slipshod of ABC in its flip-flopping vacillation, but then again, they always do that.
Fight Terrorism at home - defeat a liberal!
Real Tony...Unfortunately, a
January 19, 2007 - 15:28 ET by Clear thinkerReal Tony...
Unfortunately, a lot of these girls will get hired BECAUSE of the pics.
Where are the feminazis?
January 19, 2007 - 14:49 ET by QueenMumThis is a perfect example of why the attitude that this is acceptable behavior is just plain stupid. Yes ladies and gents, we're talkin' middle America here - not Hollyweird or San Franfreako.
"When you walk through a bad neighborhood, you don't want a poodle by your side. You want a Rottweiler." - Gene Simmons on why he voted for George Bush in 2004.
Blame for teenaged girls be
January 19, 2007 - 18:28 ET by blogonatorBlame for teenaged girls behavior needs to be placed on the parents, not the girls. Today, too many parents are too lazy to parent like their parents did. It's too easy to let TV and the internet raise them.
Where Are The Damn Parents?
January 19, 2007 - 23:26 ET by emjem24The most important question one should be asking throughout this article is: where are the damn parents? When I was a teacher 2 years ago, I noticed how every tween and preteen girls I came into contact with in the classroom looked like they'd come out of a Britney Spears video. Who's letting these girls dress like this? All together: parents! Now, I know that some teen girls have a little system where they'll where respectable clothes to school but change into something more revealing when in school. However, there are the parents who just don't give a damn. They are whitless, distracted and I think these girls are crying out for attention. Look at facebook and myspace and all these other social networking sites. They're another facet of what's going on in teen culture where there is no experience with informed decision-making and it's more like "Girls Gone Wild." More and more young girls have no impulse control, talk back, and act out. I should know, I'm one of the teachers that they've talked back to. I wrote them up when what I really wanted to do was verbally slash them with my tongue because I couldn't do my job when their personal drama interfered with my teaching. Until parents stop being permissive, start setting boundaries for their daughters, and present healthy, responsible role models themselves, perhaps these girls won't think it's good to starve and binge and purge. This is also something I know about since I had a mom always on a diet and telling me to do the same thing. She "meant" well but it's better to discuss healthy eating and what the effects are if you don't do it as a young girl. Teen girls are even dating younger. For Pete's sake, I've seen kids as young as 13 dating and it makes me sick. School is for learning, growing up, and preparing yourself for college and life on your own. As a society (which I've tried to separate myself from on this issue), we need to clean up the culture and demand change. It starts with the home and putting a stop to getting your teen inappropriate things to placate them when you know you shouldn't. Our society needs to stress achievement, success, responsibility, respect, and self-respect to our teens whose minds aren't even prepared to handle things like sex and what comes with it. It's all well and good to dress like Britney but do you really want her hang ups and her lousy taste in men?
The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer. Air Force Motto
emjem says: When your brain's stuck on liberalism it self-destructs.