[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Freaks and Geeks

[Janette]

On 2/19/08, susanmcgee48176 <Schlobin at aol.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Seriously, I'm as out of step as you are in this regard, and proud
> of it!
> >
>
> In fact, I know several other sets of parents, some of whom don't let
> their kids watch dvds, videos, OR commercial television, and many of
> whom (lesbian, gay and straight parents) don't allow profanity,
> vulgarity or disrespectful language.
>
> It's interesting to hear people's responses, but I'm going to go
> right on being "out of step" on these issues.
>
> I'm tired of walking down the street and hearing teenagers swear at
> the top of their voices. I never fail to say "please stop! there are
> children around!", and frankly, I must look like a formidable little
> round mom because they never fail to look abashed, and apologize.
>
> We also insist on civility, too.
>
> And frankly, we get amazed comments "your children are SO polite", "I
> can't believe how well-behaved your children are!" constantly..which
> frankly worries me. My kids are just kids. What are other kids'
> behavior like if our children's conduct elicits such amazement?
>
> We do enforce and reinforce courtesy, and model it constantly in our
> behavior with each other....I think our children would faint if they
> heard my partner or I say something like "you're a big fat
> loser"...we just don't do name calling, and we suppress it when we
> hear it..not just with our children, but with any children or young
> people who are in our house.
>
> And in regards to GLBT and GLAAD issues...I'm happy if the series
> portrays lgbt people in a positive light, but if there's profanity,
> disrespect, cynicism, name-calling and/or discourtesy rampant, it's
> not going to be shown in our house.
>
> So continue on with the flames....I'm getting toasty warm.


montims:

I'm not flaming, and I'm not judging, and I admire people who make a stand
on something and stick to it, but I can't really understand this particular
stand (though I will, of course, defend your right to have it!)  Does it
really matter what words they hear, or are used in the household, as long as
the general impression is one of love and harmony?  Does hearing unpleasant
characters in a tv programme swear automatically make a child swear?  Does
watching a child shoot up a school make all children shoot up schools?  I
would have thought the moral grounding would lead the child to be disgusted
by certain behaviour, and not want to emulate it...


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