WTF! AAAAAAAH!!!Treblaine said:"strong anti-discrimination moral."
No, it's very important that kids learn to discriminate. They have to learn to discriminate against Nazis, slave-owners, pedos, and other people who are a destructive force on society and a direct threat to them. A blanket anti-discrimination attitude DOES NOT WORK, it is not practical at all.
What is a threat to them is also aborted inside cartoon as well. Tho discrimination toward a way of thinking could be disastrous if not right out dangerous. Do you think that the Talibans doesn't discriminate... because they attacked both England and the US under their "YOU PROMOTE VICE" which at this point it something that I have to agree if you believe in what you say. Same thing to Nazis. You see, what link those fundamentalist group are the fact that they DO DISCRIMINATE and therefore, not only would you do a disservice to kids everywhere but you turn them into something that is equally "evil". Your not better than your "evils" when your agenda is the same.
As for the PSA; They are there. Don't follow stranger. Stay near a adult you can trust. Always make sure your parent know where you are. Listen to your parent. Those are covered. HELL! Remember the Phrase
[HEADING=1]And knowing is half the battle![/HEADING]
All that came from PSA that CARTOON HAVE TO SHOWCASE otherwise they cannot being greenlighted.
Yes because children couldn't care less then about sexuality. What's the matter, Do you really want to go around each kid and staple a PRO-GAY panflet on their forhead?You say there is another way before you even acknowledge now the X-men gay allegory doesn't actually get through to the generation it targets with it's message.
At this point in their developement, they aren't anything and not victimized. You clearly can't see that sexuality isn't a factor in this? They are kid without sexual preference. Kid that are 4 to 10 years old and that you clearly. Kid that still think girl/boy are icky and gross.Children need to learn, through storytelling, games and activities not to victimise against homosexuals in particular as well as other groups. As importantly they must learn to stand up against victimisation.
Also, Pedophile and Deviant often was exposed to sexuality, either by being victimized to just finding daddy's stack of penthouse. In most of the cased, that is the catalyst of their deviancy... and your suggesting to do the same with children? Try to talk about sexuality without talking about sex... because I guaranty you that you will feel ackward when the child will think that two man living together are friend because they can be. The only difference is Sex and you'll have to explain it. It's unavoidable.
Victimization isn't all about sex and that, I know that you are aware of that. Standing up for gay is a good thing but forcing to make kid understand what sex is and why it shouldn't make them a disservice. Get in mind that when it's matter is during PUBERTY and that is where thing should be. A good way of what your ideas will bring? Go to japan. They are way oversexualized and half the "product" they invent are basically due to that. If you introduce sex too early into a child live, you screw them forever.
WHA... I can't make head or tail of that sentence and neither is google. Moving on!Bringbackbuck has you tekken-told on the "family education before puberty" thing.
Do you realize that they don't even know what gay is? You do, don't you?No one is telling kids
"CHOOSE SEXUAL ORIENTATION"
But rather
"DON'T GAY BASH!"
and it's best they are introduced to the CONCEPT of homosexuality in a responsible publication rather than in the schoolyard full of misinformation conjecture. We need to stop victimisation WHERE IT STARTS, and that is before they even reach puberty, that's as far back as I remember hearing gay insults and gay bashing.
What, you mean punishing the child won't make them believe they did something wrong? At this point, seeing your hatred filled reply, I don't want to know the alternative of what your thinking... because I believe the schoolyard will give me flashback to Silent Hill One."Suspension for any kid calling another one gay."
A zero tolerance policy? Have you any idea what a monumentally bad idea that is? Not only are such draconian punishments far too inflexible, but they destroy children's education with suspensions for honest mistakes where they won't learn what they did wrong. A suspension is such an over-reaction in school is only going to engender bitterness and resentment especially when they get such a harsh punishment for being caught saying it when other friends simply weren't caught. Zero-tolerance policies have decimated entire generations in education as they are far too harsh, the punishment must fit the crime and go too hard and you'll get blow-back.
The point is that TEENAGER should know better, they are given show where gay people get a preeminent role and where the give the whole GAY ARE OK speech. They are well enough into the development to know what sex is and to understand the concept. Kid wouldn't quit school because they cannot say gay... or if they do, it's wouldn't be their decision as kid everywhere must attend till 16. So, destroying their education? No, It's impossible in the current way civilize nation enforce literacy and school.
Beside, you brought up another point. Kid that want to bully will bully. Whenever their friend get away with it or not. They didn't care about the tolerance/being kind aspect when they were kid and you think that screwing with their mind when they are younger will help? Not a godamned chance! Building resentement over acting like a dick seem preferable to whatever you just proposed.
[/quote]But your very choice of limitation "calling another gay", I'll say this once and hope you learn it:
[HEADING=1]"GAY" IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE AN INSULT[/HEADING]
People willingly self identify as gay! It's like suspending a student for making reference to a black student being black. This rule effectively bans EVER addressing homosexuality in schools. Sweeps it under the rug.[/quote]And to remove that definition, you must get rid of it as an insult. THERE'S NO OTHER WAY.
Sex is a taboo till your old enough to understand. It's even a CRIME to force it onto kid. What your asking is practically to commit a crime. You are in no position to discredit anything. You aren't a fullflegde child psychologist and have absolutely no idea of the consequence of what you are proposing. If such act had any shred of chance of doing what you think it would, it would be actually in motion right now. I suggest you actually get in contact with a real child psychologist before replying because, on my side, i know one. You'll be surprise who would be wrong here.You have come up with SO MANY convoluted and discredited ideas they all just seem to want to keep the idea of homosexuality out of sight and out of mind. Banning phrases like "gay" doesn't make gays more acceptable, it makes the concept taboo, alien and does not address deep seated prejudices. Dancing around the issue with allegory and platitudes won't work if they aren't given actual examples, and you do not need to go into explicit details about sex.
You can't sweep this issue under the rug.
It's ok to be angry that gay are persecuted, but there's better way the turning a full generation into screwup.