LBBC, it seems to me like you should be throwing your advocacy behind more stringent disciplinary procedures rather than censorship.

 

For those who aren't taught or punished at home, it doesn't matter where or who they hear or learn things from if they are not taught at home. It could come from South Park, the neighbor, an older kid down the street, or anywhere.

Honestly, I don't know the solution but I recognize a problem. I feel in coming down on South Park like I am grasping at straws for a problem I think is growing and not seeing anything being done to address it, but a lot being done to feed the monster.

Well, I can honestly say that one never happened to me personally.

That was very stupid of me BF. I apologize.

Well, I can honestly say that one never happened to me personally.

 

Never happend to me, because we didn't have busses at Most Blessed Sacrament.

When they see JackButt the Movie, when they see rap and hip hop stars that are millionaires for acting that way, when they see it on television and movies, when they see all the Bengals act as they do, why would they think it is not socially acceptable. Because one bald overweight teacher says that it isn't?

Whew, I think that balding overweight teacher comment may have hit a little close to home for me.

Are people imitating tv or is tv imitating people. In other words does art imitate life or does life imitate art.

 

Amidst the arguing Cats Eye made a good point that I think was overlooked.

+1 Those are only punishments if the parents care. I know if I had been assigned detention the least of my worries came from the 30 minutes after class.

There is no doubt Habib, and that is how it still is in structured households. I just don't think structured households reap the same influence of the negative factors that a Southpark, or Grand Theft Auto, or excetera provides as a household that involves a lack of proper supervision. Should big brother be able to step in, I don't think so. But then again, we are raising a gerneration of children that spend more time with machines than they do their parents.

Amidst the arguing Cats Eye made a good point that I think was overlooked.

I think art imitates the worse parts of life, then brings those parts to the mainstream.

I think art imitates the worse parts of life, then brings those parts to the mainstream.

Good statement.

That was very stupid of me BF. I apologize.

None needed at all -- it made me laugh! :lol:

 

 

 

 

Besides, I do that to people all the time.:sssh:

Never happend to me, because we didn't have busses at Most Blessed Sacrament.

Same here. I only had a bus ride in 1st and 2nd grade. Other than that, I either "walked" or was driven.

Personally, I think that South Park is one of the most brilliantly written shows on T.V. I don't just mean in the comedic sense either.

 

I agree. Behind the crude humor is some good honest hard looks at our hypocritical culture.

As for discipline: In the old days a kid knew that, if he came home and said he got paddled, he was going to get paddled again! Today, a kid knows that if he comes home and says he got paddled, his parents will be on the phone to the lawyer.

 

Amen.

 

My kids are in bed by 9 normally unless there was a game or something like that.

Concerning the firing of Don Imus, CBS executive made a statement that sound familiar to me. :sssh:

 

"There has been much discussion of the effect language like this has on our young people, particularly young women of color trying to make their way in this society," CBS President and Chief Executive Officer Leslie Moonves said in announcing the decision. "That consideration has weighed most heavily on our minds as we made our decision."

I wonder if Mr. Imus has ever seen this show? Or the CBS folks.

I wonder if Mr. Imus has ever seen this show? Or the CBS folks.

 

Isn't CBS owned by Viacom, which owns Comedy Central which airs this show?