A lesson that many don't seem to fully appreciate, courtesy of The Big Comfy Couch

[redqueen]

[NuclearDem]

1. Holy crap, THERE'S a childhood flashback!

[seabeyond]

3. really.... lol i did not know it was real. i thought it like a PSA for men. lol. nt

[NuclearDem]

4. Nah, Big Comfy Couch ran on PBS when I was a kid.

It was a fun show.

[seabeyond]

5. so fuckin' funny. well, tells you i was not a kid the same time as you, lol. hmmm. nt

[redqueen]

6. My kids loved it.

Wish it was in syndication.

[seabeyond]

2. good messaging. soft in pink. a funny nose (humor). unoffensive being challenged by not a "hot"

woman. not directing going toward issue, but presenting it in a gentle, non attacking manner avoid the real subject of rape. rape is too harsh. cant be heard.

simple language. non threatening. avoiding blunt talk.

ok

lol

it is cute and i am being snarky

[Tuesday Afternoon]

7. yes, it is child appropriate and teaching children on a level they can understand about

autonomy. As they grow and their questions get more aware so then can the tone of our answers respond likewise.

All about tone and nuance for me.

This was very good, I think.

So, yes.

[seabeyond]

8. i thought it for the men. something they could gently disgest. i didnt get it was for kids.

had never seen the show.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

9. see ... what level that men's awareness on, don't you?

the MRA's on DU are thinking, acting and responding at the same level of a child. This is why I refuse to call them Men. I don't care what is their chronological age. They are at a child's level of awareness as is some of the girls that post here on DU. They are NOT women yet. They are still playing at/on a child's level of consciousness. It is not meant to be an insult. It just IS what it IS.

Yes, they need this.

Yes, it is a children's show.

[seabeyond]

10. oh wow. ya. wow. can you believe. hmmmm. lol, interesting. nt

[xulamaude]

11. "child's level of consciousness"

Exactly.

You know, after 7th grade I kept growing emotionally and intellectually and (almost?) every guy I ever knew just... didn't. It's like they're stuck at about a 12 year old mentality.

And right, it's not meant as an insult - it's simply an observation that I've made over the 35 years since 7th grade.

[seabeyond]

12. my oldest was fighting at 4, so articulate, full sentences, huge words, to DEMAND they understand he

was adult... like. it would piss adults off with ego. he would lay in bed, in middle of night, reading encyclopedias. now he is 18, you had better damn well treat him as an adult. and it is not an empty demand. he insists on being an adult, recognized, respected, appreciated. really interesting.

my youngest

never wants to grow up. he has had to do it kicking and screaming all the way

[xulamaude]

15. Exception to the rule, your eldest :)

Our daughter is the same way. She's actually one of the smartest - witty, well-read, quick - people I know, and I know some pretty smart people!

But she's still only 13 (well, 14 soon) and that's what parents are for

[Tuesday Afternoon]

14. yes, There are some few who have grown ...

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you will find them on here. They are the ones that are NOT in those types of threads. They are busy elsewhere building and creating positive.

Ignoring the ones that are destroying, tearing down and being negative.

They do not voice their displeasure at their "younger" brethren. This is where a lot of the interaction on DU gets lopsided.

Men (generally speaking and remember how I define men)are more of a: Do as I do and there would be no need to talk about it. Learn from the example I (the man) sets forth.

Women (generally speaking) want/need both. Action and Discussion.

[gollygee]

13. I'm too old to know this show

but it's a very good lesson.

[ismnotwasm]

16. Nice!