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jeff47

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89. And I'm trying to figure out what, specifically, the harm to your child was.

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 06:32 PM

Feb 2013

You're asserting that it caused harm. What harm did it cause?

It has nothing to do with an intelligent woman also being sexy. Clearly those attributes are not exclusive. It has to do with character. An intelligent woman who makes a decision to do something inappropriate and damaging

If those attributes are not exclusive, what damage was done? What was inappropriate?

It is developmentally inappropriate for children to be exposed to highly sexualized images. There is not much medical dissent here. Nearly all pediatric and psychological professional groups would agree with this statement.

And this show was nowhere near the material in those studies. The show was not hardcore and abusive porn.

Unless you think Elvis caused similar damage.

There is even evidence that exposing children to high sexualized images lowers the age that children go through puberty.

Got a link? I'd like to see that study.

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A dress code needs to be instituted for all Superbowl performers. [View all] Nye Bevan Feb 2013 OP

How about it be required they can actually sing. You know.....harmony without... yourout Feb 2013 #1

Sounds like Rihanna or Beyonce or both were performing. n/t vaberella Feb 2013 #2

Exactly. yourout Feb 2013 #8

That would be nice. nt historylovr Feb 2013 #14

I'm old school...but you just nailed how it sounds...that or yodeling libdem4life Feb 2013 #21

oh the yodeling barbtries Feb 2013 #67

You're just trying to claim "Non-Turd" status. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #3

DUDE! 36,000! nt Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #5

Well that is no fun... n/t Agschmid Feb 2013 #4

It shall be titled: "The Insecurities Clause" nt EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #6

Nuns armed with rulers? pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #7

The standard was to kneel on the church pew and your skirt had to reach the pew too. Coyotl Feb 2013 #9

Another exemplar of why I never watch the Super Bowl. longship Feb 2013 #10

It's like watching NASCAR for the crashes! xtraxritical Feb 2013 #19

Or hockey for the brawls. (Thank you very little, Philadephia Flyers.) nt longship Feb 2013 #20

Or baseball for the donnybrooks! Art_from_Ark Feb 2013 #97

Huh? We're Liberals, save the christian conservative prudish BS for the fundies. JaneyVee Feb 2013 #11

Wow, you are really sarcasm challenged, aren't you. HERVEPA Feb 2013 #13

Sarcasm is my specialty. JaneyVee Feb 2013 #15

The SuperBowl should be a more family friendly thing. vaberella Feb 2013 #12

YES. You can't even take 5-year olds to the beach any more. Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #17

I'm sure you're also the advocate of Thongs for Toddlers...go you! vaberella Feb 2013 #18

How about we have Tool do the next one? snooper2 Feb 2013 #59

So....you think 5-year-olds are having sexual thoughts jeff47 Feb 2013 #29

Nudity is one thing jberryhill Feb 2013 #30

Again, the 5 year old just thinks it's a funny dance. jeff47 Feb 2013 #32

I can remember coming across porn at that age jberryhill Feb 2013 #34

The only thing strange about it to me back then was I knew it was forbidden (nt) jeff47 Feb 2013 #35

I saw something odd jberryhill Feb 2013 #38

What about the 8 year old or the 10 year old? lunatica Feb 2013 #42

Or my 12 year old. wildeyed Feb 2013 #51

Because it's not possible to talk about complex issues with her? jeff47 Feb 2013 #58

And I will. wildeyed Feb 2013 #60

And her "uniqueness" is to use those gifts, plus her body. jeff47 Feb 2013 #70

It's not just the clothes. wildeyed Feb 2013 #71

I used shorthand. jeff47 Feb 2013 #83

People who do things I consider harmful to my child, even just mildly, lose my respect. wildeyed Feb 2013 #87

And I'm trying to figure out what, specifically, the harm to your child was. jeff47 Feb 2013 #89

You think people let their ten and twelve year olds view hardcore porn for a study? wildeyed Feb 2013 #91

What about them? jeff47 Feb 2013 #57

Oh please. wildeyed Feb 2013 #62

So that's acceptable when the dancer is wearing pants? jeff47 Feb 2013 #77

It's just weird with pants. n/t wildeyed Feb 2013 #80

The idea that women and their bodies are exploitable lunatica Feb 2013 #63

What in the routine did that? jeff47 Feb 2013 #78

You really think you're holding your own in this argument don't you? lunatica Feb 2013 #98

That's not what I am suggesting...so get off it. vaberella Feb 2013 #41

As I said above, it's just a funny dance to a 5-year-old jeff47 Feb 2013 #54

How do you know that? wildeyed Feb 2013 #88

That isn't sexuality. jeff47 Feb 2013 #90

How do you know what they know? wildeyed Feb 2013 #92

sexualization of our young girls. seabeyond Feb 2013 #48

It's sad to see you never really bothered to read my posts. jeff47 Feb 2013 #56

first i did read and i did not see, " I never claimed the feminist title" so there was not the seabeyond Feb 2013 #61

Well, I made that point 2 times in replies to you jeff47 Feb 2013 #75

Yes, the five year olds should be able to see the grown men smash their heads together Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #36

Nah...I'm pretty much against the smashing of the head too. vaberella Feb 2013 #40

You better not take those five year olds to the beach. lol xtraxritical Feb 2013 #72

? Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #73

Funny you should say that Paulie Feb 2013 #93

Word World is great TV. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #94

She fast forwards through the repetitive stuff Paulie Feb 2013 #96

I agree with you as aptal Feb 2013 #65

And that's just for the players! postulater Feb 2013 #16

UPDATE: Tebowing to be mandatory, announce nuns pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #22

Perhaps the Taliban can suggest some tasteful Burqas for the performers to wear. Cleita Feb 2013 #23

Entertainment announced for next Super Bowl: Sing Along with Mitch pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #25

Tassles are most definitely out of the question. n/t cynatnite Feb 2013 #24

That's right! We need to start getting back to some traditional American family values! bluestateguy Feb 2013 #26

There's more skin at a public beach. Apophis Feb 2013 #27

Whether man or woman, one breast must be exposed at some point in the performance DJ13 Feb 2013 #28

Well, there was this... jberryhill Feb 2013 #31

Oh crap! DJ13 Feb 2013 #33

... DollarBillHines Feb 2013 #81

There are enlarged stills of it already on the internet jberryhill Feb 2013 #82

Whoa! DollarBillHines Feb 2013 #84

TiVo, HD, large screen jberryhill Feb 2013 #85

Typical. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #37

As a 48 yr old woman... I'll say it was hot. alittlelark Feb 2013 #39

Really? My daughters took dance class for a couple of years. Jennicut Feb 2013 #43

WON'T SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!11! HappyMe Feb 2013 #44

The NFL is a vast, brain washing enterprise Shankapotomus Feb 2013 #45

Maybe you need to talk to cameraman who seemed to have a penchant for zooming in on certain parts of mfcorey1 Feb 2013 #46

Perhaps the half time should be silent. A time of reflection and grace. Autumn Feb 2013 #47

"It's time for the Pepsi Halftime Show, presented by the Pilgrims" tarheelsunc Feb 2013 #49

I never watch the Stupor Bowl kentauros Feb 2013 #50

I thought the half-time show was a yawner riqster Feb 2013 #52

I loved Beyonce's outft riverbendviewgal Feb 2013 #53

Message auto-removed foxman007 Feb 2013 #55

Yeah, because I was so grossed out when Sir Paul, and Bruce Springsteen, Sheldon Cooper Feb 2013 #64

When did this become The Puritan Underground? nt TeamPooka Feb 2013 #66

Women should only wear Bhurka Bandit Feb 2013 #68

I've always assumed there's a large degree of difference between any two extremes LanternWaste Feb 2013 #69

don't you cast those spells at me, Harry Potter. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #74

ROFL jberryhill Feb 2013 #76

Or maybe the players should play nude. longship Feb 2013 #79

I like your idea about nuns... zappaman Feb 2013 #86

Those football players have no business wearing such tight clothes either Autumn Feb 2013 #95