Is it a good idea to censor kids from certain things?

[tsugomaru]

Re: Is it a good idea to censor kids from certain things?

In the end, it wouldn't really matter how hard we try to censor things from kids because they will end up finding out about it some way or another eventually. The easy accessibility to computers is making it even more hard to censor things that we don't want children to see.

Also, children are very impressionable, even if they don't comprehend it, they will absorb it. Little girls, although they don't know why older girls wear short skirts, high heels, and low-cut tops, will want to wear the same clothes just because the older girls are wearing them.

~Tsugomaru

[Rubin0]

Re: Is it a good idea to censor kids from certain things?

When I was in preschool I heard another class mate say a word that begins with F and ends with CK. I went home telling my whole family to go **** themselves. My parents calmy explained to me that this was not a nice word and that I shouldn't say it. I didn't again. I didn't know it was wrong, but when I was taught otherwise I didn't make the same mistake again.

However, nobody is going to kindly explain to a six year old that he shouldn't have shot Susie in the head with his father's pistol.

The point I am trying to make is that children learn right from wrong at a certain age. Before they become morally aware of their actions, their surroundings should be censored. If they can't comprehend that a person doesn't come back after they die, then they shouldn't be pretending to kill people with their toy guns. But at the same time a child is not born knowing these things. That's what you learn at home.

You need to find a healthy medium. I'm not a parent, so I can't say that I know for sure where this line should be drawn. I just know that it has to be drawn somewhere.

[Solitary Seraph]

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Censorship is a sub par substitution for teaching children right from wrong, and enables lazy parents to skirt tough issues.

Children should be taught right from wrong, sat down and explained why something isn't right, rather than plunked in front of a tv and not allowed to see things.

I can understand lies-to-children. That's a solid form of explanation, something that isn't too in depth, but still informative. What I despise is that most people don't even bother anymore. They want the TV to raise their children, and god help the tv stations if something comes on that is too much like "real life."

I can understand people not wanting their children to see things like Skinimax, but when it gets to the point when they won't release old school Sesame Street because "Bert and Ernie shared a bedroom, Big Bird was delusional and Cookie Monster was on the fast track to obesity because not only was scoffing cookies bad for him but that milk looked dangerously whole." You think I'm lying? http://www.thewest.com.au/default.as...ontentID=49963

Censorship is basically the judgement that people are unable to make rational decisions. This really grates on my nerves when people tell me that if I do x, or y, then I end up on x,y and there's nothing I can do about it.

I like to think that I'm a rational person, and that my children will be able to handle moral decisions without popping someone in the face with a gun, unless I censor everything until there's nothing dangerous there for them...until they reach the real world, that is.

[Jokee]

Re: Is it a good idea to censor kids from certain things?

There is a "reforme" that has been voted by the minister of education in Quebec (where I live) Basically they review the entire way students learn ar school. This is serious ****, I saw a teacher doing a puppet show.... in high school...
And also teachers and parents overprotect their kids and as a result, they stay kids much longer. I mean, they are really immature it's horrible. (good thing, this new program is for 7th to 9th grade at the moment and i'm in 10th grade :P

So I think it is not good to overprotect kids. GIVE THEM DRUUUUUUUUUUUGS

[rzr]

Re: Is it a good idea to censor kids from certain things?

To an extent. It would obviously suck for some people i.e. the minors that are worthy of reviewing content deamed explicit but are still immature. What is stupid is hos certain sites refrain from allowing anyone younger than the ageof 21 to join them. You can't sign up to drink online and that's the only time place to prohibit it (space bar is broke, sorry for any inconviences).

[xinpig]

Re: Is it a good idea to censor kids from certain things?

they have banned fahrenheit 451 from schools which is really pure irony, since the book talks all about censorship in the future

[rzr]

Re: Is it a good idea to censor kids from certain things?

They haven't banned it from my school, it's still on the shelves. They have however, banned myspace.com and porn sites. Both being understandable.

[LLaMaSaUceYup]

Re: Is it a good idea to censor kids from certain things?

No we shouldn't.
If you tell them it's bad, and not to do it...
They'll want to.
:P

[rzr]

Re: Is it a good idea to censor kids from certain things?

they have banned fahrenheit 451 from schools which is really pure irony, since the book talks all about censorship in the future

On another note; in my school they ban certain things lie I already mentioned, but they allow others that are more obscene. For example: they have a book for Silent Sustained Reading thats content is all about this woman's sexual and drug fantasies. Why not censor that?

[Zythus]

Re: Is it a good idea to censor kids from certain things?

I wouldn't go as far as censorship, because I think everything about the whole fiasco is quite overrated. You learn as you grow, and I guess thats about it. Pop culture certainly contradicts such natural mental maturity, with all the games that promotes violence and such, I feel thats the only major obstacle thats abstruse to kids about the difference between the good and bad.

About all those spokespeople and their trash talk about the no violence.
I, a 15 Year old, at the overture stages of becoming an adult, gets the whole thing on full volume. I couldn't count anymore about how many pointless assemblies we had about negating and avoiding violence. Thats pure crap to me, you don't make a difference by talking to us, do something useful and start promoting your bible to the media and game developers. ( Bible is used in the non religious way, and as an adjective)

And to add to this, it feels like they are accusing and pointing their ageism at teens and kids, fearing and assuming we have the definite potential to cause violence and destruction. I feel like speaking for all the teenagers when I say this, but:

Go hate the game. We are just the players.

[AquaTeen]

Re: Is it a good idea to censor kids from certain things?

Yes it is a good idea to censor children from certain things like if there's a video of a killing out do you really want your child to watch that? Or like in the music community most rappers and children in that matter say that they'll "Pop a cap in your ass." Do you really want your kids exposed t o that sort of person whom is willing to kill someone or have them exposed to music that makes that gesture?