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Old 04-14-2008, 12:31 PM   #62 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Seer666
Used to be they were married off soon as they started bleeding every month. Could it be this is only an issue because someone desided to make it so and everyone else just went along with it without asking why?
Used to be girls didn't require an education. The USA used to belong to the Indians. Used to be a lot of things.

Evolution, civilization, growth, industrialization and changing times.

Yeah yeah so I have three daughters. Put on a mother's shoes for a moment. Would you feel comfortable with a 40-year old trying to seduce your 15 year old daughter just because she's physically mature? Or maybe it's because she's fresh and unspoiled? :nono:

On the other hand, I do feel our mores are far behind Europe when it comes to the human body. Breastfeeding and nudity are so taboo in this country (a la the Janet Jackson Superbowl fiasco) which is positively ludicrous.

I think kids have so much to contend with and so many images (I've been reading up on Culture Jamming ) to live up to that they don't know who they are until they're much older now. They have access to information but don't really comprehend it all yet.
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