REDFEATHERS said:

We should be responsible for our own words on this site as in life.

I certainly think that Prince's music is accessible to 14 year olds in any country. In most countries, people of that age would still be classified as minors.

My argument is not that we should censor ourselves collectively, nor am I trying to dictate to anyone else what they should or shouldn't say. However, whatever we are discussing, whether it be sex, sexual stereotypes, racial prejudices or political preferences I do believe we should be aware of the affect our words may have on others and take personal responsibility for them.

CAMILLE4U said:

REDFEATHERS said:

Or maybe just a little more thought and tact when expressed. :LOL: Or save it for an orgnote, or resquest a forum specifically for it. P&R is proof it can happen .

If you preach too much to a teenager, they are just gonna ignore you and do the opposite anyway.

CtheUncanny said:

Fucking hell, I am leaving the Org

REDFEATHERS said:

Who said anything about preaching?

REDFEATHERS said:

NO! Red. I'm sorry You are a keeper.

REDFEATHERS said:

Please don't. Many people would miss you, including myself

conch5184 said:

I am just saying, did I say you preached? I am merely posting an opinion!

If a kid takes all their clothes off and entwines their genitals with someone else how the hell can we be blamed. Even children are responsible for their own actions. They should be able to tell by the sensation alone that they are meddling in things that aren’t to be mucked about with!

CtheUncanny said:

That's what passwords are for.

I can see i struck a nerve. My thread is starting to get voted down :LOL:

CAMILLE4U said:

I'm getting out of this conversation. Can't handle much more insanity right now.
[This message was edited Thu Oct 30 10:44:44 PST 2003 by conch5184]

stymie said:

I think single parents can bring up their children just as well as any other. It is all about teaching them and educating them about right and wrong, giving them morals and standards from an early age

conch5184 said:

Me too.

REDFEATHERS said:

Absolutely.

REDFEATHERS said:

Red - I've been told that too - that was about a year ago - , and that's fine and dandy - if that is the intention.

BUT - where does it say that it's an adult site? Nowhere, as far as I can see. Rather it gives the appearance on the homepage that it simply caters for a non-exclusive fan community. If the site is intended to be ADULT only, then it seems only reasonable that it should at least state so, at the very least, in the terms of service

http://www.prince.org/use...ement.html

The service is described, but there is no definition of 'user' being someone who should be above a specific age, or the service being intended for users above a certain age.

I fully acknowledge that this is a difficult area for the site owner to tackle, and I personally have no axe to grind as to whether the site's user policy is adult-only or non-exclusive. My only concern is that it appears to the first time user who signs up to the terms of service to be the latter, whereas I've been told by a moderator that it's the former.

Well anyway, 18+ site or not, it is illegal to have sex under the age of 16 in the UK. Thats it, and thats all I am saying right now. I am off to bed. Nite Nite!

My question is how many kids actually listen when you say DON'T DO IT. These days they pretty much do whatever they can get away with.

Changing the way we speak in here is not going to chnage their minds about it. It never changed mine, and it seemed like everyone around me was popping off babies when I was a high schooler, it didn't make me want to get someone pregnant.

They know what safe sex is, they can watch any TV program if they don't, these forums aren't making kids have sex, hormones are.

I guess I'd be more concerned if this was a website that more teenagers frequented. As it is, it's a bit unusual (though obviously not impossible) to have anyone under 18 yrs old here.

Otherwise, I'd say that there is a relatively good balance of healthy and unhealthy sexuality here, and that a teen's peers and parents will be more influential in what they learn about sex and deciding if/when they have sex.

SUNIO said:

So do you find nothing wrong with a minor being exposed to explicit sexual material over and over? Would this be ok for a ten year old? A five year old? Or is there a cutoff at all?

minneapolisgenius said:

What is Sex??

NotoriousJ said:

the thing that comes before 7

rdhull said:

Oh ok

CtheUncanny said:

I had a single parent and I never got pregnant, perhaps because I had plenty to do, but mainly because I didn't want to be like those other girls who were

CtheUncanny said:

Certainly. There should be a point at which a CHILD is not exposed to explicit material, however I don't believe many of us here would allow their children (I have none mind you only siblings that I am the legal guardian of) to view or participate in explicit discussions.

I DO FIRMLY BELIEVE that a parent should check up on their childrens activities especially on line. I do it for my siblings. I can hoenstly say that there isn't anything that they do (my siblings), that I am not aware of (short of not turning in homework, until too late).

I think it's unfair to expect people who may or may not know who's viewing these posts to curb language that was not MEANT to be viewed by minors. I'm sure it's noones intention to corrupt children when they post in forums.

(Take a look at my profile, and tell me how old I am).

DO you disagree?? I know it is never my intention. I always thought I was dealing with at adults, or at least individuals over 18 or so. Not that I ever knew for certain.