I will "admit" to one parental "putting my foot down." I drew the line at Grand Theft Auto. I just. It isn't the violence per se, it's the sexualized violence and the racism and sexism, etc. I know they play it, and play it elsewhere, and I know they're wonderful kids and it doesn't affect what they actually think or how they behave, but I just do not want my money or my house used for it.
Oh, I know that feeling. I told Child if he wants to watch the Friday the Thirteenths and etc, fine, but I cannot deal with them in the house. If he susses out someone who allows it (probably my sister), then I'm all for it. Just not here. I can't deal with them at all.
I'm editing this, because I have to say, I *do* worry about the girls I see who don't have models in their lives of healthy real-world female agency. There are a lot of girls out there without any effective models for this, period. I have to just hope that most of them will figure it out on their own. Unfortunately, where I work there are a lot of these girls. Many of them end up with lives that are pretty messed up. Of course, it's not this book's fault, lol. But, it does feed the mindset they already have.
*nods* I don't disagree, but I'll be honest from limited expereince working as a caseworker with welfare; my clients weren't influenced by their reading. They were influenced by their parents and their families. So the idea that the book could be that influential boggles me; with the girls I worked with, their reading choice wasn't on the top ten of reasons. Not even in the top fifty.
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Oh, I know that feeling. I told Child if he wants to watch the Friday the Thirteenths and etc, fine, but I cannot deal with them in the house. If he susses out someone who allows it (probably my sister), then I'm all for it. Just not here. I can't deal with them at all.
I'm editing this, because I have to say, I *do* worry about the girls I see who don't have models in their lives of healthy real-world female agency. There are a lot of girls out there without any effective models for this, period. I have to just hope that most of them will figure it out on their own. Unfortunately, where I work there are a lot of these girls. Many of them end up with lives that are pretty messed up. Of course, it's not this book's fault, lol. But, it does feed the mindset they already have.
*nods* I don't disagree, but I'll be honest from limited expereince working as a caseworker with welfare; my clients weren't influenced by their reading. They were influenced by their parents and their families. So the idea that the book could be that influential boggles me; with the girls I worked with, their reading choice wasn't on the top ten of reasons. Not even in the top fifty.