And no. Following the media has very little to do with the media nad far, far more with what they have seen and been exposed to in actual human interactions. I feel like the argument keeps being pulled over to video games are to blame for violence. So yes, I was condescending because with any kind of luck, eventually society as a whole will stop blaming everything and everyone but themselves for the problems they reap. This month its Twilight; last month Judy Bloom. Before that it was feminism making women uppity. It used to be Susan B. Anthony and a while back it was Joan of Arc. Teenagers being stupid is consistently pushed into a corner of other people's responsibility instead of the parents from teh beginning grounding them in what they want their kids to be.
What I want, and what the post was about, was asking, for five minutes, for people to step back and ask themselves in all seriousness what makes this book more dangerous than any other, what makes this book worth shaming girls when they read it, and why we're adopting the same paternalism that at one time didn't allow a woman to have agency in her life or her body. Everything doesn't have to be about making sure all messages are crafted to current ideology--sometimes, we, these girls, everyone, can take enjoyment and let it stay enjoyment instead of the constant barrage that nothing they do, read, say, is good enough or mature enough or smart enough or worthy enough.
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And no. Following the media has very little to do with the media nad far, far more with what they have seen and been exposed to in actual human interactions. I feel like the argument keeps being pulled over to video games are to blame for violence. So yes, I was condescending because with any kind of luck, eventually society as a whole will stop blaming everything and everyone but themselves for the problems they reap. This month its Twilight; last month Judy Bloom. Before that it was feminism making women uppity. It used to be Susan B. Anthony and a while back it was Joan of Arc. Teenagers being stupid is consistently pushed into a corner of other people's responsibility instead of the parents from teh beginning grounding them in what they want their kids to be.
What I want, and what the post was about, was asking, for five minutes, for people to step back and ask themselves in all seriousness what makes this book more dangerous than any other, what makes this book worth shaming girls when they read it, and why we're adopting the same paternalism that at one time didn't allow a woman to have agency in her life or her body. Everything doesn't have to be about making sure all messages are crafted to current ideology--sometimes, we, these girls, everyone, can take enjoyment and let it stay enjoyment instead of the constant barrage that nothing they do, read, say, is good enough or mature enough or smart enough or worthy enough.