I seem like just a regular small-town mom...

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... no one knows I'm actually one of 'TV's weirdest fans'.

http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20568361_21117146,00.html#21117090

I'm torn between being amused and horrified. That's like saying that people (read: men) that root for a particular team are football's weirdest fans. But they don't. I think I may have to write them and point out their nasty sexism.

Then again, didn't Spuffy ruin television? End the world? I can't remember. I wreak so much carnage, it's all a blur.

Buffy SPOILER (?)

P.S. Buffy's getting an abortion. I am beyond glad that Joss is going there. I'm SO tired of 'nice girls choose life' and then it all works out. I live in a poor neighborhood. Believe me, it doesn't just 'all work out'.

Comments

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I guess so! Me, I just told my young kids when they asked that a lot of grown-ups like to look at other grown-ups without much clothes. They could never understand the attraction, and I would always concede that grown-ups could be quite strange.

I was never clear what sort of harm that knowledge of nudity or sexuality did to kids. I'm genuinely curious why your embargo? I know it's pretty common in our country.

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I'm genuinely curious why your embargo?

Well darn...now you're making me think about it ;)
Hmmmmm....

I think it's about keeping them free from sexualized images when they're too young to process what it means.

I think I want my kids to have an "innocent" childhood and not to worry about grown-up things before they're grown up.

I know that generally Europeans are more liberal on this issue and I can't see that it's been harmful - in fact, I don't think you have the hang-ups about sexuality that we have here in the States. I'm hoping that I can keep my kiddos hang-up-free, but I want to wait until they're a bit older before trying to explain everything.

I do like your explanation, though. Short, sweet, and so very true!