Are Our Children Being Sexually Exploited?
Posted by truthtalklive on 8 September, 2009
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Keith Deltano is a comedian who is serious about what’s happening to young people in our sex-saturated culture.
You might be shocked to find out your teens “sexual worldview” and what our mass media is doing to feed it through TV, cable, Internet, radio and magazines.
What is your responsibility as a parent? How do you deal with the “oral sex is not sex” attitude that’s sweeping the nation’s elementary, middle and high schools?
Keith joins Stu in studio and invites you to defy conformity.
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6 Comments on “Are Our Children Being Sexually Exploited?”
Still think Keith is being to tough on Miley—any thoughts?
YES, are children are being exploited. I’ve had this burden for the past five years and when I heard today’s topic on the radio I almost broke down in tears. It is everywhere. From Victoria’s Secret to the Ads that are being placed on websites like MYSPACE, which we know is huge with young people today. As a matter of fact, those ads on MySpace are borderline pornographic! It is sad wear America is steering these children and parents need to wake up. I’m a teacher in a K-8 school and so far two years in a row there were pregnant 7th graders and just this past year there was a pregnant 8th graders. Plus, kids are starting to experiment with sex starting as young as 5th grade. Last thing-regarding Miley Cyrus, the Bible says to whom much is given, much is required. Miley, as a pop star with such a wide audience does possess a huge responsibility, especially is she professess to be Christian, I put her up right along with Britney. If she was a true Christian I believe she would be taking her fame in a different direction, which she clearly is not. Thanks for your time!
Welcome to the site April Ortiz.
Remember April, that the concept of “teenagers”, and teens as “children” is a rather modern concept. Roughly a century ago such concepts as we now know them did not even exist, and the difference between an “adult” and a “child” was defined by puberty, and various kinds of initiation ceremonies, which differed from one society to another. Young People have been engaging in sexual behavior for as long as they have existed. Call it the “nature of the beast” if you wish. Try to change society if you wish, if you think that you can. In time, even this too shall pass
John: “Roughly a century ago such concepts as we now know them did not even exist, and the difference between an “adult” and a “child” was defined by puberty, and various kinds of initiation ceremonies, which differed from one society to another.” Yes, that is true, but there was also less objectification of women’s bodies (although admittedly, partially because of repression of their minds as well) and less glorification and consumerization of sex. Those “You’ve come a long way, baby” ads for Virginia Slim cigarettes unwittingly pointed out the irony of the modern woman: the suffragettes of the 19th century would be appalled to see how women have allowed the corporate world to use their bodies to sell everything from cigarettes to yogurt even while women have managed to struggle into the top eschelons of the corporate world. The mistake of feminism was to allow women to sink to men’s level, rather than demanding that men rise to the ethical standards that used to be expected of women (although men were allowed to be boys!) We got rid of the double standard of what was expected sexually from women versus men, but the wrong way! And now our young girls are put through the ringer because they are expected to be sexy and smart, career savvy and yet personally well adjusted and perfect mothers. Or if they aren’t well adjusted, all is forgiven as long as they are cute and flirtatious. It is a ridiculous standard, and it is reinforced by such popular shows as Grey’s Anatomy, Friends, all of the CSI type shows, etc. And people are letting their kids watch these shows! Forget Miley Cyrus, the enemy is the bed hopping done in all of the prime time comedies and dramas.
Yeah…I felt that way about the show “2 1/2 Men the few times I’ve seen it.
Yes, that show comes to mind when thinking about primetime that is borderline pornographic…not in what it shows, but in the subject matter discussed. Even though it is comedy and I guess some people would defend it saying it makes fun of the main characters’ shallow, lewd lifestyle, it glorifies the worst sort of behavior and ought to be on MUCH later, if at all.