[aldo_14]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/02/25/swimsuit.magazine.ap/index.html

****ing insane, if you ask me..... i mean, suspension?

[kasperl]

ok, 3 days suspension for a soft-porn rag?

jesus, that's a bit overdone, IMO.

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by kasperl
ok, 3 days suspension for a soft-porn rag?

jesus, that's a bit overdone, IMO.

Not even soft-porn, either.  'tis no worse than what i'd imagine you get on the telly..... unless US telly has really cracked down since Bush took over.

[Thorn]

I wouldnt even go so far as to call it soft porn...
Some people are just whiny assholes. Simple as that. They actively look for things to ***** about. As long as they are in positions of power, stupid **** like this will always happen.

[kasperl]

i just realised how stupid this was when i remembered the traditional senior year stunt from a few years ago. they hired 2 strippers, one male, one female. the bottom pieces stayed on, but no-one got suspended or anything. i only remember a rumour about a little complaint about the fact the chick's top went off.

now, this is Holland, and a school for 11-18 year olds, but still, it does show a bit about tolerance.

[Nico]

Swimsuits, softporn?
Cool, I should go to the beach more often, that's a giant orgy there

[Stryke 9]

[moves to Holland]


You've got to remember that the US has basically been battling with theocracy since the very onset, and that bureaucrats operate entirely on the lizard-brain fear instinct, banning anything that anybody might blame them for instantly and not worrying about any other consequences.

[01010]

Originally posted by Stryke 9
[moves to Holland]


You've got to remember that the US has basically been battling with theocracy since the very onset, and that bureaucrats operate entirely on the lizard-brain fear instinct, banning anything that anybody might blame them for instantly and not worrying about any other consequences.

Your country is a ****ed place in some respects and it saddens me that it is spreading worldwide.

[mikhael]

It saddens a lot of us, too.

[01010]

Originally posted by mikhael
It saddens a lot of us, too.

I don't doubt it, it's just that the minority seem to have a louder voice.

[Solatar]

That's because the minorities are always whining, while the content majority keep quiet.

[diamondgeezer]

The superintendant was 'shocked' by a swimsuit mag? Seems like he was probably more offended and corrupted by seeing it than the kiddiewinks

Is Ohio particularly conservative, merkins?

[Liberator]

It's a bit extreme.  But, I bet that kid will think twice before picking up a porn rag.

The whole thing is similar to "Zero Tolerance" rules some school systems have.  Children aren't even allow an asprin for a headache, and if they are caught with an asprin they get suspended.  Yes, it's outrageous, but if you study it you can see the logic in it, perverted though it may be.

[Zeronet]

Originally posted by diamondgeezer
The superintendant was 'shocked' by a swimsuit mag? Seems like he was probably more offended and corrupted by seeing it than the kiddiewinks

Is Ohio particularly conservative, merkins?

Its a bible belt state.

[diamondgeezer]

Well that explains a few things, Zero

Originally posted by Liberator
Yes, it's outrageous, but if you study it you can see the logic in it, perverted though it may be.

I do hope he doesn't grow up thinking sex an the naked human body is somehow dirty or wrong...

[aldo_14]

The kid's more likely to pick up a porm mag now, simply to spite the school.   not to mention it;ll have really perked up his curiosity.

[diamondgeezer]

Well I'm not sure about spiting the school, but I'd put money on him wanting to try and find out just what he wasn't meant to be looking at. Kids are nosy buggers. If something is banned, they demand to know why. Being told it's inappropriate or immoral will just prevent further use of 'why?'.

Out of curiosity, I wonder what this school teaches regarding sex education. My middle school was run entirely by Christian teachers (presumably so they wouldn't [theorectially] feel inclined to fiddle with the kids) and we recieved a grand total of one afternoon's sex ed. The teachers looked distinctly unhappy about it and rushed through the proceedings, IIRC. I must have been, ooh... the same age as this chap. Small world.

[phreak]

Ohio's just north of the bible belt, i live there.  Its actually a fairly moderate state and its a contest to see which party controls it during an election year.  It was rather close in 2000 IIRC

[karajorma]

Slightly off topic but did anyone see a show on Channel 4 (UK) a few months back about the attitudes of kids to porn.

They had this on interview with a kid around 15-16 years old who was  talking about how he watched movies all the time and they mostly were good for teaching you what sex was all about but that there could be problems.

Apparently the first time he was with a girl who was in the mood he and her got naked. Then not knowing what to do he suggested anal sex cause that's what they always do in the movies.

At which point she put her clothes back on and left He did seem rather gutted about that

[Bobboau]

I don't know wether to laugh or be disturbed by that