In this column I often take a skeptical look at liberal scare-mongering about global warming and cancer threats from pesticides, Teflon frying pans, plastic bottles, cell phones, etc. The liberal scaremongers' solution is always: more government.
But conservatives scare people, too.
When I was growing up, most everyone agreed that it would be a terrible thing if young people were exposed to sex. It must be kept out of sight.
When an obviously pregnant Lucille Ball appeare ...
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Posted by: Masako
Comment: #1
Sat Aug 9, 2008 9:31 AM
I guess "conservative" means conservative about sex, not conservative about spending money, killing needlessly, destroying the beautiful planet God gave us, or killing off those among the beautiful creatures God blessed us with that get in the way of our environmental plundering. Maybe you should find a new term for the folks you are referring to. "Radical right-wingers" might do the trick.
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Posted by: "SAM"
Comment: #2
Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:22 PM
Children think about sex whether we talk about it or not?
Not when I was a kid (the era you spoke of); I didn't find out how babies were made until I was in my late teens. Like everything else, being exposed to all the sexuality on tv does damage just as much as the violence on tv does. I have a neighbor child who sneaks up behind his sister and claps his hands over her ears in an assault move; he got it from being exposed to it; it's no different with sex - kids should be naive to a certain age, but we have 5 yr olds acting and dressing like - -- do I really need to say it?
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