Television "profanity"? and a general question arising from such

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esorlxaw

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Okay, so was reading what some might call "news" on the netscape homepage that comes up everytime i open navigator and it had a story called "They said WHAT on tv?"...basically it mentioned that primetime shows were really increasing their use of the so called "seven dirty words" (read: George Carlin back when he was really funny). Anyway, the story goes on to mention that on "According to Jim" a 5-year-old girl said "I have a ******"...this was their example of profanity on television.
Now, here's my question. When it comes to children and what some would call "touchy" names for things, what do you all think? Is there a fundamental problem with a five year old girl knowing the proper name for a part of her body? Would it be better for her to call it a "hoo hoo dilly" or something similar?
I grew up calling my stuff softened slang names which were fully endorsed by my parents. As I grew up, I started to wonder why this was necessary...to make up a silly name for something.
I think to consider the proper names for genitals as offensive or improper for children to learn and use creates a state of sexual insecurity. It almost creates a fear or misunderstanding of the thing itself when you have to use slang to talk about it without getting into trouble.
I don't have children, and as silly as this sounds, when I do, I'll be damned if my son has to call his ***** a "wee-wee" or if my daughter has to call her ****** a "hoo-hoo". I'm sure it sounds crazy to think of a parent talking to their young child with the proper Latin names for their sexual organs, but if you think about it, what's sadder than a parent who is too embarrassed to say "*****" or "******" in front of their child?

Oh, and by the way, I'm not trying to find a coy way to start a bad thread, if it goes that way, please please please close it, this is not meant to start a list of slang names for genitals, just an introduction to an adult conversation about raising children. I feel like all the slang I've used was just enough to illustrate and frame my question, any slang used hereafter would just be unnecessary.
 
we live in a country that is obsesed with politically correct BS, i don't see anything wrong with a child knowing the correct term for any body part, sometimes i would like to divorce myself from the goverment and all the PC jerks this truly is the nation of the offended
 
I figure it would be more politcally correct to teach your child the proper names instead of using silly ones. I don't know though.
 
it's not PC to teach a child anything, didn't you know that children should be hidden from life in general till theri at least 35 years old
 
I'm not a youngster but my parents taught me the correct names for various body parts, but didn't, and I repeat didn't, teach me the vulgar names for them. Though my parents were far from saints, they did try to shed me from vulgarness and as a kid, I had to learn this on the street. However, and I don't want to make this thread any worse than it might be, I do want to share this story with you. I was five years old and my grandparents were visiting with us. My grandfather was a preacher for a "holy roller" style of church, so you can imagine his morals. Anyway, I had heard this joke, either from my parents or from some of their friends. This joke was not supposed to be for my ears, but none the less, I did hear it. My parents had gotten out of the car and I was left in it with both of my grandparents. I decided to tell my joke to them and it went something like this (highly censored)...Grandma, do you know what a Frilly Dilly is? No she said. I then told her that it was the "original @#$%sucker". The looks I got totally confused me and if they hadn't been in total shock, I think I would have gotten a back hand or two in the mouth. Of course it took years for me to fully understand that joke and it wasn't until my mother told me about it that I remembered it. Of course, my grandparents had a long talk with both of my parents. Imagine that.

As you can imagine, had I understood the joke, I probably wouldn't have told it. So, knowing the proper names for body parts is only half the work. But, when is it time, if ever to educate your children totally?

Damn, I'm sure glad that I don't have to go through this again. Life is hard for sure.
 
It seems like pretty common sense to me that kids should be taught the correct names for their personal parts. I also had to share a few common slang terms for them with my son so he didn't use these words accidently not knowing their common meanings.
 
I think children should be taught the proper/correct names for their personal parts, by their parents.

I know some parents have a hard time with this and who can blame them .... in this day and age your kids know more than you do about sex.

Things are so different now and it is hard to try to raise children ... must less trying to get them to talk in correct terms.

Sometimes I think we are fighting a losing battle when it comes with raising children nowdays.
 
peyton shea said:
I know some parents have a hard time with this and who can blame them .... in this day and age your kids know more than you do about sex..
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This said by some who is how old? While I will agree that there are plenty of poeple out there who are sexually naive, that number is declining as we speak. The day of sexual naivity is slowly but surely declining. There might be many parents/adults who say they don't know what's going on, but believe me, they ain't dumb. :) If you think that your aged people are the only ones who are hip with what's going on in today's sexual activity, you are the one who is naive. And, what's more, parents not talking to children isn't something that is new.
 
I always taught my chidren the correct names for body parts and even explained that those other terms were just slang. I also remember my dear son marching up and down the street saying F... rhymes with truck, hauling him into the house and telling him what that word really meant. My kids were also told that if they chose to use those words after they were adults, that was their decision, and to never curse in my presence. I told them about the "Birds & the Bees" in honest language at a very early age.
 
Haha...this post simply points out the problem...only esorlxaw actually used the 'terms' in this discussion!

Come on everybody, we can't even see you blush! You don't even have to say it...just type it!

Everybody who replies to this post shpuld have to use the word ***** or ******.
 
a very astute observation. Just what exactly is it about the words ***** and ****** that are so hard to come to terms with?
 
esorlxaw said:
a very astute observation. Just what exactly is it about the words ***** and ****** that are so hard to come to terms with?
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I don't know...but I would be willing to bet everybody here has one or the other...a ***** or ****** that is.....

:katts:
 
Relentless cussing is about as impressive as streaking the Academy Awards. All you are doing is revealing your shortcomings to the world.
 
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