Comments on: Congratulations to Violet Blue http://www.erosblog.com/2006/08/29/congratulations-to-violet-blue/ Sex Blogging, Gratuitous Nudity, Kinky Sex, Sundry Sensuality Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:31:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Bacchus http://www.erosblog.com/2006/08/29/congratulations-to-violet-blue/#comment-8104 Bacchus Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:10:02 +0000 http://www.erosblog.com/2006/08/29/congratulations-to-violet-blue/#comment-8104 Tnoswad, your perspective, and your comment, is welcome, but I fear you've come to the wrong place if you're looking for any agreement with your fundamental premise that children should not be exposed to intelligent writing about sex. My own view is that children don't tend to read anything that's not of interest to them, and if they find something disturbing or unpleasant, they stop. Given that we live in a culture that's absolutely soaked with sexual imagery and info, it's really not a question of whether your six year old is going to be exposed to same. The only real question is <i>which particular</i> sexual info and images are they going to stumble over first? For most kids, that's porn, often quite bad porn. If I were raising a smart, reading six year old boy, I'd *much* rather his first exposure to sex stuff was Violet Blue's smart prose, sitting next to the comics as if it's nothing special or taboo, than some furtively-shared-on-the-playground glossy spread of a 19-year-old girl crying while getting double-penetrated by Ron Jeremy and his eighty-year-old-uncle. Make it smart, put it in the morning newspaper, he's gonna read six paragraphs, decide it's boring, and move on. I can't imagine him taking harm from this process. But of course, he's your boy. I'm not trying to make your decisions for you, just explaining why I don't share your concern. No, you're not being totalitarian -- but I do think you're being short-sighted. Tnoswad, your perspective, and your comment, is welcome, but I fear you’ve come to the wrong place if you’re looking for any agreement with your fundamental premise that children should not be exposed to intelligent writing about sex. My own view is that children don’t tend to read anything that’s not of interest to them, and if they find something disturbing or unpleasant, they stop.

Given that we live in a culture that’s absolutely soaked with sexual imagery and info, it’s really not a question of whether your six year old is going to be exposed to same. The only real question is which particular sexual info and images are they going to stumble over first? For most kids, that’s porn, often quite bad porn. If I were raising a smart, reading six year old boy, I’d *much* rather his first exposure to sex stuff was Violet Blue’s smart prose, sitting next to the comics as if it’s nothing special or taboo, than some furtively-shared-on-the-playground glossy spread of a 19-year-old girl crying while getting double-penetrated by Ron Jeremy and his eighty-year-old-uncle.

Make it smart, put it in the morning newspaper, he’s gonna read six paragraphs, decide it’s boring, and move on. I can’t imagine him taking harm from this process.

But of course, he’s your boy. I’m not trying to make your decisions for you, just explaining why I don’t share your concern. No, you’re not being totalitarian — but I do think you’re being short-sighted.

]]> By: tnoswad http://www.erosblog.com/2006/08/29/congratulations-to-violet-blue/#comment-8077 tnoswad Thu, 31 Aug 2006 07:34:31 +0000 http://www.erosblog.com/2006/08/29/congratulations-to-violet-blue/#comment-8077 I have to confess...I live near San Francisco, and was a Chronicle subscriber. I'm very sex positive and all, but...my wife and I have two boys, 6 and 4. The eldest can read. The very racy adult content in the Chronicle (even prior to Ms. Blue), which is in the entertainment section - the same section as the comics - was a major factor for us in cancelling in our subscription. Bully for Violet Blue, and all, and I really enjoy her stuff, online, as a grownup, but - am I being totalitarian when I ask, "Is the same section of the morning paper as the comics the right place for this?" Our eldest son is very precocious, and very interested in reading the paper (as he sees us do it every morning). I don't think it's ridiculous to think that the section that kids love most shouldn't be the same section as the one with the sex columnist. What made me a newspaper reader as an adult was reading the comics as a kid. I want my sons to have that experience. Frankly, I don't think Violet Blue should be a part of that, and I don't think it's unreasonable for me to think that. I have to confess…I live near San Francisco, and was a Chronicle subscriber. I’m very sex positive and all, but…my wife and I have two boys, 6 and 4. The eldest can read. The very racy adult content in the Chronicle (even prior to Ms. Blue), which is in the entertainment section - the same section as the comics - was a major factor for us in cancelling in our subscription.

Bully for Violet Blue, and all, and I really enjoy her stuff, online, as a grownup, but - am I being totalitarian when I ask, “Is the same section of the morning paper as the comics the right place for this?” Our eldest son is very precocious, and very interested in reading the paper (as he sees us do it every morning). I don’t think it’s ridiculous to think that the section that kids love most shouldn’t be the same section as the one with the sex columnist. What made me a newspaper reader as an adult was reading the comics as a kid. I want my sons to have that experience. Frankly, I don’t think Violet Blue should be a part of that, and I don’t think it’s unreasonable for me to think that.

]]> By: Desireous http://www.erosblog.com/2006/08/29/congratulations-to-violet-blue/#comment-7951 Desireous Wed, 30 Aug 2006 05:55:28 +0000 http://www.erosblog.com/2006/08/29/congratulations-to-violet-blue/#comment-7951 Well I don't know who she is but good for her! She sounds quite interesting from what she wrote. It's always great to hear of people achieving dreams! hugs Des Well I don’t know who she is but good for her! She sounds quite interesting from what she wrote. It’s always great to hear of people achieving dreams!

hugs
Des

]]> By: JJ http://www.erosblog.com/2006/08/29/congratulations-to-violet-blue/#comment-7944 JJ Wed, 30 Aug 2006 04:09:01 +0000 http://www.erosblog.com/2006/08/29/congratulations-to-violet-blue/#comment-7944 I have to agree it IS very awesome news!! I have to agree it IS very awesome news!!

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