Originally posted by ahoffmanI don't think so.
hmm....interesting im 20 and still barely understand viva la bam and all that stuff...now i do find it somewhat entertaining at times when the show doesnt seem as stage, now jumping to your other snippet i would enjoy watching that clip due to the fact that it might give me a little confidence on there being nice people around today yet especially with everything going on......now should i feel old?
Very well spoken.
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Originally posted by PalynkaAnother
I don't know if we're are getting meaner and more violent. I think it's more due to the fact that it's more out in the open. While this may very well be less hypocrite, it also may have the negative effect of turning it into something socially acceptable or even commendable.
It exists, there's no point in denying it, but the general population should be a ...[text shortened]... , Paris Hilton, Bam, Big Brother celebrities, etc.) and that is the problem, in my opinion.
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Originally posted by PalynkaI've asked RN to discuss this issue with me, so we could come to some agreement. He refuses to talk to me about it because I'm a minor (which I believe he was referencing - for some strange reason). He has no problem posting my age in an open forum, just talking about why he does it. I have nothing against RN, I just wish whenever someone gave me a compliment he'd lay off the 'She's 15' crap. Almost no one who compliments me contacts me outside the forums, and when they do, I usually tell them my age if they ask.
Freddie mentioned it and RN said he didn't want to discuss it in an open forum. What's wrong with that?
In lots of cases in the debate forums, I lose some credibility when people become aware of my age. People don't take a 15 year old seriously sometimes, and I believe I can offer more to the conversation when people don't know my age.
Originally posted by CrazyLilTingThank you Julia.
Fascist answer. I agree with Palynka when he said:
[b]He didn't mention you and he was speaking in general terms, so your claims of harassment sound a bit ridiculous.
You had a good point and you've made it before, there's no need to keep bickering about it.
That's seem like you are harrassing him. Sorry but I have to say that, Rachel.
- Julia[/b]
Sorry I did not read the entire forum Red Night (too long and not enough time, because I have 2 kids myself).
Personally, my feeling is that these are kids with no direction, either because they have no ambition, someone didn't spend enough time with them, they are getting no direction from parents or role models, whatever the case may be. The truth is, kids need parental or other input in their life to know right from wrong, someone to show them, tell them, guide them. If that is absent, you get kids with no respect for themselves, others, the environment, property, etc..
I agree you need to give kids space to explore and feel their way into the world, but you also need to keep an eye out for danger, talk to your kids and provide them a safe place (home) to talk about their life and feelings and friends.
Originally posted by Remora91I am uncomfortable discussing certain issues with you. I remain uncomfortable.
I've asked RN to discuss this issue with me, so we could come to some agreement. He refuses to talk to me about it because I'm a minor (which I believe he was referencing - for some strange reason). He has no problem posting my age in an open forum, just talking about why he does it. I have nothing against RN, I just wish whenever someone gave me a complime ...[text shortened]... times, and I believe I can offer more to the conversation when people don't know my age.
Compliment is one interpretation. Criminal is quite another.
I will not and have not referenced you in any way since the initial forum wars.
I apologized earlier for referencing your unsolicited post into that thread.
Because you are a minor it was wrong for me to reference your post.
But, you can't have it both ways. You can't tell me that it is wrong to have referenced that post because you are a minor and deserve special protection (a statement I agree with) and then also wrong for me to refuse to discuss the issue with you because you are an adult.
I see it as my duty as a human being to protect minors. You may disagree with that statement all you like, but you will not change my mind.
I say live and let live. Please stop harrassing me and I will go out of my way to avoid any sort of forum contact with you.
Originally posted by mlpriorHear! Hear!
Sorry I did not read the entire forum Red Night (not enough time, because I have 2 kids myself).
The truth is, kids need parental or other input in their life to know right from wrong, someone to show them, tell them, guide them. If that is absent, you get kids with no respect for themselves, others, the environment, property, etc..
I agree you need to ...[text shortened]... our kids and provide them a safe place (home) to talk about their life and feelings and friends.
It's great to hear from another not-so-frequent poster, that great silent majority of RHP users who are sensible and concerned!
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I don't think that there is anything wrong with the youth of the world, I think that society is letting people of all ages down because we no longer require the kind of basic human decency that our fore-fathers demanded from each other.
And I absolutely agree with the poster that if you don't have respect for other's; you're not going to have any respect for others either.
Originally posted by Red NightQuoting myself: "Asking someone why his generation likes to destroy things is a bit different." Then, following up on this, "My point is that you are assuming too much about a person if you ask such a question. You basically say 'you belong to that age group, so you must fit the stereotypes about it'." It was clearly not an actual quote, it was what I see as the message behind the question mentioned in the previous post.
You put quotes on the statement as if it was something that I said.
And it wasn't something that I said.