Sexualisation of children

[MikeSwede]

 

2 minutes ago, Methersgate said:

There ought to be a happy mean.

Ought to but will not happen, least common denominator is fully dressed all time, stay away from daylight. We have as different view on this among us in here as anywhere else.

No good answer to this, I know, but clearly the young generation is getting their inspiration from somewhere, and it is not from their parents. Our job is, as mentioned, to hold the horses from running astray completely.

I am talking about the average kids here, not the commercialised tv show bonanza we have elsewhere, a stupidity of no limits nor ethics.

[Methersgate]

Another aspect of this subject; my wife recalls that her mother went to some lengths to make sure that her father did not attend her school "graduation ceremony",  because she had been selected to perform a "Hawaiian dance", in a bikini top and a grass skirt, and Papa would NOT have approved! So we have the school system promoting "sexy" behaviour in children - and that was a few years ago.

(I've never seen the point of the "graduation nonsense, but I'm British, not American, and I recognise this as one of the American contributions to the Filipino cultural melting pot!)

Corina remarks, about the picture that led me to start this thread, that at Margaret's age she wanted her boyfriends to meet her parents, which they were all too scared to do, but that these days it might be more practical to sort out some birth control...

[MikeSwede]

In the Zulu culture, they have loads and loads of rules and moral laws on how, when and who to _look_ at.

But when the kids are dancing and playing it is in a way and in an attire that make us Europeans blush.

There, it is not "sexy", it is simply their identity. I gather the Hawaiians had/have(?) a similar view on their cultural dressing and dancing style.

While in Sri Lanka, showing more than your feet and hands to the world, is a grave social error. Even men wear ancle long sarongs and the guys who work the land gets a lot of looks and laughter when they tie it high to avoid the mud.

Philippines culture is confused by its input from all the world, I can almost not recount any other country with such vast range of expats and long time visitors. It cannot be a simple task to snap a picture that shows the right amount of coolness, grownupness, worldliness, laidbackness and stylishness to post to your schoolmates ahead of semester.

I suppose a full suit and t-shirt would had made no point at all, in her social world.

[Methersgate]

"In the Zulu culture, they have loads and loads of rules and moral laws on how, when and who to _look_ at.

But when the kids are dancing and playing it is in a way and in an attire that make us Europeans blush.

There, it is not "sexy", it is simply their identity. I gather the Hawaiians had/have(?) a similar view on their cultural dressing and dancing style.

While in Sri Lanka, showing more than your feet and hands to the world, is a grave social error. Even men wear ancle long sarongs and the guys who work the land gets a lot of looks and laughter when they tie it high to avoid the mud.

Philippines culture is confused by its input from all the world, I can almost not recount any other country with such vast range of expats and long time visitors. It cannot be a simple task to snap a picture that shows the right amount of coolness, grownupness, worldliness, laidbackness and stylishness to post to your schoolmates ahead of semester.

I suppose a full suit and t-shirt would had made no point at all, in her social world."

Now that's a very good point.

The inputs into Filipino culture are so diverse - Malay, Mexican, (not much Spanish!), American, Chinese (quite a lot!) that anything is possible...

Off the point, but by way of example...

We were watching the Queen's birthday parade, which is formally known as The Trooping of The Colour, this morning, and Corina asked two questions:

1. "Why were there no drum majorettes?"

I was dumbfounded by this, but of course the Philippines has no real military tradition, but loads of "showbiz", and she had no idea that every single man and woman in that parade, including the drum majors, is a real soldier, and all except the youngest have served in war zones. She thought they were just chocolate box soldiers.

To her, the American copy of a parade is the real thing.

2. "Why are there no women?"

Answer - there are none in the Guards regiments because they are the Guards regiments, but look very closely at the Royal Horse Artillery and you will see that half of the soldiers manning those WW1 guns are girls...

She expected bikinis and spangles?

Edited June 11, 2016 by Methersgate

[Kuya John]

What America does the world follows.....

The Philippines does tend to take Glamour, fashion, Actors and Actresses to seriously, in my opinion.

Choosing not to be part of Facebook, I sometimes have a glimpse at my wife's family and friends postings (Photos etc)

Hundreds of photographs, unbelievable, even me, I have never been photographed so much in my life, as we seem to do now.

The young girl is just following what is becoming the norm and the normal is part of the Global Facebook.

[Nephi]

1 hour ago, Kuya John said:

What America does the world follows.....

The Philippines does tend to take Glamour, fashion, Actors and Actresses to seriously, in my opinion.

Choosing not to be part of Facebook, I sometimes have a glimpse at my wife's family and friends postings (Photos etc)

Hundreds of photographs, unbelievable, even me, I have never been photographed so much in my life, as we seem to do now.

The young girl is just following what is becoming the norm and the normal is part of the Global Facebook.

That's true. And even the EU has or use to have a show called "Britain has talent" if I remember the title correctly. Good show actually but it's things like Facebook and others that is putting kids in serious danger to online predictors and such. These scumbags pose as kids and make friends with children online. Arranging meetups and can cause rape, injury, and death to our young, unsuspecting youth that think they know everything as shown in the below video and others like it.

Technology including social media is a good tool for youngsters and quite beneficial if used correctly. Problem is that kids just don't possess good judgment and decision making skills and just one photo or statement by them can be a magnet these monsters. When kids have access to the internet, it is the same as hanging a sign on your from door welcoming EVERYONE in. That's why kids needs parents to be there, taking a proactive roll to keep them safe.

Nephi

 

[Kuya John]

Nephi you are quite right.

Things have now become so fearful for everyone who cares about their loved ones.

[northtoalaska]

"Why are Filipinos OK with this when we are not?"

Well, you may not be OK with it, I may not be, but, the West certainly is.