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Originally Posted by sarettah
Bullshit.
It is revisionist.
If it was my child and the picture had the guy with the cigarette, it gives me the perfect opportunity to point out to my child that at one time in our history smoking was very popular but nowadays we mostly know better.
Framing it as "removing potential harm" from the children is no different then the shit Congress and the Moral minority put out there in the name of "it's to protect the children".
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I *know* it's revisionist...that's why I called it that.
And sure, *you'd* have a nice talk with your child. Some would. Some...would not.
Severe knee-jerk reaction on being put in the same class as the "Moral Majority," et al...so I'll have to ponder and get back to you when the smoke clears. I sure as hell hope we haven't gotten to the point where every time somebody says "we're doing this to protect kids" they have to defend themselves against being in league with the demon-fuckers in the Moral Majority.
I had to fight to get some "protect yourself against sexual abuse" programs through the schools. A teacher took me aside and told me why. The "religious right" didn't want their kids empowered to speak up for themselves and make their own decisions. I think it took three days to get my dropped jaw up off the floor.