Stop age discrimination NOW! (PLEASE READ)

Yeah the FCC was given pretty severe broad reaching powers back in the time of radio - and thats probably a big reason they are so conservative. A lot of their policies date back to an earlier time.

I think the contrast is heavily exagerated becuase people have agendas.

We have Music videos every bit as suggestive as any of those European commercials. Just in the US the nipples are covered up.

Interesting that they don't create a world they aren't bored in. Then again 'teen' and 'easily bored' go hand in hand.

*mute*

Your right about teens and boredom. My understanding is it has more to do with being a ghost town than anything else. Just so few to interact with.

Old Joke: What's the new game the girls are playing in the schoolyard?

Punch Line: Squat tag in the asparagus patch!

Icky. Maybe. Although it'd make more sense that they'd complain to be let onto the teen grid in that instance. But yeah... an interesting thought no less.

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OMG. I would SO want to sneak onto that grid even though I'm not a senior. Seniors are loads of fun to hang out with. Much more predictable and less likely to grief. Bring it on, LL! Of course then I'd have to whine about how it's age discrimination for the seniors to have their own place and I'd have to start a group supporting the ability for the general public to have access to it....

Okay. I'm definitely rambling now. But yeah. Senior Grid would rock.

I dunno who's more annoying, the OP or the usual parade of avuncular Resident Answers regulars lining up to cast their stones from their respective pulpits of perfection.

*hums Eleanor Rigby and wanders away carrying a hollowed out beet with a candle in it*

I've asked this same question in various venues before, both on the web and in "RL". I am never given an answer other than " I am mature.", or "I know some minors that are more mature than some adults." or "I know some very mature kids who could handle this (SL)." Worse yet, there are the hysterical, "OMG YOU JUST WANNA HAVE SEXXORZ STOP HAVING SEXXORZ YOU'RE SICK AND THATS WHY YOU DON'T WANT CHILDREN IN SL! PEDO!" types.

Let's set aside the ridiculous subjectivity contained in those statements for a moment...

What then, is the answer? Where does it end? Do certain 13 year olds get to drive cars because Joe or Jane Adultthinks these particular kids are better drivers than some adults? More responsible with alcohol? Prescription drugs? Maybe countries and their respective states should spend billions more than they already do, so that we can assess each child, in a fruitless effort to ensure that some extra special kids aren't discriminated against?

Everyone thinks their kids, or their nieces and nephews, their grandchildren, their friend's children, what have you, are more mature and intelligent. It's human nature. Simple familiarity bias. Nothing more, nothing less, and such biased narrow-mindedness has no business crying discrimination and the like. Or crying for policy reform. That is offensive to civil society.

We all have to go through coming of age. Deal with it.

Despite 183 responses, I don't think anyone has actually read this entire post. I, and many others, stopped reading at the word "nigger" in paragraph 5 of this diatribe. I think any useful discussion has already been had back on page 1. The resident's question has been answered many times over.
Resmod Strife????

I have to admit to having missed that "gem". I started to skim heavily after a couple of paragraphs, because the absurdity level was already hovering around 8.5 or so..

Now I am sorry that I even bothered responding.

That statement from the OP is just... good grief.

no.words.to.describe.

I read the whole thing in hopes that the OP would make some kind of reasonable sense to support thier position.
They did not and you did not miss much by stopping early.

As to an earlier post regarding the drinking age of 21, I remember when it was dropped to 18 (and I was ) and was in full support when it went back up to 21.

I think you're taking his use of that word out of context.


But, like others, I didn't make it that far. I stopped when it got clear that he was calling people under 18 on the main grid "so called underaged" which, IMO, is silly and a good enough reason to stop reading. People who are _under the age limit_ are not "so called underage" - they're just plain old under aged. Putting the word "underage" in quotes over and over does not make them of legal age.

Where'd the beet thread go?

The OP and moderator both seem to have disappeared.

Coincidence? You decide.
And continuing the practice started by the OP to make wildly inappropriate historical parallels, it is reminiscent of how POW's in some of the Japanese Camps during WW!! woke up one morning and found themselves alone, the guards having fled during the night.

I'm sure the jailer will be back soon with a whole box load of new padlocks.

time to necropost your thread

The more observant would remember that Strife has gone to see his folks.

This thread isnt even all that bad. People are spoiled they dont remember what a good flame war is.

The OP has already skipped town and no one is even taking her side (becuase her side is LOONEY)

Strife would have to close the thread for being lame, not for being controversal.

Source: AR
Reason: Off-topic & Trolling & Flaming (and lame )
Action: Lock

12 paragraphs and my eyes go all googly. x_x