Yay for parents/schools and the pussifying of the nation!

[Goodspeed]

Links

School Bans Tag After Parents Complain

A Colorado Springs elementary school is banning the game of tag on its playground -- after some children complained that they'd been chased or harassed against their will.

Boy Suspended for Sketching Gun

An East Valley eighth-grader was suspended this week after he turned in homework with a sketch that school officials said resembled a gun and posed a threat to his classmates.

"Parents want to shelter their children from EVERYTHING and kids can't be kids anymore. If they break a lamp it's because they have anger problems, give them drugs to pacify them. If they don't get good grades in school it's because they're stupid or slow, give them drugs to make them smarter. If they are too energetic it's because they have a hormone imbalance, give them drugs to slow them down. If they're not energetic enough it's because they have a hormone imbalanace, give them drugs to speed them up."

And the best article I have to contribute...read it if you can because it is very telling, found this a while ago. It focuses on the changing roles/perception of males growing up in society, and the very "toxicity" of being a boy today.

TIME - The Myth About Boys

Seriously, am I the only one who notices crap like this? I don't know about you, but I played rough sometimes on the playground and drew violent stick figure fights when I was a kid and turned out fine. In fact I still have my favorite drawing of a monster truck running over a school bus somewhere. What the hell is going on? I like to stir the pot every now and then, and I thought I'd depart from the usual political rants. Where is all this 21st century political correctness/acceptance and tolerance for all with any hint of danger or harm stamped out coming from? I think we're seriously damaging our future with this stuff. Please, if you have kids, let them break a leg, play sports, and....be a kid :roll:

[WRXtranceformed]

I agree, people are getting overly paranoid nowadays, but it certainly is a different age now. Girls getting pregnant at 12-13 is like normal, kids bringing weapons to school... I mean we used to do some crazy shit as kids and I turned out okay, but I guess you can never really tell anymore. That kid sketching that gun could be the next college shooter.

[Goodspeed]

I mean we used to do some crazy shit as kids and I turned out okay, but I guess you can never really tell anymore. That kid sketching that gun could be the next college shooter.

Well, I think its well known that kids like to rebel against authority, and this is only making it worse. I wonder how that kid feels...he drew some sort of laser gun and all of a sudden the school suspends him and makes him feel like a criminal. He'll probably want to get some revenge. Parents and teachers are punishing kids before they even have a chance to screw up <--part of being a kid anyways.

[ScottyB]

yep, sad state of affairs. more than anything i'd just like to round up the parents that force feed their kids baby einstein, hormone drugs, and a superstar mentality, and push them off a cliff in a flaming boxcar. everything these days seems like its based on how your kid stacks up to the neighbors...freaking insanity. its like they live vicariously through their kids.

i can tell you right now, if i was a kid today and did now what i did in school then, i'd be institutionalized. hell i remember drawing a poster for history class of the revolutionary war, and one of the soldiers was being shot in the head and his head was exploding. i mean this is poster sized. the teacher looked at me kind of weird but nothing happened, i thought i just did a realistic drawing. looking back i almost hold my breath thinking the trouble i'd be in now.

ehhh....sorry for the tangent, it's late

[Ryan T]

I feel the same way as scotty. When I was in high school it wasn't unusual for some to carry their knives with them in their pockets (I've carried a knife on my person everyday since I was 15). Some even would go hunting before school and have their 30.06 and a dead deer in the back of the truck till school was over. Hell one guy even skinned his deer during lunch. He got fussed at, but didn't really get in that much trouble. If you tried to pull any of that shit today you'd be in jail.

[JustinG]

i probably would have been sent to prison, I used to draw up huge tanks running over people and blowing buildings up. Not to mention we used to play tag and dodgeball so rough people were instantly bruised.....

I always fall back on the parents creating their kids into pussies.

I used to get swift spankings every week and im ok......somewhat.......not really.........im so depressed.......my parents dont love me.......WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[Evan]

Its a pretty pathetic state of society that boys are punished for being boys.
Its un-pc to be masculine.

This is a good book that discusses the topic well (among other things)
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[Hunter]

I don't know about you, but I played rough sometimes on the playgroun

Well that's debatable Goodspeed. :lol:


Seriously though, in first grade at lunch we had a table where we all brought paper and pencils and tried to draw the coolest battle scene. I'm not so much of a artist so I don't think I ever won, but most of it was pretty graphic.

We also used to play tackle football during our recess and no one really cared. Well, they cared after the nerdy kid (Jacob) broke his arm... Way to ruin it Jacob!!!

[.RJ]

Oh noes! Kids breaking bones! The horror......

[WRXtranceformed]

Parents used to spank their kids back in the day too. Not that I necessarily subscribe to that kind of thing, but some of the brats that I see in public with their parents deserve to have their ass spanked once in a while.

As cliche as it is, I think television has played a larger role in increasingly aggressive children. What's acceptable for kids to watch today was not acceptable in my household growing up, and movies, adult shows, and even childrens shows are noticeably more violent and disturbing than they used to be.... from what I could remember anyway.

[Goodspeed]

I think its just a matter of parent's leaving it to the school's to parent their children while they go off and pursue their careers. I mean you can't blame them for wanting to succeed, but they are basically leaving their kids behind to provide the best for them, kind of ironic?

So we end up with frustrated parents and schools afraid of violence and litigation, meanwhile kids are growing up aspiring to be the next 50 or P.Hilton. I think this problem is far worse than politics or societal care etc IMO.

[Ryan T]

Thread de-shitted. Carry on ON topic.

[Steve85]

Kids play in leagues where they do not keep score.

"You're a winner no matter what Johnny"...no need for drive or motivation to get better, no hurt feelings....until he has to start trying out for positions and can't make the team.