Unpopular Opinions

Blueyed228

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Unpopular Opinions : You have every right to that opinion, just as I have a right to my opinion as well. I'm not running for President or doing something that's taking away your rights, I'm just voicing how I feel.
Posted by ewhiteman06[/QUOTE]

No, you said you want legislation on it by taxing it and banning it. 

ewhiteman06

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Unpopular Opinions : I would agree with this. We talked to Ben about his body and inappropriate touching very early for his protection, but there are a lot of parents that don't. I think if more little ones knew what was inappropriate, they would be safer.
Posted by cew515[/QUOTE]

<div>This is exactly what I mean. </div>

ewhiteman06

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Unpopular Opinions : No, you said you want legislation on it by taxing it and banning it. 
Posted by Blueyed228[/QUOTE]

<div>I love food. I love chocolate, I love anything sweet and anything salty or rich in flavor from fats. I do not think however, that my life would be any less enjoyable without something like potato chips or a candy bar. </div><div>
</div><div>I am not so ignorant to think that others agree with that, but that's my feeling on it.</div>

Blueyed228

So no guns, junk food, alcohol, smoking, capitalism.  And teach sex to 5 year olds.

Cant wait to live in that world.

Id have a better chance at freedom in China, Vietnam, Cuba, or Lao.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

Well, I'm getting Bdubs takeout tonight.  You know, before I become addicted to it and forced to sell my body in order to support my fried chicken wing habit.  Or before the government bans it all together.

cardmonsta

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[QUOTE]So no guns, junk food, alcohol, smoking, capitalism.  And teach sex to 5 year olds. Cant wait to live in that world. <strong>Id have a better chance at freedom in China, Vietnam, Cuba, or Lao.</strong>
Posted by Blueyed228[/QUOTE]

<div>I mean, come on. lol</div>

Matty143

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Unpopular Opinions : There's a part of me that agrees with that perspective. <strong>That we need to educate people how to live well in a world of drugs, unhealthy foods</strong>, guns, whatever. But there's another part of me that wonders if that would ever work. I didn't claim to have the answers to all the world's problems, I just have an opinion.
Posted by ewhiteman06[/QUOTE]

I think most of the American public is aware that Mc Donalds is crap, but they don't care. They like it.

Blueyed228

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Unpopular Opinions : I mean, come on. lol
Posted by cardmonsta[/QUOTE]

Come on what?  In some of those countries if you want a coffee, you have to go get a voucher for it from a govt office, because you are only allowed 1 cup a day because "its bad for you".

You think banning those things is any different? 

ewhiteman06

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[QUOTE]Well, I'm getting Bdubs takeout tonight.  You know, before I become addicted to it and forced to sell my body in order to support for fried chicken wing habit.  Or before the government bans it all together.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]

<div>I thought this was an unpop thread not "say nice things to make everyone like you thread".</div><div>
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Girlie1030

My life would be very sad without gas station nachos, that's all I know.  If the government taxes those like they tax my smokes, I'm still not giving them up. 

PS Cew, just spent a week in North Carolina.  Love it there!

AllAboutTheBenjamin

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Unpopular Opinions : I thought this was an unpop thread not "say nice things to make everyone like you thread".
Posted by ewhiteman06[/QUOTE]

Ewhit, you are definitely doing it right by listing all of your unpopular opinions.  But no one needs to agree with you.  If you're going to list things that are genuinely out there that you know would piss people off, you cannot be surprised when people want to engage you in a heated debate.

alynne1113

I do not feel bad for people who do not have tenants/condo/home insurance and end up on the street because of a claim. There is NO excuse not to have insurance, If you cannot afford to replace everything you own without insurance then you cannot afford to be without it.

I see these apartment buildings burning down and people donating clothes and places to live ect. When a tenants policy (which here can cost as low as $80 a year) would cover all or most of that.

cardmonsta

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Unpopular Opinions : Come on what?  In some of those countries if you want a coffee, you have to go get a voucher for it from a govt office, because you are only allowed 1 cup a day because "its bad for you". You think banning those things is any different? 
Posted by Blueyed228[/QUOTE]

<div>I'm not suggesting the bannation of guns/sugar/salt/whatever, or the taxation of them, either. I'm just commenting on your statement, which I think was just for shock value. </div><div>
</div><div>I don't think any of us actually believe Ewhite's unpop op would ever come true. Largely because of the high value we put on personal freedom in this country. I can't even begin to imagine the backlash we'd see if a candidate ever tried to approach something like that.</div>

ewhiteman06

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Unpopular Opinions : Ewhit, you are definitely doing it right by listing all of your unpopular opinions.  But no one needs to agree with you.  If you're going to list things that are genuinely out there that you know would piss people off, you cannot be surprised when people want to engage you in a heated debate.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]

<div>Fair enough. </div>

katiewhompus

Ok that kind of sex ed for 5 year olds makes more sense. I thought we were talking about using condoms/birth control pills/ how to have sex and that thought just terrifies me. Although I also think of 5 year olds as little babies and yeah, they aren't and that's scary.

*crawls back into her puppies and rainbows land for the next hour*

[Deleted User]

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[QUOTE]My life would be very sad without gas station nachos, that's all I know.  If the government taxes those like they tax my smokes, I'm still not giving them up.  PS Cew, just spent a week in North Carolina.  Love it there!
Posted by Girlie1030[/QUOTE]

What?!?!?! Where did you go?

Blueyed228

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Unpopular Opinions : I'm not suggesting the bannation of guns/sugar/salt/whatever, or the taxation of them, either. I'm just commenting on your statement, which I think was just for shock value.  I don't think any of us actually believe Ewhite's unpop op would ever come true. Largely because of the high value we put on personal freedom in this country. I can't even begin to imagine the backlash we'd see if a candidate ever tried to approach something like that.
Posted by cardmonsta[/QUOTE]

But she is the one who wants those things to happen.  I find that to be the shock value more than my reaction to it.

I dont think it will even happen either, but if enough people start thinking these ridiculous things, it can happen.  And clearly it does happen because there are countries that operate like that.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

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[QUOTE]Ok that kind of sex ed for 5 year olds makes more sense. I thought we were talking about using condoms/birth control pills/ how to have sex and that thought just terrifies me. Although I also think of 5 year olds as little babies and yeah, they aren't and that's scary. *crawls back into her puppies and rainbows land for the next hour*
Posted by katiewhompus[/QUOTE]


Yeah - I don't think it's bad for kids to understand their body, but they don't need free condoms ffs.  I swear, the day my five year old puts a condom on a banana is probably the day my head explodes.

ceh789

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Unpopular Opinions : There's a part of me that agrees with that perspective. That we need to educate people how to live well in a world of drugs, unhealthy foods, guns, whatever. But there's another part of me that wonders if that would ever work. I didn't claim to have the answers to all the world's problems, I just have an opinion.
Posted by ewhiteman06[/QUOTE]

<div>Will it work for 100% of the people?  Nope.  Someone will always choose the stupid thing.  But I'll fight for my right to do stupid things :)</div>

[Deleted User]

I would be truly pissed and mortified if Ben was taught to put on a condom. For real.

ewhiteman06

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Unpopular Opinions : Yeah - I don't think it's bad for kids to understand their body, but they don't need free condoms ffs.  I swear, the day my five year old puts a condom on a banana is probably the day my head explodes.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]

<div>Agreed.</div><div>
</div><div>The fact that so many teens (most high schools in my community don't offer sex ed anymore) are totally unaware of what the risks are and how to lessen those, scares me shitless.</div><div>
</div><div>I didn't even know what a vagina was or what it was for until I was like 14. My parents didn't really mention it and I didn't get it in school until highschool, and that was a shocker.</div>

Blueyed228

Since when are teachers qualified to teach medical things in elementry school?

Or should we pay more money for qualified people to come in and teach this stuff?

Matty143

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Unpopular Opinions : Agreed. The fact that so many teens (most high schools in my community don't offer sex ed anymore) are totally unaware of what the risks are and how to lessen those, scares me shitless. I didn't even know <span style="font-weight:bold;">what a vagina was or what it was for until I was like 14</span>. My parents didn't really mention it and I didn't get it in school until highschool, and that was a shocker.
Posted by ewhiteman06[/QUOTE]

<img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-surprised.gif" border="0" alt="Surprised" title="Surprised" />
Maybe this is a regional thing, but I had sex ed classes in 6th grade.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

More money is always the answer blue.

More money and condoms.  CONDOMS CONDOMS CONDOMS.

Blueyed228

If you dont know what a vagina is at 14 years old, that is a parenting fail, not a teachers fail.

And I may need to leave this thread now before my damn brain explodes.

Girlie1030

My BF has been having those kind of sex talks (body parts, what's appropriate touching etc) with her kids since they were around 5 which was around the age the kids started noticing differences between mommy & daddy and also discovering their own parts (so to speak). 

Cew, Raleigh, Asheville and Charlotte. 

ewhiteman06

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[QUOTE]Since when are teachers qualified to teach medical things in elementry school? Or should we pay more money for qualified people to come in and teach this stuff?
Posted by Blueyed228[/QUOTE]

<div>If they're teaching them how to wash their hands after going to the bathroom, that they should cover their cough with their elbow or a kleenex not their hand and that you put a bandaid on your cuts when you fall down, then they should be allowed to answer questions about their bodies, when kids ask them.</div><div>
</div><div>Or have a more appropriate response than "stop touching that" or "put that away" when a kid is curious.</div><div>
</div><div>If we didn't make sexuality out to be such huge thing, kids in my opinion, would be more comfortable with their bodies and know when something is happening to it, that they aren't comfortable with.</div>

AllAboutTheBenjamin

I didn't have sex ed til 7th grade, but we definitely learned about puberty in 3rd grade.  In 7th grade it was all about sex and childbirth and sex diseases and what not but in 3rd grade it was pretty remedial, body part related information.  A girl in my class got her period so we all had to learn about it.

Well, girls learned about periods.  Boys learned about boners.  I think.  For all I know we learned about periods and the boys got recess.

Blueyed228

Im sorry, but saying "cover your mouth" is a whole different ballgame then understanding the psychology behind teaching about body parts and inappropriate touching to 5 year olds.

[Deleted User]

For my sex ed, my mom took me to this class at our country club where this lady showed us how to wear a pad and look at our vaginas with a mirror. It was kind of horrifying.